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Qatar Airways wins top Skytrax award

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Doha-based Qatar Airways was again named Airline of the Year at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards in Paris, the fourth time that Qatar Airways has been given this global recognition as the world’s best airline.

Williams joins BestCities as market development head

: MICE News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

GainingEdge, which manages the BestCities Global Alliance, has confirmed the appointment of Lesley Williams, who has been head of Business Tourism for Marketing Edinburgh for the past seven years to the company effective 01 July.

L to R: Williams and Cunningham will work together to build customer loyalty and enhance BestCities’ relationship with international associations

Lufthansa back to Singapore with A350

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

German airline Lufthansa will reintroduce a route between Singapore and Munich 27 March 2018 available five times a week using an A350-900. Singapore becomes the first destination in Southeast Asia to receive Lufthansa’s A350-900.

Victoria celebrates visitor survey gains

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

The latest Australian National Visitor Survey shows positive results for Victoria across the board, with tourist spend increased compared to the same time last year.

Ameriflight and UPS launch pilot-training program

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

As airlines compete to attract qualified pilots globally, Ameriflight and UPS Airlines have launched the UPS/Ameriflight Gateway Program.

Viva Air opts for A320s

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Latin American budget airline Viva Air - part of Declan Ryan's Irelandia Aviation - says it is buying 50 Airbus A320s for operations in Colombia and Peru.

PAL to fight for lost market share

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signalled a fightback against other local carriers by buying seven Q400 turboprops worth US$235 million list from Canada's Bombardier.

Boom says five airlines backing 'son of Concorde'

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Startup Boom Aerospace says five airlines already are supporting a new airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound - and that they are putting 'real money' into the plan.

SIA moves into North Atlantic code share

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Singapore Airlines reportedly is extending its code-share network to the North Atlantic, serving the Faroe Islands and Iceland through an agreement with Scandinavia's SAS.

Flight Claim in Canadian airports fight

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

In Canada, Montreal and Toronto Pearson airports have blocked an ad campaign by Flight Claim, which fights for compensation for wronged passengers.

Carbon offset schemes for aviation 'don't work, can't work'

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

The aviation industry's reliance on carbon offset schemes is being questioned again. Data from the European Commission indicate Europe’s aviation industry saw its annual emissions rise eight per cent in 2016 to 61.6 million tonnes of CO2, while emissions from all other European transport sectors declined.

Malaysia to exit Darwin run

: BTN News; Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Malaysia Airlines is cancelling flights between Darwin, Australia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with the last flight to Kuala Lumpur on July 28.

Qantas and Alaska Airlines enhance their partnership

: BTN News; Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Australia’s Qantas and Alaska Airlines have enhanced their partnership agreement with new code-share services and reciprocal lounge access for eligible customers, providing more options for customers travelling in Australia and the United States.