Groupe Dubreuil airlines take A350-1000 deliveries
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Two French Groupe Dubreuil airlines - the low-cost French bee and French West Indies-based Air Caraibes - have each taken delivery of a new A350-1000.
Bamboo delays Melbourne service
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has delayed the proposed Q4 2021 launch of flights to Australia's Melbourne (BTN May 1, 2021) and says it now intends to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to the Victorian capital from early next year.
Qantas commits to Sydney HQ
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
The NSW government has signed a deal with Qantas Airways to keep its global headquarters in Sydney, Australia and to build a new flight training centre with aircraft simulators in the state.
Qantas currently employs more than 3,000 staff at its headquarters.
Australia reports record daily Covid total
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Australia is reporting record Covid-19 infections, with 4110 on Saturday including outbreaks at a Victorian school camp and a New South Wales schoolkids' getaway.
WA shuffles the state government deck
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Former Health minister in the Western Australian state government Roger Cook will pass that portfolio to Amber-Jade Sanderson and focus his efforts on diversifying the WA economy by adding Tourism and Commerce to his economic portfolio.
Sydney to host local robotics heat
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Sydney, Australia has secured the national division of the world's largest robotics competition, VEX Robotics Australia National Championships 2022.
Heathrow landing fees hit GBP30 per passenger
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Flying into London Heathrow is likely to cost passengers more from January, after the UK regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved a 37 per cent increase in landing charges at the UK's busiest airport.
Emirates cuts Australasian agent commissions
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
From July 1, 2022, Dubai-based Emirates is cutting travel agent commissions in Australia and New Zealand from five per cent to one per cent on all economy class fares ticketed in either country except for trans-Tasman journeys, where no commission will apply (in any class).
Ekert appointed Sabre president
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Travel IT firm Sabre Corporation has appointed former CWT chief Kurt Ekert as its president, reporting to ceo Sean Menke.
Play outlines network plans
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Iceland-based airline startup Play has unveiled its initial routes to the United States - to launch next northern spring - will be to Boston and Baltimore/Washington 'multiple times per week' and offering a connection from London Stansted, UK, with a layover at Keflavik Airport of under two hours, similar to its predecessor Wow.
IAG abandons Air Europa takeover plan
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
European Union officials have forced IAG - the owner of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling - to cancel a planned EUR500 million takeover of Spanish airline Air Europa.
Qantas seeks okays to switch domestic fleet to Airbus
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Australia's Qantas intends to move from Boeing to Airbus jets for its domestic fleet, buying 20 A321XLRs and 20 A220-300s and taking options on another 94 aircraft.
Early bird regs open for 2022 Global Wellness Summit
- MICE News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Early bird registrations have opened for the 2022 Global Wellness Summit in Israel October 30- 02 November.
Groupe Dubreuil airlines take A350-1000 deliveries
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Two French Groupe Dubreuil airlines - the low-cost French bee and French West Indies-based Air Caraibes - have each taken delivery of a new A350-1000.
Bamboo delays Melbourne service
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has delayed the proposed Q4 2021 launch of flights to Australia's Melbourne (BTN May 1, 2021) and says it now intends to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to the Victorian capital from early next year.
Qantas commits to Sydney HQ
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
The NSW government has signed a deal with Qantas Airways to keep its global headquarters in Sydney, Australia and to build a new flight training centre with aircraft simulators in the state.
Qantas currently employs more than 3,000 staff at its headquarters.
Australia reports record daily Covid total
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Australia is reporting record Covid-19 infections, with 4110 on Saturday including outbreaks at a Victorian school camp and a New South Wales schoolkids' getaway.
WA shuffles the state government deck
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Former Health minister in the Western Australian state government Roger Cook will pass that portfolio to Amber-Jade Sanderson and focus his efforts on diversifying the WA economy by adding Tourism and Commerce to his economic portfolio.
Sydney to host local robotics heat
- BTN News
- Sunday, 19 December 2021
Sydney, Australia has secured the national division of the world's largest robotics competition, VEX Robotics Australia National Championships 2022.
Heathrow landing fees hit GBP30 per passenger
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Flying into London Heathrow is likely to cost passengers more from January, after the UK regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved a 37 per cent increase in landing charges at the UK's busiest airport.
Emirates cuts Australasian agent commissions
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
From July 1, 2022, Dubai-based Emirates is cutting travel agent commissions in Australia and New Zealand from five per cent to one per cent on all economy class fares ticketed in either country except for trans-Tasman journeys, where no commission will apply (in any class).
Ekert appointed Sabre president
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Travel IT firm Sabre Corporation has appointed former CWT chief Kurt Ekert as its president, reporting to ceo Sean Menke.
Play outlines network plans
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Iceland-based airline startup Play has unveiled its initial routes to the United States - to launch next northern spring - will be to Boston and Baltimore/Washington 'multiple times per week' and offering a connection from London Stansted, UK, with a layover at Keflavik Airport of under two hours, similar to its predecessor Wow.
IAG abandons Air Europa takeover plan
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
European Union officials have forced IAG - the owner of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling - to cancel a planned EUR500 million takeover of Spanish airline Air Europa.
Qantas seeks okays to switch domestic fleet to Airbus
- BTN News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Australia's Qantas intends to move from Boeing to Airbus jets for its domestic fleet, buying 20 A321XLRs and 20 A220-300s and taking options on another 94 aircraft.
Early bird regs open for 2022 Global Wellness Summit
- MICE News
- Friday, 17 December 2021
Early bird registrations have opened for the 2022 Global Wellness Summit in Israel October 30- 02 November.
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