Qantas readies for February expansions
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Australia's Qantas has given the market more details about its expansion plans including the introduction of new aircraft, an additional destination and scheduling adjustments.
Qantas to pay 'A$170,000-for-three' bill ahead of union talks
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Australia's Qantas Airways has been told by a federal court to pay a combined A$170,000 to three baggage handlers as 'test cases' in a lawsuit involving about 1,700 former workers whose jobs were illegally outsourced.
Jetstar offers a Club exclusive
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Qantas budget arm Jetstar is offering Club Jetstar members 26,000 fares from just A$26 one way, no bags included.
WA 'gained A$286m' from last year's major events
- MICE News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
Western Australia’s economy benefited from A$286 million of 'mass participation events' funded by WA's Cook Labor government last financial year, beating the 2022-23 figure by more than A$100 million.
Sydney bomb scare a false alarm
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
Australian authorities on Saturday responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to Sydney, but later said there was no threat.
European exodus from China continues
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
SAS and Poland's Lot have joined Virgin Atlantic and BA and suspending flights to China because of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has made it more expensive to reach Chinese cities from Europe.
Boeing has made an offer to machinists, union says
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
Plane maker Boeing's machinists' union, the International Association of Machinists, says the company has made a new offer with a higher wage increase and other incentives in an attempt to end the strike that has paralysed the company for five weeks.
Rottnest to offer later ferry run
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
Visitors to Rottnest Island off Perth in Western Australia will see a late-night ferry service start on Thursday, 14 November, departing 9pm from Thursday to Sunday until January, and then operating Friday to Sunday between February and April 2025.
American wins Skiplagged 'hidden city' case
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
A federal US jury in Fort Worth has told Skiplagged to pay American Airlines US$9.4 million, broken into US$4.7 million in damages for copyright infringement and US$4.7 million for 'ill-gotten' revenues.
Play to move market emphasis
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
Discount Iceland-based carrier Play plans to decrease services to North America and northern Europe from mid-2025 to focus on better-performing routes to southern Europe.
AAA wants small airports excluded from aviation white paper
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
The Australian Airports Association (AAA) wants small airports to be excluded from the proposed Aviation Industry Ombuds Scheme, part of the federal ALP's Aviation White Paper.
Frontier flight attendants prepare to strike
- BTN News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
Flight attendants at the US's Frontier Airlines represented by the Association of Flight Attendants have voted 99.6 per cent to authorise a strike (out of 92.7 per cent participating union members) because management ‘refuses to negotiate’ over the impact of the carrier’s business model change, the union said.
UK government backing Farnborough Space Show
- MICE News
- Sunday, 20 October 2024
The UK government has endorsed the Farnborough International Space Show being held in the UK next year.
