QantasLink adding 14 Dash 8-Q400s
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Australia's Qantas is renewing its regional QantasLink fleet with 14 additional Dash 8-Q400 turboprops.
Zurich buys AIG travel insurance
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Zurich Insurance Group has signed to acquire AIG’s global personal travel insurance/assistance business (aka AIG Travel) for US$600 million (plus a potential additional earn-out payment).
TCA makes Board appointments
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has appointed Richard White, ceo of WiseTech Global and Eglantine Etiemble and group chief technology officer at PEXA Group to its Board of directors.
Lufthansa to join SAF surcharge brigade
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Germany's Lufthansa Group is to introduce a ticketing surcharge from January 1, 2025 to help cover the cost of new regulations designed to force the use of more expensive sustainable fuels (SAFs).
MAX victims' families ask judge to reconsider ruling
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 26 June 2024
As the families wait for a Department of Justice (DoJ) ruling regarding its next steps in the criminal prosecution of Boeing following two deadly MAX crashes in 2018-19, their attorney on Monday June 24 filed a motion for reconsideration before a Texas federal judge to reconsider his earlier ruling denying an independent corporate monitor of Boeing’s facilities.
HK book fair set for 17-23 July
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 26 June 2024
The 34th HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held from 17 to 23 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), running concurrently with the HKTDC Sports and Leisure Expo and HKTDC World of Snacks.
AirAsia wins best budget carrier award
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Malaysia-based AirAsia - part of Capital A - has won Skytrax's World’s Best Low-Cost Airline award.
TSA screens 2.99 million to set one-day record
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it screened a record 2.99 million airline passengers on Sunday, June 23.
Qatar tops Skytrax rankings
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways has taken top spot at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, taking the title from last year’s winner Singapore Airlines.
DoJ still considering criminal charges for Boeing
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
US plane maker Boeing could face criminal charges after US prosecutors reportedly told the Department of Justice (DoJ) that the manufacturer violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX jet.
Boeing close to Spirit buyback?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Reuters reports plane maker Boeing is 'close to achieving a deal' to buy back Spirit Aerosystems' plants that provide fuselage and other structural components for Airbus A350 and A220 aircraft as well as most of the Boeing 737.
Qatar Air wins most 2024 Skytrax accolades
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways has been awarded the ‘Airline of the Year’ title by Skytrax for an unprecedented eighth time.
The carrier also received three other awards: ‘World's Best Business Class’, ‘World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge’, and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ - and becomes the first aviation group to win Best Airline, Best Airport and Best Airport Shopping in the same year in Skytrax history
Qatar Airways’ Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, was named ‘World’s Best Airport’ in 2024 by Skytrax for the third time.
Most airline stocks trail the market, says AltIndex.com
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Although the airline industry aims for a new record with nearly five billion scheduled flights and almost US$1 trillion in revenue in 2024, most airline stocks still trail the market.
QantasLink adding 14 Dash 8-Q400s
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Australia's Qantas is renewing its regional QantasLink fleet with 14 additional Dash 8-Q400 turboprops.
Zurich buys AIG travel insurance
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Zurich Insurance Group has signed to acquire AIG’s global personal travel insurance/assistance business (aka AIG Travel) for US$600 million (plus a potential additional earn-out payment).
TCA makes Board appointments
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has appointed Richard White, ceo of WiseTech Global and Eglantine Etiemble and group chief technology officer at PEXA Group to its Board of directors.
Lufthansa to join SAF surcharge brigade
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Germany's Lufthansa Group is to introduce a ticketing surcharge from January 1, 2025 to help cover the cost of new regulations designed to force the use of more expensive sustainable fuels (SAFs).
MAX victims' families ask judge to reconsider ruling
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 26 June 2024
As the families wait for a Department of Justice (DoJ) ruling regarding its next steps in the criminal prosecution of Boeing following two deadly MAX crashes in 2018-19, their attorney on Monday June 24 filed a motion for reconsideration before a Texas federal judge to reconsider his earlier ruling denying an independent corporate monitor of Boeing’s facilities.
HK book fair set for 17-23 July
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 26 June 2024
The 34th HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held from 17 to 23 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), running concurrently with the HKTDC Sports and Leisure Expo and HKTDC World of Snacks.
AirAsia wins best budget carrier award
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Malaysia-based AirAsia - part of Capital A - has won Skytrax's World’s Best Low-Cost Airline award.
TSA screens 2.99 million to set one-day record
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it screened a record 2.99 million airline passengers on Sunday, June 23.
Qatar tops Skytrax rankings
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways has taken top spot at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, taking the title from last year’s winner Singapore Airlines.
DoJ still considering criminal charges for Boeing
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
US plane maker Boeing could face criminal charges after US prosecutors reportedly told the Department of Justice (DoJ) that the manufacturer violated a settlement related to two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX jet.
Boeing close to Spirit buyback?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Reuters reports plane maker Boeing is 'close to achieving a deal' to buy back Spirit Aerosystems' plants that provide fuselage and other structural components for Airbus A350 and A220 aircraft as well as most of the Boeing 737.
Qatar Air wins most 2024 Skytrax accolades
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways has been awarded the ‘Airline of the Year’ title by Skytrax for an unprecedented eighth time.
The carrier also received three other awards: ‘World's Best Business Class’, ‘World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge’, and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ - and becomes the first aviation group to win Best Airline, Best Airport and Best Airport Shopping in the same year in Skytrax history
Qatar Airways’ Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, was named ‘World’s Best Airport’ in 2024 by Skytrax for the third time.
Most airline stocks trail the market, says AltIndex.com
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Although the airline industry aims for a new record with nearly five billion scheduled flights and almost US$1 trillion in revenue in 2024, most airline stocks still trail the market.
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