Uber to act more like a taxi service
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 08 October 2021
Taxi alternative Uber is trialling new offers in the USA that should make air travel more hassle-free, including reserving rides from airports, enhanced curbside pickups, requesting a ride after landing and ordering food in advance from airport restaurants for pickup.
Bamboo chooses IBS solutions
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 October 2021
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has selected IBS Software to support its passenger service system and loyalty program, deploying IBS technology in passenger reservations, flight schedules and flight control, inventory control, fares and ticketing, and departure control.
Emirates in ICAO training move
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 October 2021
ICAO Global Aviation Training (GAT) and Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver aviation training programs via ICAO’s Trainair Plus program.
Korean moves tech to Amazon cloud
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 October 2021
Korean Air has migrated its tech to Amazon Web Services (AWS), partnering with LG CNS to move systems for data, network and security systems from an in-house data centre.
IATA Travel Pass gains traction
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Five more airlines including Qantas, Jetstar, Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian will implement the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks.
Darwin Convention Centre 'on the way back'
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Australia's Darwin Convention Centre is enduring another difficult trading year due to ongoing travel restrictions throughout the country, but general manager Peter Savoff and his team took heart from recent news that the Centre ranked among the best convention centres in the world, as a top 10 finalist in the Apex Awards conducted by the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC).
Dunedin to host major 2025 tech meet
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Dunedin, New Zealand will host the 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology in 2025.BA set to welcome back the A380
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
British Airways is to reintroduce the A380 as part of its biggest schedule refresh since March 2020, with services added to cities across the globe including the US.
The A380 will initially operate to a number of short-haul destinations to allow for crew service familiarisation in November, shortly followed by operating to Miami and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Dubai in December.
Pegasus ceo to chair IATA
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Mehmet Nane (pictured), chief executive of Pegasus Airlines, has been appointed chair of the IATA Board of Governors at The International Air Transport Association’s 77th Annual General Assembly, to commence his term in June 2022.
Sunlight and CO2 used to make avgas
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
US startup Dimensional Energy has created tiny amounts of synthetic avgas using sunlight and 'captured' carbon dioxide.
Alaska inks Iberia code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Alaska Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with fellow oneworld alliance member Iberia Airlines.
Fields now interim ceo at Hertz
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Effective immediately, car rental company Hertz has appointed former Ford chief Mark Fields its interim ceo and previous chief executive Paul Stone president and chief operations officer.
Skyportz orders 100 air taxis
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
The charge toward electric flight continues, with Australia-based startup Skyportz ordering 100 hybrid electric short takeoff and landing (STOL) Electra ‘air taxis’ from the USA's Electra.aero.
Uber to act more like a taxi service
- Health & Leisure
- Friday, 08 October 2021
Taxi alternative Uber is trialling new offers in the USA that should make air travel more hassle-free, including reserving rides from airports, enhanced curbside pickups, requesting a ride after landing and ordering food in advance from airport restaurants for pickup.
Bamboo chooses IBS solutions
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 October 2021
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has selected IBS Software to support its passenger service system and loyalty program, deploying IBS technology in passenger reservations, flight schedules and flight control, inventory control, fares and ticketing, and departure control.
Emirates in ICAO training move
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 October 2021
ICAO Global Aviation Training (GAT) and Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver aviation training programs via ICAO’s Trainair Plus program.
Korean moves tech to Amazon cloud
- BTN News
- Friday, 08 October 2021
Korean Air has migrated its tech to Amazon Web Services (AWS), partnering with LG CNS to move systems for data, network and security systems from an in-house data centre.
IATA Travel Pass gains traction
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Five more airlines including Qantas, Jetstar, Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian will implement the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks.
Darwin Convention Centre 'on the way back'
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Australia's Darwin Convention Centre is enduring another difficult trading year due to ongoing travel restrictions throughout the country, but general manager Peter Savoff and his team took heart from recent news that the Centre ranked among the best convention centres in the world, as a top 10 finalist in the Apex Awards conducted by the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC).
Dunedin to host major 2025 tech meet
- MICE News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Dunedin, New Zealand will host the 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology in 2025.BA set to welcome back the A380
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
British Airways is to reintroduce the A380 as part of its biggest schedule refresh since March 2020, with services added to cities across the globe including the US.
The A380 will initially operate to a number of short-haul destinations to allow for crew service familiarisation in November, shortly followed by operating to Miami and Los Angeles in the US, as well as Dubai in December.
Pegasus ceo to chair IATA
- BTN News
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
Mehmet Nane (pictured), chief executive of Pegasus Airlines, has been appointed chair of the IATA Board of Governors at The International Air Transport Association’s 77th Annual General Assembly, to commence his term in June 2022.
Sunlight and CO2 used to make avgas
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
US startup Dimensional Energy has created tiny amounts of synthetic avgas using sunlight and 'captured' carbon dioxide.
Alaska inks Iberia code share
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Alaska Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with fellow oneworld alliance member Iberia Airlines.
Fields now interim ceo at Hertz
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Effective immediately, car rental company Hertz has appointed former Ford chief Mark Fields its interim ceo and previous chief executive Paul Stone president and chief operations officer.
Skyportz orders 100 air taxis
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 06 October 2021
The charge toward electric flight continues, with Australia-based startup Skyportz ordering 100 hybrid electric short takeoff and landing (STOL) Electra ‘air taxis’ from the USA's Electra.aero.
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