USA extends relaxed slot rule
- BTN News
- Saturday, 02 April 2022
The US Federal Aviation Authority has once again extended pandemic relief to airlines, allowing them to retain international landing slots over the upcoming northern summer scheduling period even if they operate reduced frequencies.
Virgin Australia slashes business fares
- BTN News
- Saturday, 02 April 2022
Virgin Australia has cut its domestic business class fares by up to 60 per cent across Australia, with ex-Perth prices A$1059 to Brisbane, A$1159 to Melbourne and A$1209 to Sydney.
BAS moves away from paper-based ops to SITA
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 April 2022
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has phased out paper-based operations and signed a contract with SITA to deploy its airport management system enabling BAS to manage its ground handler operations at Bahrain airport.
Australians adding travel debt
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 April 2022
Australian holidaymakers are going into debt trying to afford their next trip, according to new research by Finder.
WA boosts regional flight discounts
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 01 April 2022
The Western Australian government has allocated A$19.8 million to enable regional residents to access capped airfares from 01 July 2022.
AFTA calls for commissions to be restored
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) says airlines cutting agency commissions is a threat to distribution and will lead to a "lower level of competition" in the marketplace.
JetBlue adds London slots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
The USA's JetBlue has obtained 116 more slots at London Gatwick Airport, having already acquired 14 weekly slots at London Heathrow (leased from Qatar Airways for the 2022 northern summer).
Qantas adding Dili three times a week
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Australia's Qantas is to open its first-ever regular passenger route between Australia's Darwin and Timor-Leste, Dili.
Avolon doubts it has a future in Russia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Major aircraft-leasing company Avolon's ceo Domhnal Slattery says he doubts his company will ever again do meaningful business wth Russian airlines after president Vladimir Putin’s government okayed a law that allows Russian airlines to fly leased planes domestically and re-register them in Russia, making it hard for their foreign owners to recover them.
Aircraft lessors facing US$10 billion loss
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Under the EU's sanctions on Russia, all aircraft leases to Russian carriers were to be terminated by March 28 and the planes returned to their lessors.
Singapore Airlines places reconfigured A380 on New York run
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Singapore Airlines is now flying a reconfigured Airbus A380 between New York, Frankfurt and Singapore.
Cathay plans new New York flight avoiding Russia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific is seeking an overflight permit for its plan to re-route its New York-Hong Kong non-stop run to avoid Russia, by crossing the Atlantic, the UK and Southern Europe before overflying central Asia to reach Hong Kong. The flight would take nearly 18 hours and be the world's longest.
SalamAir adds non-stops to four Indian cities
USA extends relaxed slot rule
- BTN News
- Saturday, 02 April 2022
The US Federal Aviation Authority has once again extended pandemic relief to airlines, allowing them to retain international landing slots over the upcoming northern summer scheduling period even if they operate reduced frequencies.
Virgin Australia slashes business fares
- BTN News
- Saturday, 02 April 2022
Virgin Australia has cut its domestic business class fares by up to 60 per cent across Australia, with ex-Perth prices A$1059 to Brisbane, A$1159 to Melbourne and A$1209 to Sydney.
BAS moves away from paper-based ops to SITA
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 April 2022
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has phased out paper-based operations and signed a contract with SITA to deploy its airport management system enabling BAS to manage its ground handler operations at Bahrain airport.
Australians adding travel debt
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 April 2022
Australian holidaymakers are going into debt trying to afford their next trip, according to new research by Finder.
WA boosts regional flight discounts
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 01 April 2022
The Western Australian government has allocated A$19.8 million to enable regional residents to access capped airfares from 01 July 2022.
AFTA calls for commissions to be restored
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) says airlines cutting agency commissions is a threat to distribution and will lead to a "lower level of competition" in the marketplace.
JetBlue adds London slots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
The USA's JetBlue has obtained 116 more slots at London Gatwick Airport, having already acquired 14 weekly slots at London Heathrow (leased from Qatar Airways for the 2022 northern summer).
Qantas adding Dili three times a week
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Australia's Qantas is to open its first-ever regular passenger route between Australia's Darwin and Timor-Leste, Dili.
Avolon doubts it has a future in Russia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Major aircraft-leasing company Avolon's ceo Domhnal Slattery says he doubts his company will ever again do meaningful business wth Russian airlines after president Vladimir Putin’s government okayed a law that allows Russian airlines to fly leased planes domestically and re-register them in Russia, making it hard for their foreign owners to recover them.
Aircraft lessors facing US$10 billion loss
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Under the EU's sanctions on Russia, all aircraft leases to Russian carriers were to be terminated by March 28 and the planes returned to their lessors.
Singapore Airlines places reconfigured A380 on New York run
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Singapore Airlines is now flying a reconfigured Airbus A380 between New York, Frankfurt and Singapore.
Cathay plans new New York flight avoiding Russia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 March 2022
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific is seeking an overflight permit for its plan to re-route its New York-Hong Kong non-stop run to avoid Russia, by crossing the Atlantic, the UK and Southern Europe before overflying central Asia to reach Hong Kong. The flight would take nearly 18 hours and be the world's longest.