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Inside the HondaJet Elite private jet

Honda's second-gen HondaJet Elite broke cover at this week's EBACE European business aviation expo in Geneva, which is a magnet...

David Flynn |

Airbus debuts new A330, A350 private jet cabins

For those times when merely flying first class won’t do, Airbus Corporate Jets can now outfit your own private Airbus A33...

Chris C. |

Virgin trails valet parking for Perth

Virgin Australia now offers valet parking at its Perth Airport T1 terminal, along the same lines as its current Premium Valet s...

David Flynn |

Delta 'Pre-select' meals for Sydney

Delta Air Lines is extending its choose-before-you-fly meal service to business class travellers between Los Angeles and Sydney...

David Flynn |

Glasses banned from new passport photos

The Australian Passport Office will ban glasses from passport photos from July 1, 2018, citing specs as a major impediment to a...

David Flynn |

BA trials new first class fast-track services

British Airways wants to put its first class flyers in the fast lane – in fact, an even faster fast lane than what they s...

David Flynn |

Qantas: no plans for 'no-frills' Basic Economy

Qantas says it won't introduce a no-frills 'Economy Basic' fare which would see passengers pay extra for meals and drinks, chec...

David Flynn |

Qantas mulls a move to 'buy on board'

EXCLUSIVE | Qantas could begin charging passengers for meals, movies and even a single piece of checked luggage under a new pri...

David Flynn |

Qantas, Air France codeshare to Paris

Qantas and Air France are back in rapprochement for daily flights to Paris, in what many hope will be a prelude to Qantas laun...

David Flynn |

Royal Brunei goes one-stop on Melbourne-UK route

Royal Brunei passengers travelling from Melbourne to London will shave five hours and 15 minutes from their trip when the airli...

Chris C. |

Qsuites coming to Qatar Boeing 777-200LR fleet

Qatar Airways is now adding its superb Qsuite business class suites to the airline's long-range Boeing 777-200LR jets, which wi...

David Flynn |

Reader review: Air New Zealand inflight WiFi

With 2Mbps top speeds and an NZ$30 pricetag, Air New Zealand's Boeing 777 WiFi service asks too much for too little. For an ai...

Gary Walter |

Etihad axes first class from Melbourne

Etihad Airways is pulling the plug on first class flights from Melbourne as the Virgin Australia partner moves both of its dail...

David Flynn |

Sydney-Hong Kong business class comparo

If you’re among the many business travellers who regularly jet between Sydney and Hong Kong, Virgin Australia is about to...

David Flynn |

BA's business class refresh hits SIN, SYD

British Airways plans to extend its new Club World business class 'sleep experience' to Singapore and Sydney in the next few m...

David Flynn |

SilkAir adopts SQ branding

Singapore Airlines' regional arm SilkAir will be folded back into its parent airline, losing its 26-year old brand in favour of...

David Flynn |

SAS: free high-speed WiFi for frequent flyers

SAS is now rolling out inflight Internet on European flights, with connections available free of charge to SAS Plus regional&nb...

David Flynn |

Cathay's first Airbus A350-1000 delivery

EXCLUSIVE | Cathay Pacific will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 on June 19, ahead of flights to Washington DC and p...

David Flynn |