BA back to Beijing
- BTN News
- Thursday, 08 June 2023
British Airways has reinstated flights between London, UK and Beijing, China that ceased in January 2020 due to the pandemic.
IATA tips better bottom-line airline figures this year
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it expects a strengthening of airline industry profitability for 2023 (in an upgrade to its December outlook). Highlights include:
Aviation accident reports are 'falling short of Chicago Convention requirements'
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) wants governments to honour international treaty obligations and publish 'timely and thorough' aviation accident reports, saying failure deprives operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, infrastructure providers and other concerned stakeholders of critical information that could make flying even safer.
IATA calls for common sense approach to cancellation/delay compensation for passengers
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for consumer protection regulation to address the responsibility shared by all stakeholders when passengers experience disruptions - and it has released survey data showing most passengers trust airlines to treat them fairly in cases of delays and cancellations.
Diversity and inclusion award winners named
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the winners of the 2023 edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.
IATA and UNEP in plastics partnership
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address sustainability challenges in the aviation industry in the area of plastics pollution.
2024 IATA AGM to be held in Dubai
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced Emirates will host the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 2-4 June 2024.
Virgin Atlantic adds Brazil and India routes
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Virgin Atlantic has announced new daily ex-Heathrow services to Brazil and India from next year.
ANA plans Air Japan launch
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
As it regrows its fleet post Covid, Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) says it intends to expand the number of B787s it has on order and to launch international budget carrier Air Japan by Spring next year.
CVC to bid for Center Parcs?
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Private equity investor CVC Capital Partners may make an offer for Center Parcs' six leisure park sites in the UK and Ireland.
RAAA invites ASPA to the table
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 June 2023
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has invited the Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) to be an RAAA-affiliated member.
IATA sets out zero carbon roadmaps
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 June 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled the roadmaps needed to provide critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
ACCC says Canberra should take control of passenger compensation
- BTN News
- Monday, 05 June 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says the country's federal government should 'consider' forcing airlines to pay passengers compensation for cancelled or delayed flights after nearly four per cent of domestic flights were cancelled and close to 30 per cent were late in April.
