Centara Karon Phuket offers 'Star' deal
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 January 2025
Thailand's Centara Hotels & Resorts has reopened the now-renovated Centara Karon Resort Phuket with a new 'A Star is Reborn' package.
Top cyclists descend on Perth
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 07 January 2025
Australia’s premier road cycling competition, the AusCycling Road National Championships, is taking place in Western Australia 8-12 January, with competitors to race across Bold Park, Kings Park, Northbridge, and the Perth CBD as part of the event, which has been secured by the WA Government for the next three years.
Qatar Air increases executive fleet
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 January 2025
Doha-based Qatar Executive (QE) - the luxury private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group - has taken delivery of two additional Gulfstream G700 aircraft, taking its total fleet size to 24.
Two Russian planes hit by engine failures
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 January 2025
Two Russian commercial planes were forced to return to their departure airports due to engine failures, according to the Moscow Times.
Jeju plans post-crash network cuts
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 January 2025
Korean airline Jeju Air says it will cut around 1,900 domestic and international flights by March 'to enhance operational safety' in the wake of the crash at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024 that killed 179 of 181 on board.
Tyrrell leaves Globus
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 January 2025
Gai Tyrrell has left Globus family of brands (GFOB) after six years leading its Asia Pacific operations.
Edinburgh's Emirates flight a "disappointment" for Glasgow
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 January 2025
Glasgow, Scotland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stuart Patrick says he is “disappointed” that Dubai-based Emirates decided to reinstate Edinburgh Airport flights instead of double-daily services to Glasgow.
2025 tipped to deliver further air growth
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 January 2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the industry's revenue-passenger miles rose nearly 11 per cent from January to October last year compared to the same period in 2023.
Aeromexico tops for 2024 on-time arrivals
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 January 2025
Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to aviation data provider Cirium, with nearly 87 per cent of its flights arriving within 15 minutes of their scheduled time.
Paint-weight change for easyJet
- BTN News
- Friday, 03 January 2025
UK-based easyJet is using a lower-weight paint to improve its fuel costs.
DoT fines foreign carriers for two-letter code breaches
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 01 January 2025
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has fined Germany's Lufthansa US$220,000 and its Swiss International partner US$200,000 for operating flights carrying the United Airlines’ designator code in regions where US carriers can't fly.
Jeju Air crash prompts safety investigation
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 31 December 2024
The Jeju Air crash on Sunday at Muan International Airport, South Korea was the carrier's first fatal flight and acting president Choi Sang-mok says a safety inspection of the country's entire aviation system will take place once recovery work on the crash is finished.
Aerologix inks Soar pact
- BTN News
- Monday, 30 December 2024
Australian drone technology company Aerologix has combined its network of over 36,000 professional drone pilots with Soar’s expansive library of nearly 700,000 maps, enabling the integration of drone images, satellite data and maps into a single, seamless platform. The aim is to provide industries including mining, agriculture, environmental monitoring and urban planning with access to aerial data and mapping resources on a global scale.
