Small businesses urged to be ready for data breach law changes
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged small businesses to prepare for the introduction of mandatory data breach reporting laws that come into effect on 22 February this year.
Three US carriers add Virgin Island services
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Three scheduled carriers will soon increase air service to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands.
SeaLink widens Opal Card network
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
SeaLink Travel Group (SeaLink) customers will be able to use tap and go Opal Cards for payment on all its Sydney Harbour (Australia) ferry services from Wednesday 31 January.Tap and go payments have been approved for services between:
More hotels ban plastic straws
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Anantara and AVANI Hotels and Resorts are eliminating the use of plastic straws throughout their Asian properties from this month, and extending this initiative to their other markets by the end of 2018.
Tianjin adds Sydney service
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
HNA Group carrier Tianjin Airlines has commenced services to its second Australian destination, Sydney.
Primera backflips on Birmingham-Boston service
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
A planned new transatlantic service from the UK's Birmingham Airport to Boston, USA by Latvian carrier Primera Air has been cancelled.
Row prompts carriers to drop Taiwan flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines say a routing dispute between Beijing and Taiwan has forced them to cancel 176 added round-trip flights to Taiwan, citing a refusal by Taiwanese authorities to approve the flights.
‘Colorful Guizhou’ expands route network
- Health & Leisure
- Monday, 29 January 2018
China’s ‘Colorful Guizhou Airlines’ (its full name) will launch new flights from Guiyang to Changsha 01 February 2018 and to Nanjing via Yibin 02 February 2018 using Embraer E190 aircraft.
IATA praises Africa's 'open skies' initiative
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU) to open up Africa’s skies and improve intra-African air connectivity.
Qantas in biofuel trial
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
A Qantas Boeing 787 carrying 24,000 kilograms of biofuel (10 per cent of its fuel load) has flown from Los Angeles, USA to Melbourne, Australia.
Qatar welcomes A350-1000 inaugural
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
Qatar has been the first stop of 12 for an A350-1000 test aircraft flying as part of a special demonstration tour by Airbus.The aircraft is flying to 12 destinations in the Middle East and Asia Pacific to showcase its features to airlines and passengers. The itinerary will see it travel over 30,000 nautical miles/55,500 kilometres, with stops in Muscat, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Hanoi, Singapore, Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo and Manila.
ATF targets cruises and food for future growth
- MICE News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
Ministers attending the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Thailand which wrapped up on Friday confirmed the following priorities for 2018 -19.
US trade commission sides with Bombardier in Boeing fight
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
A US trade commission has given Canadian plane maker Bombardier a win against the US's Boeing in a ruling that allows the Canadian company to sell its newest jets to US airlines without heavy duties.
Small businesses urged to be ready for data breach law changes
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged small businesses to prepare for the introduction of mandatory data breach reporting laws that come into effect on 22 February this year.
Three US carriers add Virgin Island services
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Three scheduled carriers will soon increase air service to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands.
SeaLink widens Opal Card network
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
SeaLink Travel Group (SeaLink) customers will be able to use tap and go Opal Cards for payment on all its Sydney Harbour (Australia) ferry services from Wednesday 31 January.Tap and go payments have been approved for services between:
More hotels ban plastic straws
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Anantara and AVANI Hotels and Resorts are eliminating the use of plastic straws throughout their Asian properties from this month, and extending this initiative to their other markets by the end of 2018.
Tianjin adds Sydney service
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
HNA Group carrier Tianjin Airlines has commenced services to its second Australian destination, Sydney.
Primera backflips on Birmingham-Boston service
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
A planned new transatlantic service from the UK's Birmingham Airport to Boston, USA by Latvian carrier Primera Air has been cancelled.
Row prompts carriers to drop Taiwan flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 31 January 2018
China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines say a routing dispute between Beijing and Taiwan has forced them to cancel 176 added round-trip flights to Taiwan, citing a refusal by Taiwanese authorities to approve the flights.
‘Colorful Guizhou’ expands route network
- Health & Leisure
- Monday, 29 January 2018
China’s ‘Colorful Guizhou Airlines’ (its full name) will launch new flights from Guiyang to Changsha 01 February 2018 and to Nanjing via Yibin 02 February 2018 using Embraer E190 aircraft.
IATA praises Africa's 'open skies' initiative
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU) to open up Africa’s skies and improve intra-African air connectivity.
Qantas in biofuel trial
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
A Qantas Boeing 787 carrying 24,000 kilograms of biofuel (10 per cent of its fuel load) has flown from Los Angeles, USA to Melbourne, Australia.
Qatar welcomes A350-1000 inaugural
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
Qatar has been the first stop of 12 for an A350-1000 test aircraft flying as part of a special demonstration tour by Airbus.The aircraft is flying to 12 destinations in the Middle East and Asia Pacific to showcase its features to airlines and passengers. The itinerary will see it travel over 30,000 nautical miles/55,500 kilometres, with stops in Muscat, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Hanoi, Singapore, Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo and Manila.
ATF targets cruises and food for future growth
- MICE News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
Ministers attending the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Thailand which wrapped up on Friday confirmed the following priorities for 2018 -19.
US trade commission sides with Bombardier in Boeing fight
- BTN News
- Monday, 29 January 2018
A US trade commission has given Canadian plane maker Bombardier a win against the US's Boeing in a ruling that allows the Canadian company to sell its newest jets to US airlines without heavy duties.
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