Turkish Airlines to set Boeing record
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
Boeing says it will deliver a record number of planes this year to Turkey’s Turkish Airlines, six 777-300ERs and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s.
India's government asks UK to deport Mallya
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
The Indian government has asked the UK to deport Vijay Mallya, the head of failed carrier Kingfisher Airlines*.
Aid flies free to Ecuador
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
The Airlink relief organization has thanked charter carrier Atlas Air for its "generosity in providing free transportation for a shipment of life-saving medical supplies from Miami to Quito (Ecuador)”.
Brussels attacks 'have hit travel growth' - IAG
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
The poorer UK and world economies have hit airline group IAG as executives take fewer trips in business and first class - and some take fewer trips overall.
Delta to introduce RFID
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
USA-based Delta Air Lines is deploying new radio frequency identification (RFID) baggage tracking technology throughout its network.
AirAsia considers its options
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
Malaysia-based AirAsia is considering a merger of its regional subsidiaries and listing the consolidated company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Air France Group names new ceo
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
In Europe, Air France-KLM’s board has named Jean-Marc Janaillac, head of bus and train operator Transdev, to replace ceo Alexandre de Juniac who is due to leave the aviation group by August.
Australia Post to have its own freighter fleet
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 03 May 2016
E-commerce growth has prompted Australia Post to seek its own fleet of branded Qantas freighter aircraft.
Expedia posts quarterly profit
- BTN News
- Saturday, 30 April 2016
Expedia says a number of recent acquisitions have helped it post a quarterly profit.
Boeing wins 15-jet 787 order from China Eastern
- BTN News
- Saturday, 30 April 2016
US plane maker Boeing has won a contract from China Eastern Airlines for 15 787-9 jets worth nearly US$4 billion at list prices.
Busselton seeks late night flights from east coast cities
- BTN News
- Saturday, 30 April 2016
The City of Busselton in Western Australia says relaxing operational curfews and permitting night flights from east coast airports could boost visitor numbers.
Spring reports strong Q1 bottom line result
- BTN News
- Saturday, 30 April 2016
China’s largest low-cost carrier Spring Airlines has reported a 44 per cent gain in its Q1 profit.
Amadeus releases big data tool
- BTN News
- Friday, 29 April 2016
IT firm Amadeus' Performance Insight, can help airlines of all sizes better understand their performance, using data to help them make better business decisions as a result, the company says.
