Engine damage forces Air France diversion
- BTN News
- Sunday, 01 October 2017
An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles has landed safely in Goose Bay airport, Canada following 'serious damage' to one of the plane’s four engines.
Wizz joins pilot recruitment drive
- BTN News
- Sunday, 01 October 2017
Budget airline Wizz Air has joined European rivals Ryanair, Norwegian Air Shuttle and easyJet and has launched a pilot recruitment program.
Australian and NZ carriers back 'easy Tasman travel' report
- BTN News
- Sunday, 01 October 2017
Qantas, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are backing a push to streamline trips between Australia and New Zealand by simplifying border processing between Australia and New Zealand.
Ryanair pulls out of Alitalia talks, faces CAA action on cancellations
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 September 2017
Irish budget airline Ryanair is dropping its bid to buy Italy's Alitalia as it tries to recover from a shortage of pilots claimed to be due to rostering/staff holiday problems that has forced it to cancel thousands of flights.
Amadeus outage hits flights world wide
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 September 2017
Airlines including British Airways, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific and Qantas all have been affected by a technical outage at IT provider Amadeus.
Etihad appoints Douglas to replace Hogan
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 September 2017
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has hired Tony Douglas to head the company. Douglas previously ran Abu Dhabi and London Heathrow airports and will join Etihad in January from his current role in Britain’s Ministry of Defence. Douglas replaces Etihad's Australian ceo James Hogan.
Siam Synergy Bangkok’s latest business hub
- MICE News
- Thursday, 28 September 2017
Another of Bangkok’s major retail, entertainment, hospitality, accommodation and meetings districts has gathered its components together to market itself as a progressive business hub, looking to drive MICE and other business traffic.
'Haven't Met Silom' opens in Bangkok
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 September 2017
An innovative experiential hospitality concept for savvy millennial travellers called 'Haven’t Met' is launching its flagship hotel in Bangkok, the 'Haven’t Met Silom'.
Netflix reaches out to airlines
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 September 2017
Film streaming company Netflix is offering its encoding technology to more airlines, with the promise that streaming high quality video during a flight could reduce airlines' bandwidth-related costs by up to 75 per cent. Australian airlines Qantas and Virgin Australia already have agreements in place with Netflix (and others) to offer passengers improved entertainment options.
WestJet to launch ultra LCC
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 September 2017
Calgary, Canada-based WestJet is to launch an ultra-low-cost carrier, Swoop, next year.
Kurds face loss of airline services
- BTN News
- Thursday, 28 September 2017
Iraq's Kurds face being left without air services after Baghdad ordered airlines to halt service to Kurdish airports from Friday September 29.
ICC Sydney in ICCA best marketing awards
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Australia will have a finalist in the Best Marketing Award (BMA) at the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Congress in Prague, Czech Republic, 14 November.
World Routes headed for Guangzhou next year
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Guangzhou, an economic hub on the Pearl River in Guangdong Province, South China, will host the 2018 edition of World Routes conference.
