Police called to airport after delay-hit passengers 'went crazy'
- BTN News
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
Police entered a British Airways jet at London Heathrow on Monday after passengers 'went mad' when their Las Vegas departure was abandoned for a second time in two days.
UK inbound travel on the rise - but post-Brexit employee numbers worry the industry
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
Travel to the UK from its major markets is on the rise - excluding France, which is slowly recovering from a drop that started after the terror attacks on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2015.
UK government okays Thomas Cook to lift PEDs ban on Turkey flights, other country bans remain
- BTN News
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
The UK government has okayed Thomas Cook Airlines to allow larger personal electronic devices (PEDs) in passengers’ cabin baggage on flights from Turkey.
CityIgnite starts in Sydney on October 16
- MICE News
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
Budding entrepreneurs will be given the chance to see their business dreams become reality at an event bringing together more than 200 business, research and technology people with local startups.Sponsored by the City of Sydney, CityIgnite is a two-day event to explore smart city solutions through new technologies, data sharing and strategies to support local business people.
Fiji schedules 2018 tourism expo
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
The Fijian Tourism Expo (FTE) will take place 10-12 April 2018.
Manchester pipe bomb man found guilty
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
An airline passenger - Nadeem Muhammad, aged 43 - has been found guilty of attempting to smuggle a home-made pipe bomb on to a flight from Manchester Airport to Italy. He will be sentenced on August 23.
Acid and knife attacks continue in UK
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
A man has died after being stabbed at the UK's Plymouth railway station, with a 29-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder.
EU sticks with ETS tax because planned ICAO offsets are 'not trustworthy'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Airlines globally will lobby the EU to drop its emissions trading scheme (ETS tax) ahead of the January launch of a global carbon offset scheme, but the EC says it will retain its tax, which covers all flights within, to and from the EU - even though affected airlines may then have to pay twice for their emissions growth.
Brits dump two-week holidays for short breaks
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Research shows UK holidaymakers are ditching traditional two-week overseas holidays and instead are taking short trips abroad thanks to cheap flights offered by budget airlines and the impact of the internet.
Pilotless planes are likely - but passengers may resist
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Swiss bank UBS says pilotless commercial aircraft could save airlines billions of dollars "and also improve safety" - if passengers support the concept.
Delta to place first A350 on Detroit-Tokyo run
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
USA-based Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 - it has ordered 25 of the type - and will be the first US legacy carrier to operate it.
As aviation's numbers grow, what will environmentalists do with the 'jumbo' in the room?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
The world has moved on a little from the 1980s, when fewer than 10 per cent of the Australian population had flown in an aircraft and the domestic market was dominated by Ansett and Australian Airlines, with most seats on most flights occupied by business travellers.
28 American firms call for Middle East carrier growth in US
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
More than two dozen transport and tourism businesses have called on the US government to maintain aviation agreements with Gulf nations despite accusations of airline subsidies and 'unfair trade' by three major US airlines.
Police called to airport after delay-hit passengers 'went crazy'
- BTN News
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
Police entered a British Airways jet at London Heathrow on Monday after passengers 'went mad' when their Las Vegas departure was abandoned for a second time in two days.
UK inbound travel on the rise - but post-Brexit employee numbers worry the industry
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
Travel to the UK from its major markets is on the rise - excluding France, which is slowly recovering from a drop that started after the terror attacks on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2015.
UK government okays Thomas Cook to lift PEDs ban on Turkey flights, other country bans remain
- BTN News
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
The UK government has okayed Thomas Cook Airlines to allow larger personal electronic devices (PEDs) in passengers’ cabin baggage on flights from Turkey.
CityIgnite starts in Sydney on October 16
- MICE News
- Thursday, 10 August 2017
Budding entrepreneurs will be given the chance to see their business dreams become reality at an event bringing together more than 200 business, research and technology people with local startups.Sponsored by the City of Sydney, CityIgnite is a two-day event to explore smart city solutions through new technologies, data sharing and strategies to support local business people.
Fiji schedules 2018 tourism expo
- MICE News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
The Fijian Tourism Expo (FTE) will take place 10-12 April 2018.
Manchester pipe bomb man found guilty
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
An airline passenger - Nadeem Muhammad, aged 43 - has been found guilty of attempting to smuggle a home-made pipe bomb on to a flight from Manchester Airport to Italy. He will be sentenced on August 23.
Acid and knife attacks continue in UK
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
A man has died after being stabbed at the UK's Plymouth railway station, with a 29-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder.
EU sticks with ETS tax because planned ICAO offsets are 'not trustworthy'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Airlines globally will lobby the EU to drop its emissions trading scheme (ETS tax) ahead of the January launch of a global carbon offset scheme, but the EC says it will retain its tax, which covers all flights within, to and from the EU - even though affected airlines may then have to pay twice for their emissions growth.
Brits dump two-week holidays for short breaks
- Health & Leisure
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Research shows UK holidaymakers are ditching traditional two-week overseas holidays and instead are taking short trips abroad thanks to cheap flights offered by budget airlines and the impact of the internet.
Pilotless planes are likely - but passengers may resist
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Swiss bank UBS says pilotless commercial aircraft could save airlines billions of dollars "and also improve safety" - if passengers support the concept.
Delta to place first A350 on Detroit-Tokyo run
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
USA-based Delta Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 - it has ordered 25 of the type - and will be the first US legacy carrier to operate it.
As aviation's numbers grow, what will environmentalists do with the 'jumbo' in the room?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
The world has moved on a little from the 1980s, when fewer than 10 per cent of the Australian population had flown in an aircraft and the domestic market was dominated by Ansett and Australian Airlines, with most seats on most flights occupied by business travellers.
28 American firms call for Middle East carrier growth in US
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 09 August 2017
More than two dozen transport and tourism businesses have called on the US government to maintain aviation agreements with Gulf nations despite accusations of airline subsidies and 'unfair trade' by three major US airlines.
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