Saudi Arabian adds to fleet
- BTN News
- Monday, 26 September 2016
Reuters reports Saudi Arabian Airlines has inked agreements for 63 more aircraft including 15 B777-300ERs, 13 B787s and 35 A320/A321-neo.
SNWE opens in Shenyang
- MICE News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
The Shenyang New World Expo (SNWE) will officially open 24 September, six months ahead of schedule and will host China’s Annual National Planning Conference 2016 (ANPC) event.
Shenyang is the capital and largest city of China’s northeast Liaoning Province.
Gold Coast Business Events sets A$71m record
- MICE News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Australia’s Gold Coast Business Events has reported its most successful year on record with a 46 per cent increase in the value of conferences and corporate meetings for the city.
NZ upgrade to aircraft tracking system ‘closer’
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
A new satellite-supported system designed to replace radar as New Zealand’s main aircraft tracking technology is a step closer.
New name for Locomote
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Australian corporate travel platform Locomote has been re-named Travelport Locomote ahead of its expansion in the United Kingdom.
GCCEC wins ISAAC conference
- MICE News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Australia’s Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has won the 2018 International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) conference.
NSW dominant as ICC Sydney launches wine collection
- MICE News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Australia’s International Convention Centre Sydney has launched a wine collection featuring 93 varieties, 80 per cent of which are from New South Wales wine producers.
Pictured: ICC Sydney ceo Geoff Donaghy and William Wilson.
SeaPort Airlines closes
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
The commuter airline SeaPort Airlines that operated flights between Portland, Oregon and Seattle in the USA has closed.
SeaPort initially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, but now faces liquidation.
United tops ancillaries rankings
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
USA-based United Airlines is the world’s leading airline in ancillary revenues.
Jet2.com in Stansted move
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Low-cost UK airline Jet2.com is to open a London Stansted base, the carrier's ninth, on March 29 next year.
Gate Gourmet opens at Brisbane Airport
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Gate Gourmet has opened a new catering facility at Australia's Brisbane Airport.
New flight tracking system on the way
- BTN News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
FlightAware is partnering with Aireon to launch GlobalBeacon, a product that will use 66 low-Earth-orbit satellites to track planes in real time across the globe.
Sabre hosts major meet in China
- MICE News
- Friday, 23 September 2016
Travel technology company Sabre is hosting 500 travel agents, airline and supplier representatives and members of the APAC travel industry in China this week.
