Vietjet orders 20 A330-900 neos
- BTN News
- Thursday, 25 July 2024
The Vietnam private carrier Vietjet has signed to acquire 20 new-generation wide-body A330neo (A330-900) aircraft from Airbus, worth US$7.4 billion list.
Cebu Pacific set for flexi Airbus buy
- BTN News
- Thursday, 25 July 2024
Philippines-based budget carrier Cebu Pacific plans a US$24-billion deal with Airbus to acquire up to 152 A321 new aircraft by Q3 this year.
Qantas joins SAF alliance
- BTN News
- Thursday, 25 July 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Financing Alliance (SAFFA) fund to boost SAF production.
National Airlines orders four B777Fs
- BTN News
- Thursday, 25 July 2024
US-based cargo airline National Airlines has ordered four Boeing 777 freighters from Boeing at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, with the jets to be delivered in the first half of 2026.
European air passengers face more delays
- BTN News
- Thursday, 25 July 2024
European air travellers - who already have seen 700 cancellations recently - are being told by aircraft bosses at Jet2, Ryanair and easyJet that they face 'endless delays' this northern summer, mainly, they say, because the European air control system is not 'fit for purpose'.
Pilot is sole survivor of Nepal crash
- BTN News
- Thursday, 25 July 2024
A pilot for Saurya Airlines on a test flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal was the only survivor when the plane crashed on takeoff, killing all 18 others on board.
DoT moves on Delta as CrowdStrike problems continue
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
The US's Delta air says its reliance on Microsoft has made recovering from the recent global CrowdStrike-Microsoft IT outage 'complex'. It cancelled 400 flights on Tuesday and said 300 were delayed.
Qatar orders 20 more B777-9s
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways has ordered another 20 Boeing 777-9s.
The airline helped launch the 777X program and also is the launch customer for the 777-8 freighter, with 34 on order.
Cathay posts solid June numbers
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group says it carried about 1.84 million passengers in June, including its highest single-day passenger count on June 30, with 92,000 travellers flying with Cathay Pacific and its budget airline HK Express on that day.
Wilbur Air plans Australian eVTOL network
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Australian start-up airline Wilbur Air - a Skyportz company - says it plans to operate up to 100 five-passenger 'Integrity' eVTOL aircraft from Spain's Crisalion Mobility.
Virgin Australia to cut Cairns-Tokyo run
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
From February 24 next year, Virgin Australia is cutting its B737-8 route between Cairns, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.
It has blamed the slow recovery of the Japanese outbound travel market for the change.
Qantas launches domestic sale
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Australia's Qantas is discounting flights to more than 60 domestic destinations, with one million-plus seats on sale until 25 July 2024 for travel between August 2024 and March 2025.
Parts problems give Boeing another headache
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 24 July 2024
With nearly 200 new-but-incomplete planes sitting outside factories waiting for parts to be delivered, US plane maker Boeing reportedly is burning through more than US$1 billion in cash a month.
