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International & Aviation News Transport Ministers are named The highly visible and personable Robert Courts is no longer UK Minister of Aviation and follows Grant Shapps out of the Department for Transport (DfT) as new Prime Minister Lizz Truss sweeps away the old guard. Following the appointment of Anne-Ma… Read more Radisson Blue Perth Scotland A famous one-time British Transport Hotel, and a Grade II listed building, has re-opened featuring as the Radisson Blu Hotel Perth (Scotland). The hotel features 75 guest rooms and suites, a restaurant, lobby bar, garden bar, fitness gym, treatmen… Read more Private jet boom The use of private jets continues to boom and is now well above the pre-pandemic figures according to Wingx Global Market Tracker in a report. In the first 18 days of September there were 279,105 business jet and prop sectors operated globally, 5… Read more Lufthansa goes private Lufthansa has been returned to the private sector following the sale of a stake taken during the pandemic by the German government. Germany’s Economic Stabilisation Fund has sold its remaining 6.2% stake in the airline, ahead of an agreed deadline of O… Read more Hahn Air Just to avoid confusion Hahn Air is not an airline, as such, and has no connection with the new British carrier Hans Airways. See BTN 5 September ON TOUR: Hans Airways gets ready. Established in 1999 Hahn Air is essentially a charter broker … Read more Flybe and Heathrow Heathrow will see a further expansion of Flybe de Havilland Dash 8 Heathrow services this winter with the introduction of flights to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) and the Isle of Man (IOM) from 30 October. The same aircraft will also be us… Read more EVA Air dining With a new innovative scheme Premium Economy and Economy passengers on EVA Air will soon be able to enjoy the same meals as those travelling in Business Class. The meals, created by chefs Huang Ching Biao and Joe Huang, are standard for Business Cl… Read more De Havilland news One of the oldest names in aviation still building aircraft, de Havilland (albeit the Canadian version) has announced plans to establish a brand-new assembly and support operation in Western Canada. The new facility’s home will … Read more Bahrain International Airshow After a four-year break the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) is returning to the aviation calendar. Taking place 9-11 November at Sakhir Airbase the sixth show celebrates a decade of distinction with an exciting programme of new features, indus… Read more Alice flies The Israeli-designed Alice electric aircraft has made its maiden nose-up hop. First unveiled at the Paris Air Show in 2019, Alice, the electric commuter aircraft, is designed to carry up to 2,500 lbs (1,134kg) of payload for a range of up to 440nm… Read more Aircrew wanted The shortage of aircrew continues worldwide. PLAY, the new Iceland budget airline, is advertising positions for 150 flight attendants and 55 pilots for the airline’s growth next summer. PLAY is welcoming applications from experienced as well … Read more Travel Conference ABTA has revealed the full agenda for the 2022 Travel Convention, the UK travel industry’s leading event, which will take place in Marrakech from 10-12 October. Driven by this year’s theme, Travel’s New Landscape, an i… Read more From BTN's new owner As Malcolm plans to use next week's newsletter to look back on his 50 years in travel, I wanted to use this slot this week to explain what will happen when Head for Points takes over Business Travel News from Monday 10 October writes Rob Burgess. T… Read more New Zealand With the curtailment of the Air New Zealand flights from London to Auckland via Las Angeles abandoned before the pandemic the airline is now suggesting connecting via the United States using Star Alliance partners and alternative airlines. Air New … Read more Hoxton Hotel With Christmas quickly coming up a new hotel is to open close by the Westfield Shopping complex and Shepherd’s Bush Market. Called The Hoxton Shepherd’s Bush, the target date is Monday 12 December. London’s fourth Hoxt… Read more German peace Lufthansa has concluded a deal with its pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which includes a “peace obligation” not to hold any strikes for more than nine months. Lufthansa said this agreement with VC had now been concluded. I… Read more LETTER OF THE WEEK: The King's Flight. Some interesting comments. www.btnews.co.uk/article/19609 Read more French ATC problems Ryanair cancelled 420 flights, easyJet cut 76, British Airways cancelled 22, while Air France ran only 45% of its short-haul flights. Neal McMahon, Operations Director, Ryanair, said that it was "inexplicable" that thousands of European citizens an… Read more British Airways Club Suites Head for Points (HfP), soon to become the owner of Business Travel News (BTN), has published a very comprehensive suite guide. BA launched its new Business Class seat in 2019 with the arrival of its first Airbus A350 aircraft. Called Clu… Read more ON THE SOAPBOX: Richard Cawthorne Richard Cawthorne was Editor of Business Travel News from 2015 until February 2020. Previously he had held the same post with the then ABTN (Air & Business Travel News), appointed by new owners when the founding Editor/Publisher, John Pointer, sold out.<… Read more

International & Aviation News

Transport Ministers are named

The highly visible and personable Robert Courts is no longer UK Minister of Aviation and follows Grant Shapps out of the Department for Transport (DfT) as new Prime Minister Lizz Truss sweeps away the old guard.

