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Flight Centre enjoys record UK profits 27 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
Flight Centre has seen its profits rise by 20.3 per cent in the last year helped by record profits for its UK businesses. The Australian-based firm, which owns corporate travel specialists FCM Travel...
Emirates set to launch Taiwan flights 27 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
Dubai-based Emirates will become the first Gulf carrier to serve the Pacific island when it launches flights to Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, in February 2014. Flights by three-class B777-300ERs wil...
Pilots give warning over fatigue regulations 27 Aug 2013 | 02:04 pm
The UK’s major pilots union has hit out at new European Union flying rules which it claims will reduce safety levels. BALPA, which represents 80 per cent of British pilots, has lodged a formal compla...
Directors’ group calls for scrapping of HS2 27 Aug 2013 | 01:40 pm
The government’s HS2 rail project has been dubbed a “grand folly” by the Institute of Directors. The much-criticised £42.6 billion scheme suffered a further blow as the majority of IOD members said i...
The Interview: Jeff Edwards, Amadeus 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
BBT talks to Jeff Edwards, Amadeus’ head of global IT business, about the latest technology developments and their impact on travel buyers What’s on the horizon for mobile tools? I think it will be t...
Q&A: Amber Kelleher, ACTE 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Buying Business Travel is the official media partner for the ACTE Global Education Conference at Barcelona’s W Hotel on October 20-22. We find out what’s in store from ACTE’s senior director of global...
Finnair and Travelport agree distribution deal 23 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
Travelport has signed a new “multi-year” global distribution agreement with Finnair. The airline said that the deal would support its strategy of focusing on services between Europe and Asia through ...
HRS targets Chinese visitors to Europe 23 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm
Hotel booking specialist HRS is targeting the Chinese inbound market by identifying European properties which are set up to cater for their needs. The German company has created a China Friendly Hote...
Ryanair sues sacked pilot over TV appearance 23 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm
Ryanair has launched legal action against a pilot who appeared in a Channel 4 documentary. The no-frills carrier sacked John Goss last week after he took part in the Dispatches programme which raised...
American Airlines has no ‘plan B’ to US Airways merger 22 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm
American Airlines has admitted it has no back-up plan if US authorities block its $11 billion merger with US Airways. The US Department of Justice last week threw the merger plan into doubt when it l...
