Qantas, Jetstar to fill Vanuatu gap
- BTN News
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
Australian sister carriers Qantas and Jetstar are to operate up to nine return flights per week between Australia and Vanuatu.
Boeing apologises after NTSB restricts its participation in Alaska Air investigation
- BTN News
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
US plane maker Boeing has been sanctioned by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for disclosing non-public details of the agency's investigation into the January 5 incident when an Alaska Airlines flight carrying 174 passengers and six crew lost a door panel (aka a 'plug'), minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Oregon.
Jetstar Asia adds Broome to network
- BTN News
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
Jetstar Asia has started flying an Airbus A320 between Singapore and Broome, Western Australia, the first regular, seasonal scheduled services between the two destinations.
Higher costs forcing companies to rethink travel spend
- BTN News
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
A Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) study showed 73 per cent of company managers in Asia-Pacific were conscious of travel costs affecting their budgets, with 54 per cent and 15 per cent concerned about economic factors and geopolitics respectively.
Edinburgh airport valued at GBP2.5bn
- BTN News
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
A controlling stake in Scotland's Edinburgh Airport has been bought by France-based Vinci, which has taken 50.1 per cent of the business for GBP1.27 billion.
The figure for half the airport values it at GBP2.5 billion in total.
Jetstar swoops on Bonza route
- BTN News
- Saturday, 29 June 2024
Qantas Group budget carrier Jetstar says it will operate a new domestic service from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns 'up to' four times per week using an A320-200 from December 3.
Cathay to add Cairns capacity
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is recommencing flights to Cairns, Australia from December this year.
Qatar Air seeks Virgin Australia stake
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
Doha-based Qatar Airways is seeking to buy up to 20 per cent of Virgin Australia, Reuters reports.
Airbus to confirm Spirit targets?
- BTN News
- Friday, 28 June 2024
European plane maker Airbus is believed to want to take over all or part of the operations of four Spirit AeroSystems plants as part of an impending deal with US plane maker Boeing that splits the US-based aerostructures maker with Airbus's US rival.
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).
