Australia to open skies to foreign pilots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Foreign commercial pilots will be allowed to fly in Australia on two-year work visas, with Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton set to offer the positions under a scheme similar to the old 457 visa program.
UK faces weather disruptions
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Heavy snow and ice have brought major disruption in parts of the UK, with airlines, motorways, railways and transport terminals all affected, while thousands of home have been left without power.
China Southern could buy Merredin
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
China's government - through subsidiary China Southern Airlines - could soon own Western Australian airport Merredin Aerodrome after buying a 100-year lease on the land for A$1.
Indian numbers shining for Australia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Tourism Australia says Indian visitor numbers for the year to October 2017 were up by 15 per cent compared to the same period in 2016.
Emirates cancels Tunisian flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Dubai-based airline Emirates has cancelled flights to Tunisia after the North African country's government officials claimed the UAE had banned a specific set of Tunisian women flying to or transiting through its territory.
Amazon says four million joined Prime in a week
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Amazon says customers all around the world shopped at record levels over the Xmas period.
1310 new direct flights added in 2017
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Quartz Media has crunched the numbers and says airlines added more than 500 international routes in 2017, connecting cities that prior to 2016 had no flights.
ACCC takes airlines to task over fees and transparency issues
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report, Airline Terms and Conditions, has highlighted cancellation fees as a major area of passenger complaints.
Eurowings cancels flights
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
Lufthansa’s budget carrier Eurowings has cancelled nearly 300 flights - about one per cent of capacity - from the rest of its winter schedule till the end of March.
Boeing, flydubai agree B737 MAX terms
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
US plane maker Boeing and UAE-based flydubai have agreed a price for the purchase of 175 B737 MAX airplanes valued at US$27 billion list.
Boeing, Embraer in talks
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
US plane maker Boeing has confirmed it is in talks with Brazil's Embraer “regarding a potential combination”.
Rex wins WA regional route tender
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
Regional Express (Rex) has won a Western Australian government tender to operate flights between Perth and Carnarvon/Monkey Mia for five years from July.
Emirates to fly 10 times a day to London
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 December 2017
Dubai-based Emirates will launch a new daily B777-300ER run to the UK's London Stansted Airport from June 2018.
Australia to open skies to foreign pilots
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Foreign commercial pilots will be allowed to fly in Australia on two-year work visas, with Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton set to offer the positions under a scheme similar to the old 457 visa program.
UK faces weather disruptions
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Heavy snow and ice have brought major disruption in parts of the UK, with airlines, motorways, railways and transport terminals all affected, while thousands of home have been left without power.
China Southern could buy Merredin
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
China's government - through subsidiary China Southern Airlines - could soon own Western Australian airport Merredin Aerodrome after buying a 100-year lease on the land for A$1.
Indian numbers shining for Australia
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Tourism Australia says Indian visitor numbers for the year to October 2017 were up by 15 per cent compared to the same period in 2016.
Emirates cancels Tunisian flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Dubai-based airline Emirates has cancelled flights to Tunisia after the North African country's government officials claimed the UAE had banned a specific set of Tunisian women flying to or transiting through its territory.
Amazon says four million joined Prime in a week
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Amazon says customers all around the world shopped at record levels over the Xmas period.
1310 new direct flights added in 2017
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 December 2017
Quartz Media has crunched the numbers and says airlines added more than 500 international routes in 2017, connecting cities that prior to 2016 had no flights.
ACCC takes airlines to task over fees and transparency issues
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report, Airline Terms and Conditions, has highlighted cancellation fees as a major area of passenger complaints.
Eurowings cancels flights
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
Lufthansa’s budget carrier Eurowings has cancelled nearly 300 flights - about one per cent of capacity - from the rest of its winter schedule till the end of March.
Boeing, flydubai agree B737 MAX terms
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
US plane maker Boeing and UAE-based flydubai have agreed a price for the purchase of 175 B737 MAX airplanes valued at US$27 billion list.
Boeing, Embraer in talks
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
US plane maker Boeing has confirmed it is in talks with Brazil's Embraer “regarding a potential combination”.
Rex wins WA regional route tender
- BTN News
- Saturday, 23 December 2017
Regional Express (Rex) has won a Western Australian government tender to operate flights between Perth and Carnarvon/Monkey Mia for five years from July.
Emirates to fly 10 times a day to London
- BTN News
- Thursday, 21 December 2017
Dubai-based Emirates will launch a new daily B777-300ER run to the UK's London Stansted Airport from June 2018.
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