BA opens applications for pilot academy again
- BTN News
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
Qantas puts 1,000,000-plus seats on 'be quick' sale
- BTN News
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
Australia's Qantas has discounted more than one million seats across 100 domestic routes for flights from May to December, but the sale ends just before midnight on April 11.
Spirit delays fleet deliveries, will furlough 260 pilots
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Florida, USA-based budget airline Spirit is responding to Pratt & Whitney engine supply problems and its own liquidity issues by delaying fleet expansion plans and furloughing about 260 pilots.
AirAsia X adds Xi'an direct
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Malaysia's AirAsia X has added direct flights between Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Xi’an in China.
Australian ATCs seek okay to strike
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Australia's air traffic controllers (ATCs) have filed a 'protected action ballot' with the country's Fair Work Commission.
Qantas launches new Frequent Flier tier
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Australia's Qantas has put flesh on the bones of earlier promises to make changes to the group’s frequent flyer program, with chief executive Vanessa Hudson and new Loyalty boss Andrew Glance saying the overhaul means frequent flyer members will be able to access 20 million-plus more reward seats via Classic Plus Flight Rewards, a new way for members to use their Qantas points to book flights.
IATA releases 'single plastics use' report
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the 'Reassessing Single Use Plastics Products in the Airline Sector' report to assist airlines, regulators and the airline supply chain to mitigate the environmental impacts of single use plastic products (SUPP).
Marshall new Farnborough venue director
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
In the UK, Sarah Marshall (pictured right) has been appointed venue director of Farnborough International's Exhibition & Conference Centre.
Marshall has 25 years of experience within the events industry and has launched and grown events in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America, managing large-scale exhibitions and conference portfolios for a number of organisers including Dods (Total Politics), Hyve, EMAP and Informa.
Asia's tourism recovery still slow
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
As Europe's post-Covid tourism figures power ahead, Asia saw only 233 million international tourists last year, about 35 per cent less than in 2019.
PATA summit set for Macau
- MICE News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2024 is scheduled for May 15-17, 2024, at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, hosted by the Macau Government Tourism Office.
Air Arabia launches Istanbul flights
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
Cairo-based Air Arabia Egypt has launched a three-times-weekly direct service to Istanbul, Turkey's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport using its Airbus A320 and A321 neo-LR jets.
Omni hit by hackers?
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
Omni Hotels & Resorts, a luxury hotel chain operating in North America, says it has had to shut down its systems after a cyber attack that may have been an attempt to extort money.
Qantas 'improving' its ff programs
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
Australia's Qantas is upgrading its frequent flier rewards program with a new tier called Classic Plus that will sit between Classic Rewards and Points Plus Pay levels from July, the beginning of the Australian financial (tax) year.
BA opens applications for pilot academy again
- BTN News
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
Qantas puts 1,000,000-plus seats on 'be quick' sale
- BTN News
- Thursday, 11 April 2024
Australia's Qantas has discounted more than one million seats across 100 domestic routes for flights from May to December, but the sale ends just before midnight on April 11.
Spirit delays fleet deliveries, will furlough 260 pilots
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Florida, USA-based budget airline Spirit is responding to Pratt & Whitney engine supply problems and its own liquidity issues by delaying fleet expansion plans and furloughing about 260 pilots.
AirAsia X adds Xi'an direct
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Malaysia's AirAsia X has added direct flights between Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Xi’an in China.
Australian ATCs seek okay to strike
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Australia's air traffic controllers (ATCs) have filed a 'protected action ballot' with the country's Fair Work Commission.
Qantas launches new Frequent Flier tier
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Australia's Qantas has put flesh on the bones of earlier promises to make changes to the group’s frequent flyer program, with chief executive Vanessa Hudson and new Loyalty boss Andrew Glance saying the overhaul means frequent flyer members will be able to access 20 million-plus more reward seats via Classic Plus Flight Rewards, a new way for members to use their Qantas points to book flights.
IATA releases 'single plastics use' report
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the 'Reassessing Single Use Plastics Products in the Airline Sector' report to assist airlines, regulators and the airline supply chain to mitigate the environmental impacts of single use plastic products (SUPP).
Marshall new Farnborough venue director
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
In the UK, Sarah Marshall (pictured right) has been appointed venue director of Farnborough International's Exhibition & Conference Centre.
Marshall has 25 years of experience within the events industry and has launched and grown events in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America, managing large-scale exhibitions and conference portfolios for a number of organisers including Dods (Total Politics), Hyve, EMAP and Informa.
Asia's tourism recovery still slow
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 09 April 2024
As Europe's post-Covid tourism figures power ahead, Asia saw only 233 million international tourists last year, about 35 per cent less than in 2019.
PATA summit set for Macau
- MICE News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2024 is scheduled for May 15-17, 2024, at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau, hosted by the Macau Government Tourism Office.
Air Arabia launches Istanbul flights
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
Cairo-based Air Arabia Egypt has launched a three-times-weekly direct service to Istanbul, Turkey's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport using its Airbus A320 and A321 neo-LR jets.
Omni hit by hackers?
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
Omni Hotels & Resorts, a luxury hotel chain operating in North America, says it has had to shut down its systems after a cyber attack that may have been an attempt to extort money.
Qantas 'improving' its ff programs
- BTN News
- Monday, 08 April 2024
Australia's Qantas is upgrading its frequent flier rewards program with a new tier called Classic Plus that will sit between Classic Rewards and Points Plus Pay levels from July, the beginning of the Australian financial (tax) year.