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Asia-Pacific to lead growth - Boeing

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

US planemaker Boeing says Asia-Pacific airlines will lead growth in the global aviation industry by buying passenger and cargo planes worth US$1.5 trillion in the next 20 years.

IAG seeks bmi okay from Europe

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

UK carrier British Airways' owner IAG has asked the EU competition regulator to okay its takeover of Lufthansa's bmi.

Tourism Council calls for emergency summit

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

The Tourism Council of Western Australia has called a high-level summit of industry leaders to help shape the state’s approach to marketing and promotion.

Reunions planned for ships' pursers

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Former Cunard purser Jon Firth is seeking expressions of interest in two reunions scheduled for later this year.

Skywest turns in half-year profit

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Western Australian regional carrier Skywest (which reports in Singapore dollars) says its results for the half year to 31 December show a healthy contribution to turnover from its Australian Regional Airline Network (ARAN) turboprop wet-lease arrangements with Virgin Australia.

All Airbus A380s checked for cracks

: MICE News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

All Airbus A380 planes are to have their wings checked after dozens of hairline cracks were discovered in a Qantas Airways plane.

BA to seek EU ETS exemptions

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

UK carrier British Airways Head of Environment Jonathon Counsell has told the Aviation carbon 2012 conference the carrier will demand exemption from the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS tax) on any routes "flown by a foreign airline that is blocked by its own government from compliance with the ETS".

Etihad makes profit, plans A380 for Aust

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has reported a first-ever profit of US$14 million on revenues of US$4.1 billion, which were up 36 per cent.

Pet Airways in trouble?

: MICE News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

The 2009 US start up Pet Airways may be in trouble after switching aircraft suppliers and then failing to operate flights, stranding cats and dogs across its network.

IATA reinstates Kingfisher

: BTN News; Tuesday, 14 February 2012

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it has accepted Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines back into its clearing house.

Cultural and heritage routes

: MICE News; Thursday, 09 February 2012

The growth in air services to Cambodia’s Siem Reap and Luang Prabang in Laos, the increasing popularity of historic Ayutthaya as a breakout tour from Bangkok, Vietnam’s choice of Hue for national year status in 2012 and a fast-evolving awareness of other cultural and heritage locales in Southeast Asia all point to not only the current high visitor traffic but, more significantly, their potential.

Major event planners to speak

: BTN News; Thursday, 09 February 2012

Mark Peters, chief executive of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid, will be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s National Tourism & Events Excellence Conference (TEE).