United adds 787 and MAX orders
- BTN News
- Thursday, 15 December 2022
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 787 jets plus 100 options, The order comprises -8, -9 and -10 variants, though United hasn't confirmed the breakdown.
Virgin Australia to add Cairns-Haneda
- BTN News
- Thursday, 15 December 2022
From next year, Virgin Australia is to fly daily to Tokyo Haneda from Cairns, Australia using two-class, 170-seat 737 MAX 8s.
Hong Kong relaxes Covid restrictions
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
The Hong Kong SAR government has further relaxed anti Covid-19 measures with the removing of Amber code, the three days of medical surveillance, and restrictions for inbound visitors.
eVTOL totals tipped to soar
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
In 2021 there were approximately 6,850 eVTOL orders (firm orders, options and letters of intent) worth around US$26.1 billion, but new research from Horizon Aircraft reveals that by 2025, 66 per cent of venture capital and private equity professionals expect the industry’s order book to be over 8,000 for the year. One in six (16 per cent) believe it will be more than 10,000.
Australian motorists treated gently at the pump
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
For the first time in almost two years, average retail petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities fell in the latest quarter, dropping by 10.3 cents per litre (cpl) from the June quarter 2022 to 177.7 cpl in the September quarter 2022, the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report says.
Jetstar places second A321LR on Bali run
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Australian budget carrier Jetstar has taken delivery of its second Airbus A321LR and deployed it on the Melbourne-Bali, Indonesia route.
China's Covid calls hit 30,000-plus a day
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Days after Beijing abandoned its zero-Covid policy, phone calls to the country's emergency number 120 have risen to more than 30,000 a day.
Air India to add 500 planes?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Reuters says Air India is to place orders for up to 500 jets, potentially worth over US$100 billion list, from both Airbus and Boeing.
New AV1 HQ in Sydney
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
B Corp certified audio-visual production company AV1, is spending $1M in equipment upgrades and a move to a 1,287sqm premises at 64 Burrows Road in Alexandria, Sydney.The larger facility has a dedicated space for set up and rehearsal of live events, training capabilities, studios for content production and remote recordings, increased inventory storage for operational efficiencies, including pre-loading vehicles.
Proposed EU ETS aviation tax changes criticised by BARIG and others
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have agreed changes to the EU emissions trading system for air traffic (EU ETS Aviation).
BCEC getting ready for 12th annual Salvo’s Xmas lunch
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
The team at Australia's Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is preparing to host what will be the Centre’s 12th Annual Salvation Army Christmas Lunch after the event was paused during Covid.
Virgin Australia says Velocity now has 11 million members
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Virgin Australia says it is adding Velocity Frequent Flyer program members at a rate of 2,000 a day and now has signed eleven million, the equivalent of one member for every Australian household.
Qantas says 'no thanks' to one-pilot move
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Airlines globally are pushing for single-pilot operations, with lobbying taking place in the USA via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and in Europe through the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), but Australia's Qantas isn't among supporters, with ceo Alan Joyce saying his airline is “certainly not pushing” to have just one pilot in the cockpit.
