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Cathay Pacific 2019 earlybird business class fares

Start planning your 2019 travel schedule this month and you can land some great business class fares through Cathay Pacific's '...

Brandon Loo |

Best business class seats on SQ's A350-900ULR

Singapore Airlines' ultra-long range Airbus A350-900 jet takes wing in October with non-stop flights to New York starting Octob...

David Flynn |

What an Emirates-Etihad merger would mean

A combination of Dubai-based Emirates and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad would be the airline industry’s deal of the decade, if...

Bloomberg News |

Qantas: next European non-stop in March 2019

Qantas could decide on the next European destination for non-stop Boeing 787 flights from Perth as early as March 2019, with P...

David Flynn |

New Qantas, Cathay Pacific codeshare partnership

Qantas will begin codesharing on selected Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon flights from October, allowing Qantas Frequent Flyer...

Chris C. |

EVA reveals new Boeing 787 business class

Taiwan's EVA Air is about to start flying its first Boeing 787-9, and the Dreamliner marks the debut of a new Royal Laurel busi...

David Flynn |

Emirates seeks Etihad takeover

Dubai’s flagship airline Emirates is looking at taking over unprofitable neighbor Etihad, according to four people famili...

Bloomberg News |

How Qantas can make priority boarding work

TALKING POINT | Any traveller on a domestic Qantas flight can attest that the airline's approach to priority boarding simply d...

Gary Walter |

Best perks of Velocity Gold in domestic economy

This article is part of our ongoing Business Travel 101 series for newcomers to the world of business travel. Virgin Australia...

Brandon Loo |

Copa's new Boeing 737 MAX business class

Central American airline Copa has rolled out lie-flat seats on its new Boeing 737 MAX jets, making it the latest member in a sm...

David Flynn |

How the Airbus A380 changed premium travel

It's now been a decade since Qantas picked up the keys to its first Airbus A380, and eleven years since Singapore Airlines made...

Brandon Loo |

British Airways streamlines connections

British Airways is ramping up efforts at its London Heathrow T5 hub to help passengers make their connecting flights. This inc...

David Flynn |

Turkish Airlines aims for Sydney flights by 2019

Turkish Airlines is putting Australia back on its route map, with the airline's CEO confirming plans to launch flights to Sydn...

David Flynn |

High speed rail from Hong Kong to China

China's sprawling bullet train network will extend to Hong Kong on September 23, providing a direct connection to 44 mainland d...

Bloomberg News |

Virgin to fly Perth - Gold Coast

Virgin Australia will launch direct flights between Perth and the Gold Coast from mid-December, albeit with a few caveats. The...

David Flynn |

Qantas vs Virgin: flexibility of upgrades

Business class upgrades are perhaps the Holy Grail of frequent flyer programs, especially for business travellers stuck flying ...

Brandon Loo |

New SriLankan Airlines business class to Melbourne

Passengers jetting between Melbourne and Colombo with SriLankan Airlines will find the carrier’s newest business class se...

Chris C. |

Singapore Airlines' regional A350s for Brisbane

Singapore Airlines will bring a new batch of Airbus A350s to Brisbane from next year, introducing its latest regional business ...

Chris C. |