Eva adds Brisbane flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 June 2016
Taiwanese carrier Eva Air is to operate three additional weekly services between Brisbane, Australia and Taipei from October.
Belgium train crash kills three 'at least'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 June 2016
At least three people have been killed and nine injured in a high-speed train crash in eastern Belgium, when a passenger train ran into the back of a goods train on the same track on Sunday.
Solomon Airlines suspends all air and land services
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 07 June 2016
Solomon Airlines has suspended all services effective from 08.00hrs (Honiara time) Tuesday, 07 June 2016.
Alexandre de Juniac new IATA ceo
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 June 2016
Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and ceo of Air France-KLM has been confirmed as the successor to Tony Tyler as IATA’s director general and ceo, effective 01 September 2016.
IATA calls on 'worst' countries to make US$5 billion available
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 June 2016
Venezuela and Nigeria top an IATA list of five countries blocking the repatriation of airline funds, a global problem which exceeds US$5 billion in total.
Qatar Airways starts cancelling Airbus orders
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 June 2016
Doha-based Qatar Airways has cancelled the order for its first Airbus A320neo because of delivery delays. It was promised the first of 50 of the jets last year, but performance issues have delayed production.
Solomons reports 23.4pc arrivals gains, plans diving, culture campaigns in Europe
- BTN News
- Monday, 06 June 2016
The Solomon Islands tourism industry has reported one of its best-ever starts to a year, with combined international visitor arrivals for January and February increasing by more than 23 per cent.
IATA opens NDC Certification Registry
- BTN News
- Friday, 03 June 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Certification Registry to recognise those companies that have implemented part or all of the NDC technical standard.
Ryanair exits Oslo base because of new departure tax
- BTN News
- Friday, 03 June 2016
Ryanair is exiting its base at Rygge, Oslo’s third airport, from October 29 in reaction to the Norwegian government imposing a tax on flights.
Brussels Air courting Lufthansa buy
- BTN News
- Friday, 03 June 2016
The ceo of Brussels Airlines Bernard Gustin says he is 'hopeful' Germany's Lufthansa will buy the balance of shares in the Belgian carrier that it does not yet own.
European death toll rises with the floods
- BTN News
- Friday, 03 June 2016
At least 11 people have died in flooding across France and Germany and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes in the past few days - and now two of Paris's most famous tourist attractions, the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay, have closed because of flooding in the French capital.
Terrorists storm Mogadishu hotel
- BTN News
- Thursday, 02 June 2016
Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, have killed at least six people and taken a number of hostages at the Ambassador hotel, Mogadishu.
EgyptAir - one black box 'probably' detected
- BTN News
- Thursday, 02 June 2016
A French Navy vessel probably has detected at least one of the black boxes from EgyptAir Flight 804, leading investigators to voice optimism they may soon find out what brought the jet down on its way from Paris to Cairo last month.
