MS804 voice recorder recovered
- BTN News
- Saturday, 18 June 2016
The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir Flight MS804 has been recovered from the Mediterranean, damaged and recovered ‘in stages, but with its memory unit intact’, reports say.
Melbourne to host ‘early life’ medical meet
- MICE News
- Saturday, 18 June 2016
Melbourne, Australia will host the 11th World Congress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2019 (DOHaD).
More Kiwis now visit Hawaii’s neighbour islands
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are venturing beyond Honolulu and Oahu to Hawaii’s neighbour islands according to new figures from Hawaiian Airlines.
Rusty Williss, country director New Zealand for Hawaiian Airlines, said 12 per cent more travellers from New Zealand visited a neighbour island other than Oahu compared to the same time last year.
Disney opens Shanghai resort
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
The first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth world wide - Shanghai Disney Resort - has officially opened.
The theme park features the biggest, tallest castle in any Disney park, the first pirate-themed land and Disney’s most technologically advanced park to date.
Passenger traffic up 3.4pc in April
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Total global airport passenger traffic increased by 3.4 per cent in April 2016, while international passenger traffic grew faster than the domestic segment (3.8 versus 3.3 per cent respectively), according to the latest statistics from Airports Council International.
NZ duo form incentives marketing alliance
- MICE News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
New Zealand’s Christchurch and Canterbury Convention Bureau (CCCB) and Christchurch Airport have formed a marketing alliance to promote incentives to the South Island destination.
India eases international flight rules, encourages more remote regional services
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
India has overhauled its aviation rules, making it easier for new airlines to fly overseas.
Singapore Airlines faces ongoing challenges
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
The competitive landscape continues to be challenging for Singapore Airlines, though its most-recent air cargo results were positive.
Lording joins Helloworld from Flight Centre
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Gregory Lording (right) has been appointed Group general manager wholesale for travel agency network Helloworld in Australia, replacing Peter Egglestone.
Lording joins Helloworld after 15 years with Flight Centre, most recently as global leader of FCM Travel Solutions. He also had three years as president of Flight Centre’s corporate division for the Americas, managing operations in both North and South America.
EgyptAir wreckage found?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Egyptian investigators say they have found the EgyptAir jet that went missing last month over the Med on its way from Paris to Cairo with 66 people on board.
Jazz Market by the Sea returns to Taman Bhagwan, Tanjung Benoa on August 19
- MICE News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Indonesia’s annual award-winning ‘Jazz Market by the Sea' festival returns to Taman Bhagwan, Tanjung Benoa, Bali 19-21 August 2016.
North of England needs a bigger Heathrow - Holland-Kaye
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
The UK government’s hopes of making the North of England a high productivity powerhouse depend on authorities taking action on airport expansion, London Heathrow Airport's chief executive John Holland-Kaye says.
Iran closer to Boeing jet deal
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Iran, its airlines and US plane maker Boeing are discussing the purchase of about 100 jets following the easing of trade sanctions between the US and Iran in January.
