US intelligence suggests terrorists are using sophisticated airport security equipment to test whether their explosives can be detected when concealed in laptops and other personal electronic devices (PEDs) that typically are carried as airline cabin baggage, CNN reports.
On-line travel agent Expedia has told the Financial Times the USA faces falls in international travel demand, partly as a result of the Trump administration’s so-far failed attempts to impose a travel ban on visitors from some countries and other initiatives that might make the country appear unwelcoming.
Australia's domestic aviation sector posted record growth in freight movements in 2016 as well as a two per cent increase in patronage to 61.34 million passengers.
Two cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection have been confirmed at Simon Place in Singapore.
Australia's Darwin Convention Centre (DCC) has won the 'Meeting Venue – 500 delegates or more' category at the Northern Territory 2016 Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Industry Awards, held in Darwin.
DCC event co-ordinator Madeliene Van Eerden (pictured) was awarded the MEA/Ungerboeck Young Professional Scholarship Award for the Northern Territory.
Qatar Airways is offering premium passengers flying to the USA from its Doha base a laptop loan service as a solution to the recent US ban on carrying personal laptops and PC tablets as cabin baggage.
In Australia, Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands has opened. After an official unveiling by Melbourne's Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, guests have begun checking in to the new 273 room property in the bustling Docklands precinct.
The 22nd edition of the China (Shanghai) International Boat Show (CIBS 2017) - now Asia's largest boating event - will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 26-29 April 2017.
CIBS expects to welcome over 500 companies from 20 exhibiting countries and will host over 30 international product launches.
From 2016-2035, Latin America will require 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft, including 2,030 single-aisle and 540 wide body, worth an estimated US$350 billion, according to the most recent Airbus Global Market Forecast presented by Rafael Alonso, president of Airbus Latin America and Caribbean.
Overall spend by convention delegates in NZ during calendar 2016 was up around 25 per cent although spending by international visitors increased only one per cent despite a seven per cent growth in numbers.
USA-based Alaska Airlines is en route to a legal battle with Richard Branson concerning millions of dollars in licensing fees related to its purchase of Virgin America, which it is now preparing to retire as a brand.
A new system that alerts airline passengers when their checked bags are delayed means US airlines no longer will count the luggage as lost.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates Ahmedabad and Jaipur airports, says 11 private players have registered an interest in operating Ahmedabad Airport and seven private companies have registered to bid for Jaipur Airport.
US intelligence suggests terrorists are using sophisticated airport security equipment to test whether their explosives can be detected when concealed in laptops and other personal electronic devices (PEDs) that typically are carried as airline cabin baggage, CNN reports.
On-line travel agent Expedia has told the Financial Times the USA faces falls in international travel demand, partly as a result of the Trump administration’s so-far failed attempts to impose a travel ban on visitors from some countries and other initiatives that might make the country appear unwelcoming.
Australia's domestic aviation sector posted record growth in freight movements in 2016 as well as a two per cent increase in patronage to 61.34 million passengers.
Two cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection have been confirmed at Simon Place in Singapore.
Australia's Darwin Convention Centre (DCC) has won the 'Meeting Venue – 500 delegates or more' category at the Northern Territory 2016 Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Industry Awards, held in Darwin.
DCC event co-ordinator Madeliene Van Eerden (pictured) was awarded the MEA/Ungerboeck Young Professional Scholarship Award for the Northern Territory.
Qatar Airways is offering premium passengers flying to the USA from its Doha base a laptop loan service as a solution to the recent US ban on carrying personal laptops and PC tablets as cabin baggage.
In Australia, Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands has opened. After an official unveiling by Melbourne's Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, guests have begun checking in to the new 273 room property in the bustling Docklands precinct.
The 22nd edition of the China (Shanghai) International Boat Show (CIBS 2017) - now Asia's largest boating event - will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 26-29 April 2017.
CIBS expects to welcome over 500 companies from 20 exhibiting countries and will host over 30 international product launches.
From 2016-2035, Latin America will require 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft, including 2,030 single-aisle and 540 wide body, worth an estimated US$350 billion, according to the most recent Airbus Global Market Forecast presented by Rafael Alonso, president of Airbus Latin America and Caribbean.
Overall spend by convention delegates in NZ during calendar 2016 was up around 25 per cent although spending by international visitors increased only one per cent despite a seven per cent growth in numbers.
USA-based Alaska Airlines is en route to a legal battle with Richard Branson concerning millions of dollars in licensing fees related to its purchase of Virgin America, which it is now preparing to retire as a brand.
A new system that alerts airline passengers when their checked bags are delayed means US airlines no longer will count the luggage as lost.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates Ahmedabad and Jaipur airports, says 11 private players have registered an interest in operating Ahmedabad Airport and seven private companies have registered to bid for Jaipur Airport.
