Virgin Atlantic to add Barbados and Orlando from Edinburgh
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
UK-based Virgin Atlantic is launching flights from Edinburgh, Scotland to Barbados and Orlando, USA.
IATA and UNCTAD extend relationship
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and UNCTAD have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce.
NZ plans to welcome vaccinated travellers from low risk countries
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
New Zealand will begin opening its borders to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from March next year, prime minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Volga-Dnepr An-124 carries Australian 'copters to Greece
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
An Antonov An-124 chartered from Russian airline Volga-Dnepr by Australian company McDermott Aviation has carried four water-bombing helicopters to Greece to help fight wildfires.
Seven crew also are on board.
Biden in call for mandatory Covid vaccinations
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
US president Joe Biden reportedly has asked the ceos of large companies to encourage other senior executives to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for staff.
Ampaire flies hybrid Cessna on Scottish route
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
Electric aviation firm Ampaire has flown a modified six-seat Cessna 337 that runs on battery power or a combustion engine from Kirkwall Airport on the Orkney Isles to regional airport Wick John O’Groats Airport in Scotland.
ACT in lockdown
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
The Australian capital Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is in a week-long lockdown after recording its first Covid cases in more than a year.
Yokohama to host IEEE 2024
- MICE News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
The Japanese city of Yokohama has been chosen to host the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA 2024).
ASM Global to manager Bahrain MICE venue
- MICE News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
ASM Global has been appointed managing operator for Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.The project - set to complete construction in 2022 - will mark the launch of the region’s largest exhibition and convention centre on a total site area of 309,000 sqm.
Edwards to head RAeS
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
David Edwards (pictured left) has been appointed chief executive of the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), succeeding sir Brian Burridge who is stepping down. Edwards will take over as on 20 September.Until recently he was chief executive of the Air Charter Association and represented the sector to government and regulators during both the Brexit transition and Covid-19.
Airline stocks hit again by Covid and economy fears
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
Airline companies are still far from their pre-pandemic profit and sales levels and now the growing number of Covid-19 cases, fears of new travel restrictions due to the Delta variant and concerns about the economic recovery have caused a new hit to airline stocks.
IBTM Americas 2021 set for 18-19 August
- MICE News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
The 11th edition of IBTM Americas 2021 will take place 18-19 August 2021 at Centro Citibanamex Mexico City and is expected to be the event that reconnects and revives business in the meetings industry in Mexico and Latin America.
IATA links Travel Pass to Synlab
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
European medical diagnostic services provider Synlab and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement to incorporate Synlab's lab network into IATA Travel Pass, enabling airline passengers to access Synlab’s broad and secure Covid-19 testing services.
Virgin Atlantic to add Barbados and Orlando from Edinburgh
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
UK-based Virgin Atlantic is launching flights from Edinburgh, Scotland to Barbados and Orlando, USA.
IATA and UNCTAD extend relationship
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and UNCTAD have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce.
NZ plans to welcome vaccinated travellers from low risk countries
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
New Zealand will begin opening its borders to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from March next year, prime minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Volga-Dnepr An-124 carries Australian 'copters to Greece
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
An Antonov An-124 chartered from Russian airline Volga-Dnepr by Australian company McDermott Aviation has carried four water-bombing helicopters to Greece to help fight wildfires.
Seven crew also are on board.
Biden in call for mandatory Covid vaccinations
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
US president Joe Biden reportedly has asked the ceos of large companies to encourage other senior executives to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for staff.
Ampaire flies hybrid Cessna on Scottish route
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
Electric aviation firm Ampaire has flown a modified six-seat Cessna 337 that runs on battery power or a combustion engine from Kirkwall Airport on the Orkney Isles to regional airport Wick John O’Groats Airport in Scotland.
ACT in lockdown
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
The Australian capital Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is in a week-long lockdown after recording its first Covid cases in more than a year.
Yokohama to host IEEE 2024
- MICE News
- Friday, 13 August 2021
The Japanese city of Yokohama has been chosen to host the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA 2024).
ASM Global to manager Bahrain MICE venue
- MICE News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
ASM Global has been appointed managing operator for Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.The project - set to complete construction in 2022 - will mark the launch of the region’s largest exhibition and convention centre on a total site area of 309,000 sqm.
Edwards to head RAeS
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
David Edwards (pictured left) has been appointed chief executive of the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), succeeding sir Brian Burridge who is stepping down. Edwards will take over as on 20 September.Until recently he was chief executive of the Air Charter Association and represented the sector to government and regulators during both the Brexit transition and Covid-19.
Airline stocks hit again by Covid and economy fears
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
Airline companies are still far from their pre-pandemic profit and sales levels and now the growing number of Covid-19 cases, fears of new travel restrictions due to the Delta variant and concerns about the economic recovery have caused a new hit to airline stocks.
IBTM Americas 2021 set for 18-19 August
- MICE News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
The 11th edition of IBTM Americas 2021 will take place 18-19 August 2021 at Centro Citibanamex Mexico City and is expected to be the event that reconnects and revives business in the meetings industry in Mexico and Latin America.
IATA links Travel Pass to Synlab
- BTN News
- Thursday, 12 August 2021
European medical diagnostic services provider Synlab and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement to incorporate Synlab's lab network into IATA Travel Pass, enabling airline passengers to access Synlab’s broad and secure Covid-19 testing services.
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