Virgin Australia in Link Air code share
- BTN News
- Friday, 19 January 2024
Flights to regional Australia will be boosted by a new Virgin Australia and Link Airways code share covering dozens of domestic services per week to and from major airports.
Boeing asks Ryanair for engineers
- BTN News
- Friday, 19 January 2024
USA-based plane maker Boeing asked Irish budget carrier Ryanair to provide more engineers to oversee quality checks of MAX 9 planes currently grounded in the USA following an Alaska Airlines incident where one lost a 'plug door panel' in flight.
Europe flight numbers rose 10pc last year
- BTN News
- Friday, 19 January 2024
EuroControl’s latest European Aviation Overview looks at the entire network during 2023 and highlights the challenge of achieving punctuality for over 10 million flights in the face of strikes, a massive increase in adverse weather and the disruption caused by the Russia/Ukraine war.
ACI World in Chinese airports initiative
- BTN News
- Friday, 19 January 2024
Airports Council International (ACI) World, ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), and the China Civil Airports Association (CCAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the cooperation of Chinese airports.
ACI World inks 2025 customer summit MoU with China's Guangzhou Airport
- MICE News
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
Airports Council International (ACI World) has signed an MoU with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China to host the 2025 ACI World Customer Experience Summit and Exhibition.
AI a key to industry problems?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
T
he aviation industry has been plagued with issues post-Covid, from recent airline safety concerns to mass holiday delays and cancellations.
But, with the help of artificial intelligence, new aircraft designs that meet modern demands could be a reality as soon as 2025 and help alleviate these concerns.
Better cabin numbers for SIA Group
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
In December 2023, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group reports passenger traffic grew 15.8 per cent compared to a year ago and passenger capacity grew 16.1 per cent.
Storm savages US flights
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
According to FlightAware, there have been more than 10,000 US flight cancellations since Friday, when nearly 2300 flights were cancelled due to storms.
Scoot launches 15,000-seat sale
- Health & Leisure
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
Singapore Airlines' budget airline Scoot has launched an ex-Australia 15,000-seat sale with economy fares from A$195 one way available until 3am on January 23, or until sold out at www.flyscoot.com/en.
Judge blocks JetBlue's Spirit takeover
- BTN News
- Thursday, 18 January 2024
A US federal judge has blocked JetBlue Airways’ US$3.8 billion takeover of budget carrier Spirit Airlines on the grounds that it would hurt competition.
AirAsia adds sixth in mainland China
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 16 January 2024
AirAsia has added an international direct route from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia to Shanghai, to launch on 20 February 2024.
Machado rejoins Sabre
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Samual Machado (pictured right) has rejoined Sabre Corporation as managing director responsible for agency business across India and South Asia. He previously joined Sabre Hospitality Solutions in 2011 as head of account management in India, progressing through varied roles before moving to Singapore to promote sales for the Asia Pacific region.
MAX 8s headed for two Australian airlines
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Australian carriers Virgin Australia (VA) and low-cost airline Bonza are adding more 737 MAX 8s to their fleets, with Virgin Australia planning to add one of the type every month on average this year.
VA also has 25 737 MAX 10s on order, with those deliveries starting in late 2025.
