UK considers mandatory drone registration
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
UK ministers are considering mandatory registration of all new drones after 59 drone near-misses in UK air space were reported in the past 12 months.
Singapore Airlines to upgrade Australian services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Singapore Airlines has confirmed it is to place its Airbus A350 on a year-round schedule between Singapore and Melbourne, Australia.
AirAsia announces Vietnam plans
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
AirAsia says it plans a Vietnamese airline with Vietnamese partner Thien Minh Group.
Malindo starts Brisbane run
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Malaysia-based Malindo Air has commenced daily services to Brisbane, Australia, adding flight options from the Queensland capital to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Bomb threats widen
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
British airports and nuclear power plants have been told to tighten security against terrorist hackers.
IATA names training winners
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the IATA Training 2017 Premier Circle winners and the Regional Top Performing Training Partners as part of its training partners’ recognition program.
Sydneysiders lose top spot at opera
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Opera Australia has set new box office records with more than 102,000 people going to the opera at the Sydney Opera House in the first three months of 2017, spending A$14 million on tickets.
Gold Coast Business Exchange - a 'one-stop-shop' for conference planners
- MICE News
- Monday, 03 April 2017
Gold Coast Business Events is set to roll out a red carpet welcome once again to hosted buyers attending its signature event, the 'This is Gold Coast Business Exchange'.
The 2017 program will combine innovative themed events, site inspections and pre-scheduled appointments with Gold Coast meeting specialists and is designed to be a ‘one-stop-shop’ for conference planners. Registrations are now open to conference and meeting organisers who plan, research and make decisions regarding events. Click here to apply
Five carriers win domestic India route bids
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 April 2017
Five airlines have won their bids to operate on 128 Indian routes covering 31 currently-unserved airports.
Brazil tourism 'could do better' - IATA
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 April 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says aviation and aviation-induced tourism support 1.1 billion jobs and contribute US$32.9 billion to Brazil’s GDP, an amount equivalent to 1.4 per cent of the country’s GDP, leaving room for improvement.
UK hospitality industry fears post-Brexit labour crisis
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 April 2017
The British Hospitality Association says hospitality and tourism face a recruitment crisis without future EU migration, which is one of the possible alternatives facing the industry after the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.
Air Seychelles starts Durban flights
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 April 2017
Air Seychelles has commenced a twice-weekly non-stop service from the Seychelles capital Mahé to Durban using an Airbus A320 Aircraft with 16 business class seats and 120 economy.
Australia steps up selective ETD
- BTN News
- Saturday, 01 April 2017
Giving credence to recent anti-terrorist moves by the US and UK to ban larger personal electronic devices (PEDs) from the cabins on flights from selected countries/airports, Australia has moved to step up random security checks on flights from the Middle East.
