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Dengue won't stop Aviation Festival Asia

: MICE News; Friday, 10 June 2022

A serious outbreak of dengue disease will not prevent the Aviation Festival Asia from taking place in Singapore at Suntec Convention Centre on 14-15 June 2022, the first time for the event since 2019.

Qantas claims lion's share of domestic market

: BTN News; Thursday, 09 June 2022

Australia's Qantas and the Qantas Group now have a major share of the country's domestic passenger market, according to competition and consumer watchdog the ACCC’s latest 'Airline Competition in Australia' report.

Spirit delays Friday shareholder vote

: BTN News; Thursday, 09 June 2022

In the USA, the bidding war for Spirit Airlines continues, with the 'target' postponing a special June 10 shareholder vote on whether to accept one of the offers on the table from Frontier Airlines and JetBlue.

Wizz Air tips 10pc fares hike

: BTN News; Thursday, 09 June 2022

The boss of Europe's budget airline Wizz Air has warned of possible 10 per cent ticket price rises this northern summer.

Italian unions call aviation strikes

: BTN News; Thursday, 09 June 2022

Italy-based air traffic controllers (ATC) are on strike and unions are coordinating more stoppages at budget airlines, causing nearly 400 flights to be cancelled during the week.

Airfares set to increase as domestic airline sector recovers

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

The number of passengers flying domestically in April 2022 was the highest it has been since the pandemic began, but jet fuel prices have surged to record levels and airfares are set to increase in the coming months, the ACCC’s latest Airline Competition in Australia report reveals.

ATPI expands network with four new partners

: BTN News; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Travel management company ATPI has expanded its Africa and European network with the appointment of four new partners in Gabon, Rwanda, Liberia and Israel, taking the total number of countries served by the full network to 76.

More taxpayer funding for WA regional events

: MICE News; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Regional economies have been given $1 million to support 68 regional events through Tourism Western Australia's 2022-2023 Regional Events Scheme (RES).

Airbnb allegedly misled Australians about accommodation prices

: BTN News; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Airbnb, Inc. and Airbnb Ireland UC (together, Airbnb) for allegedly misleading consumers intobelieving prices for Australian accommodation were in Australian dollars, when in fact for many consumers prices were in US dollars.

Sterntube-less concept to save shipowners thousands while keeping the oceans clean

: BTN News; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Thordon Bearings has welcomed the announcement by classification society ABS to award Approval in Principle to the “sterntube-less ship” concept.

The revolutionary design replaces a vessel’s sterntube with an irregular shaped chamber that allows a shorter, water-lubricated propeller shaft to be inspected and maintained while the vessel is afloat, without having to withdraw the shaft in drydock.

A sterntube-less ship features a shorter shaft with the prime mover further aft the vessel.

Ryanair criticised for Afrikaans move

: BTN News; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

South Africa says Irish budget airline Ryanair's backward profiling of passengers is unnecessary and that systems already are in place to detect fake passports.

Qatar adds two

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Qatar Airways has launched new seasonal service from Doha to Santorini (JTR) using A320 aircraft, and the resumption of flights to Mykonos (JMK) in Greece.

APAC firms switching focus to sustainability

: BTN News; Wednesday, 08 June 2022

Travel, expense and invoice management solutions provider SAP Concur says 86 per cent of businesses in Asia Pacific now say their companies actively consider sustainability when managing corporate travel.