BA Heathrow staff set to strike
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
About 700 British Airways (BA) ground and check-in staff at the UK's London Heathrow Airport have voted to strike, with dates likely to be announced in the next few days.
Turkish Airlines considers Australian routes
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
Turkish Airlines chairman Ahmet Bolat has told media it plans services from Istanbul to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia to fill one of the last significant destination gaps in its global network.
Qantas cuts domestic capacity
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
In Australia, Qantas has issued a market update that indicates a loss of up to A$550 million for the year.
Australia's airlines report May on-time figures
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
In Australia, on-time performance for May 2022 over all routes operated by official Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) data.
Qantas adds two
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 24 June 2022
Australian airline Qantas will operate three return flights per week from Perth to Johannesburg, South Africa using A330 aircraft from 01 November 2022.
Swissport joins IATA's 25by2025 initiative
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
Swissport has joined '25by2025', the International Air Transport Association (IATA) initiative on raising the number of women in senior management and in areas where women are under represented.
Latam to eliminate single-use plastics
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 24 June 2022
South American carrier Latam will eliminate 100 per cent of single-use plastics in its operations by 2023 by changing on-board materials, incorporating more sustainable elements and via the group’s recycling and reuse programs.Qantas puts more emphasis on Perth
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
Australia's Qantas is putting a lot more emphasis on its Perth, Western Australia gateway, launching a direct flight from there to Rome, Italy, relaunching its Covid-paused direct Perth-London UK service and according to media, 'close to agreeing a new three-times weekly' flight from Perth to Johannesburg.
Oman Air joining oneworld
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
The oneworld airline marketing alliance is to add Muscat-based Oman Air to its members in 2024.
Qantas expands QDP reach
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
Australia's Qantas has expanded global travel agent access to the Qantas Distribution Platform (QDP), adding nine countries across Europe, Asia and the Pacific, namely Belgium, France, Italy, India, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Luxembourg.
EasyJet adjusts Airbus order
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
British airline easyJet says it will buy 56 Airbus A320neos and also convert an existing order of 18 A320neos to the same number of A321neos.
UK government acts on slots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
The UK government is temporarily easing its 'use it or lose it' airport slot rules to give airlines a better chance of operating more flights for the rest of the year.
Masks still required on inbound and domestic Australian flights, but other rules changed
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
Australia has stopped making airline passengers to wear masks on some international flights outbound to the US, UK and Italy (to align with rules at the destinations), but face coverings still are mandatory on all domestic flights and on inbound international legs.
BA Heathrow staff set to strike
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
About 700 British Airways (BA) ground and check-in staff at the UK's London Heathrow Airport have voted to strike, with dates likely to be announced in the next few days.
Turkish Airlines considers Australian routes
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
Turkish Airlines chairman Ahmet Bolat has told media it plans services from Istanbul to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia to fill one of the last significant destination gaps in its global network.
Qantas cuts domestic capacity
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
In Australia, Qantas has issued a market update that indicates a loss of up to A$550 million for the year.
Australia's airlines report May on-time figures
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
In Australia, on-time performance for May 2022 over all routes operated by official Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE) data.
Qantas adds two
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 24 June 2022
Australian airline Qantas will operate three return flights per week from Perth to Johannesburg, South Africa using A330 aircraft from 01 November 2022.
Swissport joins IATA's 25by2025 initiative
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 June 2022
Swissport has joined '25by2025', the International Air Transport Association (IATA) initiative on raising the number of women in senior management and in areas where women are under represented.
Latam to eliminate single-use plastics
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 24 June 2022
South American carrier Latam will eliminate 100 per cent of single-use plastics in its operations by 2023 by changing on-board materials, incorporating more sustainable elements and via the group’s recycling and reuse programs.Qantas puts more emphasis on Perth
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
Australia's Qantas is putting a lot more emphasis on its Perth, Western Australia gateway, launching a direct flight from there to Rome, Italy, relaunching its Covid-paused direct Perth-London UK service and according to media, 'close to agreeing a new three-times weekly' flight from Perth to Johannesburg.
Oman Air joining oneworld
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
The oneworld airline marketing alliance is to add Muscat-based Oman Air to its members in 2024.
Qantas expands QDP reach
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
Australia's Qantas has expanded global travel agent access to the Qantas Distribution Platform (QDP), adding nine countries across Europe, Asia and the Pacific, namely Belgium, France, Italy, India, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Luxembourg.
EasyJet adjusts Airbus order
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
British airline easyJet says it will buy 56 Airbus A320neos and also convert an existing order of 18 A320neos to the same number of A321neos.
UK government acts on slots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
The UK government is temporarily easing its 'use it or lose it' airport slot rules to give airlines a better chance of operating more flights for the rest of the year.
Masks still required on inbound and domestic Australian flights, but other rules changed
- BTN News
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
Australia has stopped making airline passengers to wear masks on some international flights outbound to the US, UK and Italy (to align with rules at the destinations), but face coverings still are mandatory on all domestic flights and on inbound international legs.
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