Southwest orders 100 MAX 7s, plus options
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
USA budget carrier Southwest Airlines has ordered 100 B737 MAX 7 jets and 155 options for MAX 7s or 8s to cover the planned retirement of older planes.
United back at JFK
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
After more than five years away, United Airlines has resumed service from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport with five round trips a week to each of Los Angeles and San Francisco and plans for more as demand increases.
Boeing calls for lawsuit to be thrown out
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Plane maker Boeing has asked a US court to throw out a shareholders’ lawsuit over the safety of its 737 MAX that followed two fatal crashes, claiming the company's board engaged in 'robust and well-established' oversight of the jet’s development.
Brisbane goes back into lockdown
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 March 2021
In Australia, Queensland's Greater Brisbane area has entered a three-day Covid lockdown after 10 cases were found, including four new locally-acquired cases and six among people in quarantine.
Qantaslink starts Mt Gambier run
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 March 2021
Qantas group carrier Qantaslink has commenced services between Melbourne and Mount Gambier in South Australia.
Queensland travellers to WA face new borer control measures
- Health & Leisure
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
Western Australia has introduced an interim border control measure, following a further community transmission case identified in Queensland.
WTO estimates depth of Covid fallout at 73-80 per cent
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
According to the latest data from the UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO), the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 73 per cent fall globally in international tourist arrivals in 2020.
SITA inks Sydney Airport deal
- MICE News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
Aviation technology provider SITA and Australia's Sydney Airport have signed a five-year contract for SITA Flex, an advanced common-use platform and SITA Bag Message, which lets airlines and airports message better on baggage.
JetBlue launches one-stop-shop booking site
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
America's JetBlue has launched 'Paisly by JetBlue', a travel booking site for customers that enables them to book hotels, rental cars and other trip components when they book a flight.
UK government told 'Brexit blights business'
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
The UK House of Lords has provided a report for the Conservative government that basically says leaving the EU has created barriers to business travel, plus the country's vital services industry, exports, imports and leisure travel.
Covid passports - will we or won't we?
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
The discussion on so-called Covid passports is ongoing, and one commentator in Scotland has suggested that by the time governments get around to ruling on them, we probably all will have been vaccinated and won't need them.
VietJet stays in the black
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
Vietnam budget carrier VietJet Air says it survived 2020 with a profit and didn't lay off any staff.
Airline safety 'improved’ by most measures in 2020
- BTN News
- Friday, 26 March 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published its 2020 Safety Report and released data for the 2020 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.
Southwest orders 100 MAX 7s, plus options
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
USA budget carrier Southwest Airlines has ordered 100 B737 MAX 7 jets and 155 options for MAX 7s or 8s to cover the planned retirement of older planes.
United back at JFK
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
After more than five years away, United Airlines has resumed service from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport with five round trips a week to each of Los Angeles and San Francisco and plans for more as demand increases.
Boeing calls for lawsuit to be thrown out
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Plane maker Boeing has asked a US court to throw out a shareholders’ lawsuit over the safety of its 737 MAX that followed two fatal crashes, claiming the company's board engaged in 'robust and well-established' oversight of the jet’s development.
Brisbane goes back into lockdown
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 March 2021
In Australia, Queensland's Greater Brisbane area has entered a three-day Covid lockdown after 10 cases were found, including four new locally-acquired cases and six among people in quarantine.
Qantaslink starts Mt Gambier run
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 March 2021
Qantas group carrier Qantaslink has commenced services between Melbourne and Mount Gambier in South Australia.
Queensland travellers to WA face new borer control measures
- Health & Leisure
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
Western Australia has introduced an interim border control measure, following a further community transmission case identified in Queensland.
WTO estimates depth of Covid fallout at 73-80 per cent
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
According to the latest data from the UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO), the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 73 per cent fall globally in international tourist arrivals in 2020.
SITA inks Sydney Airport deal
- MICE News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
Aviation technology provider SITA and Australia's Sydney Airport have signed a five-year contract for SITA Flex, an advanced common-use platform and SITA Bag Message, which lets airlines and airports message better on baggage.
JetBlue launches one-stop-shop booking site
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
America's JetBlue has launched 'Paisly by JetBlue', a travel booking site for customers that enables them to book hotels, rental cars and other trip components when they book a flight.
UK government told 'Brexit blights business'
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
The UK House of Lords has provided a report for the Conservative government that basically says leaving the EU has created barriers to business travel, plus the country's vital services industry, exports, imports and leisure travel.
Covid passports - will we or won't we?
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
The discussion on so-called Covid passports is ongoing, and one commentator in Scotland has suggested that by the time governments get around to ruling on them, we probably all will have been vaccinated and won't need them.
VietJet stays in the black
- BTN News
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
Vietnam budget carrier VietJet Air says it survived 2020 with a profit and didn't lay off any staff.
Airline safety 'improved’ by most measures in 2020
- BTN News
- Friday, 26 March 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published its 2020 Safety Report and released data for the 2020 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.