UK airports recover after e-gates chaos
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
A UK-wide e-gates* outage caused chaos at airports across the country on Tuesday, with long queues of travellers waiting to have their passports checked manually.
Emirates announces 71-jet full-refurb program
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
Dubai-based Emirates is to refurbish 71 aircraft it has in its fleet - 43 Airbus A380s and 28 Boeing 777s.
Emirates president sir Tim Clark said the airline was "topping up" its multi-billion dollar retrofit program to introduce cutting-edge cabin products on more A380s and Boeing 777s ... "with a best-in-class suite of products across every cabin".
Boeing flags concerns about some 787 inspections
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
A fresh investigation into the Boeing 787 has been opened by US regulators, after the US plane maker said some employees may not have inspected some planes properly.
Mental health can suffer from 'business travel impacts' - study
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
A new survey reveals how business travel impacts the mental health of Australians.
The Opinium survey of 500 Australian business travellers by World Travel Protection found that despite half reporting work travel had a positive influence on their mental well-being, many felt frequent travel adds to stress and burnout (47 per cent) and gets worse for those who travel at least once every two months (56 per cent).
Unions slam delays to Melbourne Airport Rail Link project
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
In Australia, the Transport Workers’ Union and the Rail Tram and Bus Union have slammed Melbourne Airport for its high parking fees and the Victorian government for its failure to take decisive action, resulting in delays to the Melbourne Airport Rail Link project.
Three budget carriers ask EC to 'stick to its contrails guns'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
In Europe, easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz air have sent a letter to the directors general of the European Commission, urging them to maintain the full geographical scope of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for non-CO2 emissions.
Vietjet shares fly
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Vietnam's private budget airline VietJet's market capitalisation is better than state-owned Vietnam Airlines a week after it listed, Yahoo.com says.
University claims the largest 3D printer in the world
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
The University of Maine, USA, claims the largest 3D printer in the world, named the 'Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0)'.
Airbus and Boeing get into the Spirit
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Reuters reports Airbus wants financial compensation to take on any money-losing operations from its parts provider Spirit AeroSystems, just one obstacle to a takeover of Spirit by (its previous owner and now Spirit's main customer) Boeing.
Bonza's staff - the wait continues
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Hall Chadwick, the administrator for Australian airline Bonza, says the airline will remain grounded with its staff 'stood down' until at least 14 May.
Qantas 'promises to be good' as part of regulator deal
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways will pay A$120 million to settle a lawsuit with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for selling tickets on already-cancelled flights.
Choice calls for stronger passenger compensation for cancelled flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 May 2024
"Qantas agreeing to pay $120 million dollars and admitting it misled consumers after ACCC court action is a significant result. The proposed settlement sends a very clear message to all airlines and travel service providers that misleading consumers about cancellations does not fly,” said Rosie Thomas, director of campaigns and communications at Choice.
Etihad's five new interline deals include Rex
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 May 2024
UAE carrier Etihad Airways has signed five more interline agreements - with Australia's Rex, Kam Air of Afghanistan, Greece's Sky Express, South Korea's Jeju Air and Myanmar's Myanmar Airways.
UK airports recover after e-gates chaos
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
A UK-wide e-gates* outage caused chaos at airports across the country on Tuesday, with long queues of travellers waiting to have their passports checked manually.
Emirates announces 71-jet full-refurb program
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
Dubai-based Emirates is to refurbish 71 aircraft it has in its fleet - 43 Airbus A380s and 28 Boeing 777s.
Emirates president sir Tim Clark said the airline was "topping up" its multi-billion dollar retrofit program to introduce cutting-edge cabin products on more A380s and Boeing 777s ... "with a best-in-class suite of products across every cabin".
Boeing flags concerns about some 787 inspections
- BTN News
- Thursday, 09 May 2024
A fresh investigation into the Boeing 787 has been opened by US regulators, after the US plane maker said some employees may not have inspected some planes properly.
Mental health can suffer from 'business travel impacts' - study
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
A new survey reveals how business travel impacts the mental health of Australians.
The Opinium survey of 500 Australian business travellers by World Travel Protection found that despite half reporting work travel had a positive influence on their mental well-being, many felt frequent travel adds to stress and burnout (47 per cent) and gets worse for those who travel at least once every two months (56 per cent).
Unions slam delays to Melbourne Airport Rail Link project
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
In Australia, the Transport Workers’ Union and the Rail Tram and Bus Union have slammed Melbourne Airport for its high parking fees and the Victorian government for its failure to take decisive action, resulting in delays to the Melbourne Airport Rail Link project.
Three budget carriers ask EC to 'stick to its contrails guns'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
In Europe, easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz air have sent a letter to the directors general of the European Commission, urging them to maintain the full geographical scope of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for non-CO2 emissions.
Vietjet shares fly
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Vietnam's private budget airline VietJet's market capitalisation is better than state-owned Vietnam Airlines a week after it listed, Yahoo.com says.
University claims the largest 3D printer in the world
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
The University of Maine, USA, claims the largest 3D printer in the world, named the 'Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0)'.
Airbus and Boeing get into the Spirit
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Reuters reports Airbus wants financial compensation to take on any money-losing operations from its parts provider Spirit AeroSystems, just one obstacle to a takeover of Spirit by (its previous owner and now Spirit's main customer) Boeing.
Bonza's staff - the wait continues
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Hall Chadwick, the administrator for Australian airline Bonza, says the airline will remain grounded with its staff 'stood down' until at least 14 May.
Qantas 'promises to be good' as part of regulator deal
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways will pay A$120 million to settle a lawsuit with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for selling tickets on already-cancelled flights.
Choice calls for stronger passenger compensation for cancelled flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 May 2024
"Qantas agreeing to pay $120 million dollars and admitting it misled consumers after ACCC court action is a significant result. The proposed settlement sends a very clear message to all airlines and travel service providers that misleading consumers about cancellations does not fly,” said Rosie Thomas, director of campaigns and communications at Choice.
Etihad's five new interline deals include Rex
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 May 2024
UAE carrier Etihad Airways has signed five more interline agreements - with Australia's Rex, Kam Air of Afghanistan, Greece's Sky Express, South Korea's Jeju Air and Myanmar's Myanmar Airways.
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