AN124 used to carry helicopters to wildfire area
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 March 2017
An urgent delivery of helicopters to fight wildfires in the Chilean countryside has been made by Volga-Dnepr Airlines using an AN124-100.
India's carriers welcome fuel VAT cut
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 March 2017
India's airlines have welcomed the government’s move to reduce the value added tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF) from the existing 25 per cent to one per cent.
Millar moves to NZ for major AccorHotels role
- MICE News
- Thursday, 16 March 2017
Gillian Millar has been promoted to Auckland-based senior vice president, New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia for AccorHotels, effective 01 April 2017.
Millar (right) will replace Chris Sedgwick, who is leaving the company.
Flat year for Carlson Rezidor
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has reported system-wide revenues of US$7.2 billion for 2016, a flat result year-over-year.
Indian airlines flag foreign ownership concerns
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Officials of India's SpiceJet and Jet Airways have told the country's Civil Aviation Ministry they object to foreign players setting up airlines in the country.
Another US airline exits Cuba
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
USA-based Frontier Airlines has announced plans to drop its Miami to Havana, Cuba service because of low demand and high operating costs.
Airlines count cost of ATC strike
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) has called for swingeing changes to European strike laws after more than one million passengers were affected by 1,500 cancelled flights as a result of one of the longest-ever strikes by France's air traffic controllers (ATCs) last week.
LCCs will stay in long-haul markets and legacy carriers will survive, says IATA chief
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The combination of more-efficient long-haul jets and on-line sales are enabling low cost carriers (LCCs) to challenge legacy carriers, according to International Air Travel Association (IATA) ceo Alexandre de Juniac.
Cargo airlines also feel the pinch of pilot shortages
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
While much of the media interest is focused on pilot shortages at passenger airlines globally, US regional air cargo carriers say they also are concerned that there is no 'pipeline' of trainee pilots to handle future demand.
Terror slowdown encourages Turkish Air to look again at expansion
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Turkish Airlines says the waning effects of terrorism and political turmoil mean it could post a “moderate” increase in passenger numbers this year and from 2018 onwards, it will return to its "historically high growth rates”.
Jetstar Pacific signs Air France maintenance deal
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Low cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines has signed a spare parts and accessories deal with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) covering its 14-jet A320 fleet in Vietnam.
In-flight headphones fire prompts ATSB warning
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The case of a woman who suffered facial injuries when her battery-operated headphones exploded during a flight from Beijing, China to Melbourne, Australia last month has prompted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to remind passengers to put batteries in carry-on baggage, and only store battery-powered devices in approved areas on aircraft.
ANZ increase Adelaide-Auckland capacity
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Air New Zealand has confirmed it will begin flying its B 787-9 aircraft to Adelaide from October 2017, significantly increasing capacity on the Adelaide – Auckland route.
