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Iberia to comply with court carry-on bags ruling

: BTN News; Monday, 14 November 2022

Spain’s flag carrier Iberia (an IAG airline) says it will comply with a court ruling that cabin crew must close the overhead luggage compartments in its A350 fleet.

Air Partner in training move

: BTN News; Monday, 14 November 2022

Jet charter firm Air Partner has launched a Broker Academy to develop staff in private jet, group charter and cargo broker verticals.

APAC needs to prepare for a traffic surge - IATA

: BTN News; Sunday, 13 November 2022

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged the Asia-Pacific region to prepare for an anticipated surge in traffic and to provide policy support for the industry’s decarbonisation efforts as the region moves forward from Covid-19.

Ita given another EUR400m

: BTN News; Sunday, 13 November 2022

Italian flag carrier Ita will receive a further cash injection of EUR400 million from the Italian taxpayer.

COMAC claims 330 jet 'sales'

: BTN News; Sunday, 13 November 2022

Chinese plane maker Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China* (COMAC) says it has 330 orders total for its C919 narrow-body and ARJ21 regional jets.

NTAS buys 20 Alice e-planes

: BTN News; Sunday, 13 November 2022

USA-based Eviation has sold 20 of its yet-to-be manufactured all-electric 'Alice' commuter airplanes to Northern Territory Air Services, a scheduled airline and charter aircraft operator in Australia.

Australian 'big 5' join Qantas's SAF journey

: BTN News; Sunday, 13 November 2022

Australian corporates Australia Post, KPMG Australia, Macquarie Group, Boston Consulting Group and Woodside Energy have teamed with Qantas Airways for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program at London's Heathrow Airport.

Record performance for Emirates Group

: BTN News; Friday, 11 November 2022

The Emirates Group reported a 2022-23 half-year net profit of AED 4.2 billion (US$ 1.2 billion), a record half-year performance, and a turnaround of almost AED 10 billion from its AED 5.7 billion (US$ 1.6 billion) loss for the same period last year.

Lam promoted to Cathay Pacific ceo in executive management changes

: BTN News; Friday, 11 November 2022

The Cathay Pacific Group confirmed a number of senior management appointments, effective over the next few months. Ronald Lam (pictured right), chief customer and commercial officer, will be appointed chief executive effective 01 January 2023. He will continue to serve as chair of HK Express.

Amadeus streamlines payment options for accommodation

: BTN News; Friday, 11 November 2022

Booking.com and Amadeus have streamlined the payment process between travel agencies and accommodation providers.

Bahrain to host 2024 Routes World

: MICE News; Friday, 11 November 2022

The air services conference Routes World will take place in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time in 2024, with Bahrain International Airport (BIA) selected as host.

IATA widens IEnvA, adds Edmonton to participants list

: BTN News; Friday, 11 November 2022

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the IATA Environmental Assessment for Airports and Ground Service Providers (IEnvA for Airports and GSPs), an expansion of the existing IEnvA for Airlines, with Canada's Edmonton International Airport (YEG) the first participant.