Boeing suspends 777-9 test program
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 December 2022
US plane maker Boeing says it has temporarily suspended the B777-9 test program because of a problem with the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Australian aviation firefighters call off strike plans
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 December 2022
Australia's United Firefighters Union - Aviation Branch has called off the December 9 week-long strike that was planned for about 27 airports.
Qantas now flying Melbourne-Dallas nonstop
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 December 2022
Australia's Qantas has launched the first-ever direct flight between Melbourne and Dallas, Texas, USA using a B787.
Delta's pilot union agrees an in-principle pay deal
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 December 2022
Pilots working for the USA's Delta Air Lines have won an in-principle pay rise worth more than 30 per cent over four years.
Wizz reports business boost
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 December 2022
Wizz Air says it carried about 70 per cent more passengers in November than in the same month last year.
American upgrades app to show waitlists
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 December 2022
American Airlines has released an upgrade to its app that shows both the upgrade priority list and the standby priority list for each flight.
JetBlue plans more Europe routes
- BTN News
- Saturday, 03 December 2022
US carrier JetBlue, which already offers transatlantic flights between New York and London Heathrow, is adding Paris to its New York-Europe destinations and also plans to offer Boston-Paris services in 2023.
American ends Airpass
- BTN News
- Saturday, 03 December 2022
USA carrier American has ended its AirPass membership scheme, which enabled members to calculate their future travel costs ahead of booking.
Finnair closing Australian office
- BTN News
- Saturday, 03 December 2022
Finland's Finnair is to close its Australian office from January 1, 2023, ending decades of having a strong presence in the country.
Wellness Institute reports on UK position
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 02 December 2022
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), has produced a report on the state of the United Kingdom’s wellness economy in its series Geography of Wellness.
Qantas swaps Brisbane-Narita for Haneda
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 02 December 2022
Australia’s Qantas is to launch direct Brisbane-Tokyo Haneda flights, replacing its service to Tokyo Narita Airport.
Global air traffic numbers nearly 75pc of pre-Covid levels - IATA
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 December 2022
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says air travel traffic in October 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 44.6 per cent compared to October 2021 and globally, traffic has returned to 74.2 per cent of October 2019 levels.
SAS warns of delays in its bankruptcy procedures
- BTN News
- Friday, 02 December 2022
Scandinavian airline SAS has warned markets that its bankruptcy protection process in the USA is going more slowly than expected and that it suffered a worse loss in its August-October quarter, with a fiscal fourth-quarter pre-tax loss of SEK1.70 billion.
