Qantas launches US ad campaign
- BTN News
- Sunday, 29 September 2024
Hurricane Helene prompts evacuation calls
- BTN News
- Friday, 27 September 2024
US airlines have cancelled or delayed thousands of flights ahead of hurricane Helene hitting the Florida area on Thursday/Friday.
Comac talking to Brazil's Almada?
- BTN News
- Friday, 27 September 2024
Despite China's Comac C919 only being certified to fly in China, Brazil's Total Linhas Aereas, a small cargo and charter airline, says its controlling partner Paulo Almada is hoping to acquire up to four C919 planes.
Air Asia X wants Capital A's aviation assets
- BTN News
- Friday, 27 September 2024
Malaysia’s budget airline AirAsia X, part of the Capital A group, has detailed its proposed acquisition of Capital A's equity interest in AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL) and AirAsia Berhad (AAB) for MYR6.8 billion.
Global Air inks EFW maintenance contract
- BTN News
- Friday, 27 September 2024
UK-based A380 startup Global Airlines and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Airbus and ST Engineering, have signed a maintenance agreement for Global’s current one-plane fleet, but with more A380s planned.
Qantas engineers start industrial action
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 September 2024
In Australia, Qantas engineers have started a fortnight of industrial action that could affect flights in all capital cities and disrupt services to Melbourne ahead of this weekend's football final in Melbourne.
Delta joins IATA CO2 Connect
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 September 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Delta Air Lines will use and contribute operational data to the IATA CO2 Connect emissions calculator for both its passenger and cargo flights.
New Paris-Berlin rail service starts December
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 September 2024
Reservations open on 16 October for a new high-speed daily daytime train with about 530 seats linking Paris, France and Berlin in Germany.
RAF tests E-7 Wedgetail
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 September 2024
US plane maker Boeing has put the UK’s RAF E-7 Wedgetail jet on show, with a test flight from Birmingham Airport in England.
Boeing strike could be a long one
- BTN News
- Thursday, 26 September 2024
Almost two weeks after tens of thousands of plane maker Boeing's workers went on strike, there's a picket line outside the airplane factory in Renton, Washington and no-one knows when the dispute will end.
Football final airfares soar for Australian fans
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 25 September 2024
In Australia, Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions football fans face Melbourne airfares more than twice the normal rates ahead of this coming weekend's first all-interstate final since 2006.
Airlines cancel Lebanon flights
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 25 September 2024
As Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, more airlines are cancelling flights in the region.
'SAF Matchmaker' coming to aviation in Q1 2025
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 25 September 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) plans to create the 'Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker' to link airlines and SAF suppliers, with an expected launch date in Q1 2025.
