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SIA promotes Leslie Thng

: BTN News; Sunday, 19 May 2024

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has promoted Scoot ceo Leslie Thng to executive vice president, effective 1 July 2024.

Boeing takeover target Spirit AeroSystems, which produces B737 bodies and parts for the B787, is letting up to 450 workers go in response to the plane maker's current restricted production limits, the Telegraph reports.

Japan on track for record arrivals

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

Visitors to Japan from France, Italy and the Middle East hit record levels in April.
In total, the number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was 3.04 million, slightly lower than the monthly record of 3.08 million set in March, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said.

Air Vanuatu was in a poor financial position

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

There's no news of when Air Vanuatu will resume flying, but one jet at Melbourne Airport was repossessed because the airline could not pay its debts.

Airbus to test hydrogen cell on A380

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

Europe's Airbus plans to test its ‘iron pad’ hydrogen fuel cell system on an Airbus A380 ZEROe test bed, part of the ZEROe project to develop a sustainable fuel system under the company’s zero-emission initiative.

Lundgren to leave easyJet

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

UK-based budget airline easyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren will step down early next year, with current finance chief Kenton Jarvis taking over the top job.
Jarvis will continue as cfo during the transition period and a search for his successor will start soon.

More passengers as easyJet reveals six-month figures

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

UK-based budget carrier easyJet reported revenue of GBP3.27 billion in the six months to end March, up 22 per cent on the prior year as passenger numbers rose 11 per cent to 36.7 million.

Australian passport price hike confirmed

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

Australians will pay an additional A$50 for new or renewed passports from July 1, taking the price to a basic minimum A$396.

Three easyJet A320s to be added to London Southend

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 17 May 2024

UK budget airline easyJet is opening a three-A320neo aircraft base at London Southend next March.

BESydney shares pipeline

: MICE News; Friday, 17 May 2024

In Australia, BESydney has announced its forward global business event pipeline.

Speaking at IMEX in Frankfurt, Germany, Lyn Lewis-Smith ceo BESydney said: “This week our forward pipeline ticked over to 103 business events choosing Sydney that will generate more than A$507 million in direct expenditure for the local economy between now and 2030.“

European aviation network exceeds 30,000 a day

: BTN News; Friday, 17 May 2024

For the first time in 2024, the European aviation network has exceeded 30K average daily flights, according to the latest EuroControl European Aviation review.

Pegasus adds Dublin route

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 17 May 2024

Turkey-based low-cost airline Pegasus, is launching a direct route between Ankara and Dublin, Ireland.

July 7 a key court date for Boeing

: BTN News; Thursday, 16 May 2024

US plane maker Boeing 'could' face charges by the country's justice department (DoJ), alleging it violated the settlement that allowed it to avoid criminal prosecution for the deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed all 346 on board two B737 MAX jets.