Swissport speeds move to e-vehicles
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 September 2024
From January next year, ground handler Swissport will ensure many types of new vehicles are ordered only in electric versions.
United to offer free wifi
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 September 2024
United Airlines is to use Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver Starlink satellite-based wifi free on flights and allow passengers to connect multiple devices.
AA flight attendants win boarding time pay
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Flight attendants at US-based American Airlines (AA) have ended a long dispute that saw crews threaten to go on strike.
Disruptive passenger to pay for wasted fuel
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Australian Federal Police have confirmed a man from Western Australia was so disruptive on a domestic flight headed from Perth to Sydney that the pilot abandoned the flight and returned to Perth after dumping fuel.
Australia 'closer' to forcing airlines to pay for delays
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Airlines in Australia may have to compensate passengers for overbooking, delaying or cancelling their flights under a 'charter of aviation rights' proposed by the Albanese government.
Boeing workers reject pay offer
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Boeing workers in the US Pacific north-west region are on strike for higher pay.
Scoot launches Australia specials
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 September 2024
Singapore Airlines' budget arm Scoot is offering discounted flights to a range of destinations including Athens, Osaka, Langkawi and Hong Kong from Perth, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia.
Jetstar Asia to add fourth Indonesian city
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 September 2024
From November 1, Jetstar Asia will relaunch daily flights between Singapore and Medan, Indonesia.
Turkish Airlines sets Sydney date
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 September 2024
Adding to its Melbourne, Australia A350 services via Singapore, from December 4 Turkish Airlines will fly four times a week from its Istanbul hub to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur.
Rex hit with law suit
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 September 2024
Australia's Rex has been hit with a US$7.2 million lawsuit from US leasing firm Jet Midwest that alleges the airline unlawfully dismantled and scrapped four Saab aircraft from an Arizona boneyard in 2020.
EasyJet loses court bid
- BTN News
- Saturday, 14 September 2024
EasyJet’s parent EasyGroup has lost a trademark dispute against a charity shopping web site that has 'easy' in its name.
Australia needs a SAF refinery 'now'
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 September 2024
Airbus Australia's Stephen Forshaw has warned an aviation conference that the Australian federal government's plans for a 'green future made in Australia' will look "more like a future made in Singapore" unless major policy changes are made in the next year.
Wizz adds Saudi route
- BTN News
- Friday, 13 September 2024
Europe's Wizz Air will launch the UK’s first budget airline flights to Saudi Arabia from London Gatwick on March 31 2025, promising "unbeatable fares” on its new, 239-seat Airbus A321XLR fleet.
