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Srilankan pilot fails alcohol test

: BTN News; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

A SriLankan Airlines pilot in Frankfurt has failed an alcohol test ahead of a flight to Colombo with 274 passengers and crew.

Chinese carriers move to westernise their on line activities

: BTN News; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Chinese airlines are moving to comply with international rules on web site displays and how they handle disabled passengers.

Terror attacks may have cumulative effect on arrivals

: BTN News; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Evidence is mounting that ongoing terrorist acts in Europe and elsewhere are having a cumulative negative effect on international arrivals, with some cities reporting below-budget numbers.

Norwegian adds Santa to UK options

: BTN News; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

European budget carrier Norwegian is to add new winter flight options from the UK, including new services to Iceland and Lapland, northern Finland.

September deadline for Sabre/Serko TMC deal

: BTN News; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Travel IT firm Sabre Corporation and Serko have partnered to develop the next generation of Sabre Online, the corporate on line booking tool for small and mid-sized businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

Air NZ digs deep to fund premium seat demand

: BTN News; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Air New Zealand is to spend more than NZ$100 million increasing the number of premium seats on its B787-9s and refurbishing its B777-300 fleet.

AirRx offers in-flight emergency help for medicos

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 23 August 2016

AirRx, a smartphone app, has been developed to prepare and help physicians assist fellow travellers experiencing medical emergencies while in flight.
Physicians of all specialties who want to help a sick traveller can use the app to access 23 scenarios of the most-common medical emergencies, with concise treatment algorithms and offline access to information to help evaluate and treat the patient.

MH370 searchers try tracking debris route

: BTN News; Monday, 22 August 2016

Searchers hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH377 are trying to track the sea voyage of the first piece of wreckage found, to identify where the B777 jet crashed, killing all 239 on board.

Tujia reports growth

: BTN News; Monday, 22 August 2016

China's 'Airbnb clone' Tujia has released data showing single-day orders exceeded 56,000 room nights, indicating house sharing is growing in popularity there.

Starwood sells another property

: BTN News; Monday, 22 August 2016

As part of its 'asset light' strategy, Starwood Hotels & Resorts has sold another high-end European hotel, the Hotel Goldener Hirsch in Salzburg, Austria.