Following the appointment of Anne-Ma…

Read more
Radisson Blue Perth Scotland

A famous one-time British Transport Hotel, and a Grade II listed building, has re-opened featuring as the Radisson Blu Hotel Perth (Scotland).

The hotel features 75 guest rooms and suites, a restaurant, lobby bar, garden bar, fitness gym, treatmen…

Read more
Private jet boom

The use of private jets continues to boom and is now well above the pre-pandemic figures according to Wingx Global Market Tracker in a report.

In the first 18 days of September there were 279,105 business jet and prop sectors operated globally, 5…

Read more
Lufthansa goes private

Lufthansa has been returned to the private sector following the sale of a stake taken during the pandemic by the German government. Germany’s Economic Stabilisation Fund has sold its remaining 6.2% stake in the airline, ahead of an agreed deadline of O…

Read more
Hahn Air

Just to avoid confusion Hahn Air is not an airline, as such, and has no connection with the new British carrier Hans Airways.
See BTN 5 September ON TOUR: Hans Airways gets ready.

Established in 1999 Hahn Air is essentially a charter broker …

Read more
Flybe and Heathrow

Heathrow will see a further expansion of Flybe de Havilland Dash 8 Heathrow services this winter with the introduction of flights to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) and the Isle of Man (IOM) from 30 October.

The same aircraft will also be us…

Read more
EVA Air dining

With a new innovative scheme Premium Economy and Economy passengers on EVA Air will soon be able to enjoy the same meals as those travelling in Business Class.

The meals, created by chefs Huang Ching Biao and Joe Huang, are standard for Business Cl…

Read more
De Havilland news

One of the oldest names in aviation still building aircraft, de Havilland (albeit the Canadian version) has announced plans to establish a brand-new assembly and support operation in Western Canada.

The new facility’s home will …

Read more
Bahrain International Airshow

After a four-year break the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) is returning to the aviation calendar.

Taking place 9-11 November at Sakhir Airbase the sixth show celebrates a decade of distinction with an exciting programme of new features, indus…

Read more
Alice flies

The Israeli-designed Alice electric aircraft has made its maiden nose-up hop.

First unveiled at the Paris Air Show in 2019, Alice, the electric commuter aircraft, is designed to carry up to 2,500 lbs (1,134kg) of payload for a range of up to 440nm…

Read more
Aircrew wanted

The shortage of aircrew continues worldwide.

PLAY, the new Iceland budget airline, is advertising positions for 150 flight attendants and 55 pilots for the airline’s growth next summer. PLAY is welcoming applications from experienced as well …

Read more
Travel Conference

ABTA has revealed the full agenda for the 2022 Travel Convention, the UK travel industry’s leading event, which will take place in Marrakech from 10-12 October.

Driven by this year’s theme, Travel’s New Landscape, an i…

Read more
From BTN's new owner

As Malcolm plans to use next week's newsletter to look back on his 50 years in travel, I wanted to use this slot this week to explain what will happen when Head for Points takes over Business Travel News from Monday 10 October writes Rob Burgess.

T…

Read more
New Zealand

With the curtailment of the Air New Zealand flights from London to Auckland via Las Angeles abandoned before the pandemic the airline is now suggesting connecting via the United States using Star Alliance partners and alternative airlines.

Air New …

Read more
Hoxton Hotel

With Christmas quickly coming up a new hotel is to open close by the Westfield Shopping complex and Shepherd’s Bush Market.

Called The Hoxton Shepherd’s Bush, the target date is Monday 12 December.

London’s fourth Hoxt…

Read more
German peace

Lufthansa has concluded a deal with its pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), which includes a “peace obligation” not to hold any strikes for more than nine months.

Lufthansa said this agreement with VC had now been concluded. I…

Read more
LETTER OF THE WEEK:

The King's Flight. Some interesting comments. www.btnews.co.uk/article/19609

Read more
French ATC problems

Ryanair cancelled 420 flights, easyJet cut 76, British Airways cancelled 22, while Air France ran only 45% of its short-haul flights.

Neal McMahon, Operations Director, Ryanair, said that it was "inexplicable" that thousands of European citizens an…

Read more
British Airways Club Suites

Head for Points (HfP), soon to become the owner of Business Travel News (BTN), has published a very comprehensive suite guide.

BA launched its new Business Class seat in 2019 with the arrival of its first Airbus A350 aircraft.

Called Clu…

Read more
ON THE SOAPBOX: Richard Cawthorne

Richard Cawthorne was Editor of Business Travel News from 2015 until February 2020. Previously he had held the same post with the then ABTN (Air & Business Travel News), appointed by new owners when the founding Editor/Publisher, John Pointer, sold out.<…

Read more