India wins IATA's 2025 AGM
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says India's IndiGo will host the 81st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Delhi, India, on 8-10 June 2025.
Diversity and inclusion winners named
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named the winners of the 2024 edition of IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards:
Fiji Airways joins oneworld alliance
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
Airline marketing alliance oneworld has named Fiji Airways as its 15th full member airline after five years as a 'oneworld connect' partner.
Qatar Air sees light at the end of Australian tunnel
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
Qatar Airways says despite being snubbed previously, it is back in talks with the Australian government to increase services to the country.
Southwest hikes priority fees
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The US's Southwest Airlines offers Upgraded Boarding and EarlyBird Check-In for passengers, but its most recent price hikes reportedly have upset some customers.
JAL inks IndiGo code share
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
Japan Airlines (JAL) has inked a code-share agreement with India's IndiGo to start in October, covering flights from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Delhi and from Narita Airport to Bengaluru.
Lufthansa launches Munich-Seattle route
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
German airline Lufthansa has launched a three times weekly A350 service between Munich and Seattle in the USA.
SITE ANZ sets Sydney dates
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Australia and New Zealand (SITE ANZ) International Board of directors and global senior leadership team will be meeting in Sydney from June 10 to 14, 2024.
40 airlines already on board IATA's Schedule Data Exchange Program
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says some 40 airlines have signed a formal agreement to contribute their schedules data to the IATA Schedule Data Exchange Program.
IATA upgrades 2024 profit projections
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2024 compared with its June and December 2023 forecasts.
Qantas opts for group boarding
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
Following trials at major airports, Australia's Qantas is to introduce 'group boarding', which splits passengers into six groups based on what class they're in, their frequent flyer status and seat location.
SAF production interest needs 'a push' - IATA
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says its projections for a tripling of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production in 2024 to 1.9 billion litres (equal to 1.5 million tonnes) are on track and will account for 0.53 per cent of aviation’s fuel needs in 2024.
Blocked funds total falls to US$1.8 billion - IATA
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 04 June 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says there's been a 28 per cent decrease in the amount of global airline funds blocked from repatriation by governments world wide.
