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Air India to replace strikers

: BTN News; Thursday, 07 June 2012

India's Air India (AI) is to embark on an international pilot recruitment drive to counter the impact of an ongoing industrial dispute.

Two Nigerian crashes under investigation

: BTN News; Thursday, 07 June 2012

Investigations are continuing into the two Nigerian aircraft crashes last weekend.

19 countries expected at Site EMEA forum

: MICE News; Wednesday, 06 June 2012

Organisers expect as many as 19 countries to participate in the Site EMEA Forum 2012 being held in Berlin, Germany from 18-20 June.

Central closes one of three in Brisbane

: BTN News; Wednesday, 06 June 2012

Brisbane, Australia's Central Bardon Conference Centre will permanently close on 30 November 2012.

SAA adds Perth service

: BTN News; Wednesday, 06 June 2012

South Africa's South African Airways (SAA) will operate an additional flight to Perth, Australia from August 16.

Air Tahiti Nui signs Pacific deals

: BTN News; Wednesday, 06 June 2012

From July, Air Tahiti Nui will expand its Australian presence, introducing new code share services with Qantas from Melbourne and Brisbane to its home base in Papeete, Tahiti.

Norwegian travellers and those involved in airfreight face disruption from June 4 after a workers dispute escalated to affect passengers and cargo at major airports Oslo, Bergen, Trodheim, Stavanger and Tromso.

Cargo plane crash kills 10

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 June 2012

An Algerian-owned B727 Allied Air Cargo plane flying from Nigeria and attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana's capital crashed on Saturday, killing 10 land-side passengers travelling in a bus.

Chinese manufacturing activity slows

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 June 2012

Chinese manufacturing figures suggest the admitted downturn there may worsen, with the state-affiliated China Federation of Logistics and
Purchasing's purchasing managers index down 2.9 percentage points to 50.4 per cent for May, while an HSBC survey that is more focused on exporters shows manufacturing continues to contract.

IATA back into US market

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 June 2012

In the US, IATA is reintroducing its Travel Industry Exchange Settlement Solutions (TIESS), an e-billing, e-settlement solution for non-airline travel industry suppliers and travel agencies.

Philippines' AirAsia to launch HKG flights

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 June 2012

Low cost carrier AirAsia Philippines is to start flying daily to Hong Kong from Manila's Clark International Airport in July, its second international destination after Malaysia.

Don't ease liquids ban, say UK airports

: BTN News; Tuesday, 05 June 2012

The ban on liquids in air passengers' hand luggage must not be lifted next year because the new generation of scanners is "not mature enough", says the UK Airport Operators Association (AOA).