UFI opens congress registrations, appoints Dickinson as president
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Registrations are now open for the UFI Global Congress 2022, taking place in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 14-17 November 2022.
Fremantle Prison in line for taxpayer-funded upgrade
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Western Australian taxpayers are paying an additional A$12.6 million to preserve and enhance the award-winning World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison - taking the total spend in the project to A$14.2 million.Funded as part of the 2022-23 state budget, the state government will seek further matching funding from the Commonwealth for maintenance and restoration works at select locations around the prison.
Western Australian taxpayers are paying an additional A$12.6 million to preserve and enhance the award-winning World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison - taking the total spend in the project to A$14.2 million.
ACI World, Amadeus open tech awards submissions
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Airports Council International (ACI) World and Amadeus have opened submissions for the second edition of the Technology Innovation Awards, which acknowledge the role of technology in shaping the evolution of airports and the passenger experience.
Amadeus posts solid Q1 results
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Travel tech firm Amadeus has reported revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 of EUR917.2 million, representing 65.2 per cent of Q1 2019 revenue. EBITDA amounted to EUR295.8 million, 49.7 per cent of Q1 2019 levels, up 3.6 percentage points.
Flydubai boosts Q1 passenger numbers
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Dubai-based flydubai has posted a 114 per cent rise in Q1 passengers carried compared to the same quarter last year, operating 19,000 flights and carrying 2.35 million passengers.
EasyJet cuts capacity on A319s
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Faced with ongoing staff shortages, UK-based easyJet plans to remove a row of six seats from its A319 planes so they can fly with three crew members instead of four under rules set by the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
Rex to add another 737-800
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Australia's Regional Express (Rex) has followed up its Delta partnership Letter of Intent (LoI) with another LoI, this one covering the lease of another B737-800NG, taking its total of the type to seven.
Dates set for first cold-water seafood meet
- MICE News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Russia's outbound travel falls except for some premium classes/destinations
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
'Rushed prep' a factor in Airvan accident
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into an Airvan over-running the runway on landing has found rushed preparations were a key factor.
USA avgas price hits near-30-year record
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
US jet fuel prices in April are at their highest since 1990, with the highest day on record April 28, when prices reached US$5.06 per gallon.
Nigerian carriers strike over fuel price
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Despite the country being a major oil producer, Nigeria's airlines have stopped flying domestically to protest the almost-fourfold increase in the cost of jet fuel.
Malaysia removes Covid test rules
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Malaysia has removed all testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers, scrapping mandatory pre-departure and on-arrival tests for all incoming vaccinated travellers and also removing the requirement for visitors to hold US$20,000 in travel insurance for any Covid-related treatment.
UFI opens congress registrations, appoints Dickinson as president
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Registrations are now open for the UFI Global Congress 2022, taking place in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 14-17 November 2022.
Fremantle Prison in line for taxpayer-funded upgrade
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Western Australian taxpayers are paying an additional A$12.6 million to preserve and enhance the award-winning World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison - taking the total spend in the project to A$14.2 million.Funded as part of the 2022-23 state budget, the state government will seek further matching funding from the Commonwealth for maintenance and restoration works at select locations around the prison.
ACI World, Amadeus open tech awards submissions
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Airports Council International (ACI) World and Amadeus have opened submissions for the second edition of the Technology Innovation Awards, which acknowledge the role of technology in shaping the evolution of airports and the passenger experience.
Amadeus posts solid Q1 results
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Travel tech firm Amadeus has reported revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 of EUR917.2 million, representing 65.2 per cent of Q1 2019 revenue. EBITDA amounted to EUR295.8 million, 49.7 per cent of Q1 2019 levels, up 3.6 percentage points.
Flydubai boosts Q1 passenger numbers
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Dubai-based flydubai has posted a 114 per cent rise in Q1 passengers carried compared to the same quarter last year, operating 19,000 flights and carrying 2.35 million passengers.
EasyJet cuts capacity on A319s
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Faced with ongoing staff shortages, UK-based easyJet plans to remove a row of six seats from its A319 planes so they can fly with three crew members instead of four under rules set by the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
Rex to add another 737-800
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Australia's Regional Express (Rex) has followed up its Delta partnership Letter of Intent (LoI) with another LoI, this one covering the lease of another B737-800NG, taking its total of the type to seven.
Dates set for first cold-water seafood meet
- MICE News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Russia's outbound travel falls except for some premium classes/destinations
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
'Rushed prep' a factor in Airvan accident
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into an Airvan over-running the runway on landing has found rushed preparations were a key factor.
USA avgas price hits near-30-year record
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
US jet fuel prices in April are at their highest since 1990, with the highest day on record April 28, when prices reached US$5.06 per gallon.
Nigerian carriers strike over fuel price
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Despite the country being a major oil producer, Nigeria's airlines have stopped flying domestically to protest the almost-fourfold increase in the cost of jet fuel.
Malaysia removes Covid test rules
- BTN News
- Monday, 09 May 2022
Malaysia has removed all testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers, scrapping mandatory pre-departure and on-arrival tests for all incoming vaccinated travellers and also removing the requirement for visitors to hold US$20,000 in travel insurance for any Covid-related treatment.
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