Darwin Convention Centre 'on the way back'
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Australia's Darwin Convention Centre is enduring another difficult trading year due to ongoing travel restrictions throughout the country, but general manager Peter Savoff and his team took heart from recent news that the Centre ranked among the best convention centres in the world, as a top 10 finalist in the Apex Awards conducted by the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC).
Dunedin to host major 2025 tech meet
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Dunedin, New Zealand will host the 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology in 2025.
The Congress, which takes place every four years, has never before been held in the South Pacific.BA set to welcome back the A380
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
British Airways is to reintroduce the A380 as part of its biggest schedule refresh since March 2020, with services added to cities across the globe including the US.
The A380 will initially operate to a number of short-haul destinations to allow for crew service familiarisation in November, shortly followed by operating to Miami and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Dubai in December.
Pegasus ceo to chair IATA
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Mehmet Nane (pictured), chief executive of Pegasus Airlines, has been appointed chair of the IATA Board of Governors at The International Air Transport Association’s 77th Annual General Assembly, to commence his term in June 2022.
Sunlight and CO2 used to make avgas
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
US startup Dimensional Energy has created tiny amounts of synthetic avgas using sunlight and 'captured' carbon dioxide.
Alaska inks Iberia code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Alaska Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with fellow oneworld alliance member Iberia Airlines.
Fields now interim ceo at Hertz
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Effective immediately, car rental company Hertz has appointed former Ford chief Mark Fields its interim ceo and previous chief executive Paul Stone president and chief operations officer.
Skyportz orders 100 air taxis
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
The charge toward electric flight continues, with Australia-based startup Skyportz ordering 100 hybrid electric short takeoff and landing (STOL) Electra ‘air taxis’ from the USA's Electra.aero.
Four Covid tests and full vaccination needed for international Qantas flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Qantas says Australian outbound international passengers will need to show proof of four Covid tests and be fully vaccinated for each return journey after the country's border reopens.
Qantas's Buenos Aires to Darwin repat flight 'one of its longest-ever'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
This week's Qantas 18-hour B787 repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin is one of the carrier’s longest-ever flights at nearly 14,700 kilometres, longer even than Perth-London direct.
Lot keeps pressure on Boeing
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Lot Polish Airlines has reiterated its intention to recover monies lost due to the global grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX and ongoing issues with the Boeing 787.
BEIA annual conference postponed
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
New Zealand’s Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) and Hawke’s Bay Tourism have confirmed the postponement of BEIA’s 45th Annual Conference in Hawke’s Bay until 2022.
Qatar Air inks RwandAir code share
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Doha-based Qatar Airways and RwandAir have inked a comprehensive code-share agreement to offer travellers more choice, enhanced service and greater connectivity to more than 65 destinations across Africa and the rest of the world.
Darwin Convention Centre 'on the way back'
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Australia's Darwin Convention Centre is enduring another difficult trading year due to ongoing travel restrictions throughout the country, but general manager Peter Savoff and his team took heart from recent news that the Centre ranked among the best convention centres in the world, as a top 10 finalist in the Apex Awards conducted by the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC).
Dunedin to host major 2025 tech meet
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Dunedin, New Zealand will host the 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology in 2025.
The Congress, which takes place every four years, has never before been held in the South Pacific.BA set to welcome back the A380
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
British Airways is to reintroduce the A380 as part of its biggest schedule refresh since March 2020, with services added to cities across the globe including the US.
The A380 will initially operate to a number of short-haul destinations to allow for crew service familiarisation in November, shortly followed by operating to Miami and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Dubai in December.
Pegasus ceo to chair IATA
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Mehmet Nane (pictured), chief executive of Pegasus Airlines, has been appointed chair of the IATA Board of Governors at The International Air Transport Association’s 77th Annual General Assembly, to commence his term in June 2022.
Sunlight and CO2 used to make avgas
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
US startup Dimensional Energy has created tiny amounts of synthetic avgas using sunlight and 'captured' carbon dioxide.
Alaska inks Iberia code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Alaska Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with fellow oneworld alliance member Iberia Airlines.
Fields now interim ceo at Hertz
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Effective immediately, car rental company Hertz has appointed former Ford chief Mark Fields its interim ceo and previous chief executive Paul Stone president and chief operations officer.
Skyportz orders 100 air taxis
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
The charge toward electric flight continues, with Australia-based startup Skyportz ordering 100 hybrid electric short takeoff and landing (STOL) Electra ‘air taxis’ from the USA's Electra.aero.
Four Covid tests and full vaccination needed for international Qantas flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Qantas says Australian outbound international passengers will need to show proof of four Covid tests and be fully vaccinated for each return journey after the country's border reopens.
Qantas's Buenos Aires to Darwin repat flight 'one of its longest-ever'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
This week's Qantas 18-hour B787 repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin is one of the carrier’s longest-ever flights at nearly 14,700 kilometres, longer even than Perth-London direct.
Lot keeps pressure on Boeing
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Lot Polish Airlines has reiterated its intention to recover monies lost due to the global grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX and ongoing issues with the Boeing 787.
BEIA annual conference postponed
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
New Zealand’s Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) and Hawke’s Bay Tourism have confirmed the postponement of BEIA’s 45th Annual Conference in Hawke’s Bay until 2022.
Qatar Air inks RwandAir code share
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Doha-based Qatar Airways and RwandAir have inked a comprehensive code-share agreement to offer travellers more choice, enhanced service and greater connectivity to more than 65 destinations across Africa and the rest of the world.
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