Airlines cancel more flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 13 January 2022
Solomon Airlines is extending its international 'flights pause' until July 2 due to global uncertainty surrounding the omicron variant.
China cancels US flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 January 2022
China's aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has cancelled eight scheduled US carrier flights under its Covid-19 pandemic rules.
Netherlands, France to demand Covid booster shots
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Proof of a Covid-19 booster vaccination will soon be required for entry to France and the Netherlands.
Virgin Australia forced to cut capacity for now
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Virgin Australia says rising Covid Omicron cases are behind its decision to cut capacity for January and February by 25 per cent and place its only international service - to Fiji - on hold.
Lufthansa eyeing Ita stake?
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
Germany's Lufthansa Group reportedly wants to purchase up to 40 per cent of new Italian airline Ita and to develop Rome Fiumicino as a major international hub.
Prestwick Airport turns profit and is withdrawn from sale - for now
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
The sale of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland (by the Scottish government) has been cancelled after the airport shifted its activities away from passenger travel to freight, aircraft maintenance and refuelling and turned in a half-million pound 2020-21 profit.
FAA to limit 5G impact by using buffer zones
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
US telcos AT&T and Verizon will go live with their C-band 5G services on January 19th, but with buffer zones around 50 airports in the US to reduce risk of flight disruption.
Virgin Atlantic adds Austin run
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
UK-based Virgin Atlantic is to add a new route to Austin, Texas from London Heathrow from May 25.
Japan reinstates some Covid restrictions
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
Japan has reinstated some Covid restrictions in three prefectures - Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima - after a sharp rise in cases.
Anti-maskers face staying in Mexico
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
In what looks like a sensible and reasoned anti-masking response, a number of North American airlines are refusing to honour return tickets for a group of ex-Quebec passengers who flew on a Sunwing Airlines charter flight to Cancun, Mexico on December 30.
UK scraps pre-departure Covid testing
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
Pre-departure testing for people travelling to the UK has been scrapped from now, because the government believes it does nothing to slow the spread of Covid.
Qatar puts cash value on A350 paint job
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
Doha-based Qatar Airways reportedly is asking for more than US$600 million in compensation from Airbus over problems with 21 of its 53 A350s.
Returning pilots 'forgetting' some procedures
- BTN News
- Friday, 07 January 2022
Australia's Qantas Airways says some pilots have not responded well to extended breaks as a result of Covid, making mistakes including 'commencing take-off with park brake set' and 'misidentification of altitude as airspeed'.
Airlines cancel more flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 13 January 2022
Solomon Airlines is extending its international 'flights pause' until July 2 due to global uncertainty surrounding the omicron variant.
China cancels US flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 January 2022
China's aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has cancelled eight scheduled US carrier flights under its Covid-19 pandemic rules.
Netherlands, France to demand Covid booster shots
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Proof of a Covid-19 booster vaccination will soon be required for entry to France and the Netherlands.
Virgin Australia forced to cut capacity for now
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Virgin Australia says rising Covid Omicron cases are behind its decision to cut capacity for January and February by 25 per cent and place its only international service - to Fiji - on hold.
Lufthansa eyeing Ita stake?
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
Germany's Lufthansa Group reportedly wants to purchase up to 40 per cent of new Italian airline Ita and to develop Rome Fiumicino as a major international hub.
Prestwick Airport turns profit and is withdrawn from sale - for now
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
The sale of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland (by the Scottish government) has been cancelled after the airport shifted its activities away from passenger travel to freight, aircraft maintenance and refuelling and turned in a half-million pound 2020-21 profit.
FAA to limit 5G impact by using buffer zones
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
US telcos AT&T and Verizon will go live with their C-band 5G services on January 19th, but with buffer zones around 50 airports in the US to reduce risk of flight disruption.
Virgin Atlantic adds Austin run
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
UK-based Virgin Atlantic is to add a new route to Austin, Texas from London Heathrow from May 25.
Japan reinstates some Covid restrictions
- BTN News
- Monday, 10 January 2022
Japan has reinstated some Covid restrictions in three prefectures - Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima - after a sharp rise in cases.
Anti-maskers face staying in Mexico
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
In what looks like a sensible and reasoned anti-masking response, a number of North American airlines are refusing to honour return tickets for a group of ex-Quebec passengers who flew on a Sunwing Airlines charter flight to Cancun, Mexico on December 30.
UK scraps pre-departure Covid testing
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
Pre-departure testing for people travelling to the UK has been scrapped from now, because the government believes it does nothing to slow the spread of Covid.
Qatar puts cash value on A350 paint job
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
Doha-based Qatar Airways reportedly is asking for more than US$600 million in compensation from Airbus over problems with 21 of its 53 A350s.
Returning pilots 'forgetting' some procedures
- BTN News
- Friday, 07 January 2022
Australia's Qantas Airways says some pilots have not responded well to extended breaks as a result of Covid, making mistakes including 'commencing take-off with park brake set' and 'misidentification of altitude as airspeed'.