Flight Centre sides with Qatar Air in flight rights fight
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Australian travel agent Flight Centre has slammed a decision that means Australians pay more for their flights.
Delta to link Hawaii and Haneda
- BTN News
- Monday, 04 September 2023
The USA's Delta Air Lines is launching a nonstop daily service between Honolulu International Airport and Tokyo Haneda International Airport on October 29.
Unions amazed by Joyce's Covid 'reward'
- BTN News
- Monday, 04 September 2023
Australian unions representing Qantas workers say the A$10 million in shares given to outgoing ceo Alan Joyce for meeting the company’s Covid-19 goals 'reward short-term thinking'.
Philanthropy meet scheduled for Adelaide in 2024
- MICE News
- Monday, 04 September 2023
The Philanthropy Australia 2024 national conference will be held in Adelaide, South Australia.
China drops visitor Covid tests
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
As the West considers the risks posed by a new Covid variant, China is dumping its 'negative Covid-19 test' requirement for visitors from next Wednesday, September 6.
France wants cheapest airfares raised
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
France's minister of Transport Clément Beaune wants a ‘minimum rate’ for plane fares in the European Union, saying airlines fail to take into account the environmental impact of their flights.
Three groups call for delay to proposed Schiphol flight cuts
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and European Regions Airline Association (ERA) say the proposed noise-related cuts to flight numbers at The Netherlands' Amsterdam Schiphol airport should not proceed under the country's caretaker government.
Qantas removes Covid travel credit restrictions
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
Australia's Qantas Group is removing the end-2023 expiry date on its Covid travel credits.
ATEC calls on Australian government to reform aviation ‘for the national good’
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has told the country’s minister for Transport Catherine King in a letter that it is concerned about Australia’s expensive airfares and limits to international airline capacity and the impact on inbound tourism.
Rex to offer FF scheme?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
Within weeks, Australia's Rex is expected to release details of a frequent flyer program.
SJ-100 completes first test flight
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade says the SJ-100, a short-haul aircraft built in Russia using no components imported from other nations, has successfully completed its first test flight for Production Centre Yakovlev PJSC (PCY).
American Airlines' flight attendants authorise strike
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
American Airlines' flight attendants have voted overwhelmingly (99.47 per cent) to authorise a strike if the company refuses to agree to "reasonable" contract terms, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) says.
Australian watchdog takes Qantas to court ‘for misleading customers’
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched action in the Federal Court of Australia alleging Qantas Airways engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by advertising tickets for more than 8,000 flights that it had already cancelled but not removed from sale.The ACCC alleges the flights were scheduled to depart between May and July 2022, but Qantas kept selling tickets on its web site for an average of more than two weeks, and in some cases for up to 47 days, after the flights were cancelled.
Flight Centre sides with Qatar Air in flight rights fight
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Australian travel agent Flight Centre has slammed a decision that means Australians pay more for their flights.
Delta to link Hawaii and Haneda
- BTN News
- Monday, 04 September 2023
The USA's Delta Air Lines is launching a nonstop daily service between Honolulu International Airport and Tokyo Haneda International Airport on October 29.
Unions amazed by Joyce's Covid 'reward'
- BTN News
- Monday, 04 September 2023
Australian unions representing Qantas workers say the A$10 million in shares given to outgoing ceo Alan Joyce for meeting the company’s Covid-19 goals 'reward short-term thinking'.
Philanthropy meet scheduled for Adelaide in 2024
- MICE News
- Monday, 04 September 2023
The Philanthropy Australia 2024 national conference will be held in Adelaide, South Australia.
China drops visitor Covid tests
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
As the West considers the risks posed by a new Covid variant, China is dumping its 'negative Covid-19 test' requirement for visitors from next Wednesday, September 6.
France wants cheapest airfares raised
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
France's minister of Transport Clément Beaune wants a ‘minimum rate’ for plane fares in the European Union, saying airlines fail to take into account the environmental impact of their flights.
Three groups call for delay to proposed Schiphol flight cuts
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and European Regions Airline Association (ERA) say the proposed noise-related cuts to flight numbers at The Netherlands' Amsterdam Schiphol airport should not proceed under the country's caretaker government.
Qantas removes Covid travel credit restrictions
- BTN News
- Friday, 01 September 2023
Australia's Qantas Group is removing the end-2023 expiry date on its Covid travel credits.
ATEC calls on Australian government to reform aviation ‘for the national good’
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has told the country’s minister for Transport Catherine King in a letter that it is concerned about Australia’s expensive airfares and limits to international airline capacity and the impact on inbound tourism.
Rex to offer FF scheme?
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
Within weeks, Australia's Rex is expected to release details of a frequent flyer program.
SJ-100 completes first test flight
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade says the SJ-100, a short-haul aircraft built in Russia using no components imported from other nations, has successfully completed its first test flight for Production Centre Yakovlev PJSC (PCY).
American Airlines' flight attendants authorise strike
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
American Airlines' flight attendants have voted overwhelmingly (99.47 per cent) to authorise a strike if the company refuses to agree to "reasonable" contract terms, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) says.
Australian watchdog takes Qantas to court ‘for misleading customers’
- BTN News
- Thursday, 31 August 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched action in the Federal Court of Australia alleging Qantas Airways engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by advertising tickets for more than 8,000 flights that it had already cancelled but not removed from sale.The ACCC alleges the flights were scheduled to depart between May and July 2022, but Qantas kept selling tickets on its web site for an average of more than two weeks, and in some cases for up to 47 days, after the flights were cancelled.
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