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Qantas moves to digital lounge passes

Qantas and its credit card partners will no longer issue physical lounge passes for travellers to tuck inside their wallet or ...

David Flynn |

John Borghetti resigns from Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti has announced that he will step down from the role in 2020. In an announcement posted to t...

David Flynn |

Qatar Qsuites for Sydney, Canberra from June

Qatar Airways will begin flying its highly-regarded Qsuite business class to Sydney and Canberra from next month. The airline ...

David Flynn |

Malaysia Airlines: Australian growth, global plans

The once-beleaguered Malaysia Airlines is now firmly on the comeback track, with brand new aircraft, new services like inflight...

Chris C. |

What's next for CX first, business class

With 79 new aircraft headed for Cathay Pacific’s hangars by the end of 2024, the fresh fleet will see an overhaul of first cla...

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Bombardier's next-gen business class seat

There's plenty to be said for flying on a private jet, but Bombardier reckons that the seats themselves have plenty of roo...

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CX is now extending inflight WiFi

Cathay Pacific's inflight Internet service will be rolled out across its Boeing 777-300ER fleet starting this month, with the ...

David Flynn |

Business class for Jetstar's A320neo fleet?

Jetstar could begin offering business class within Australia in its forthcoming Airbus A321neo jets, in a move which would be a...

David Flynn |

Qantas brings China Eastern reward bookings online

Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now book China Eastern flights using their frequent flyer points through the Qantas website,...

Chris C. |

Apple previews new iOS 12, macOS Mojave

Apple decided not to pull back the curtains on any new hardware at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, focussing...

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Emirates promises no more 2-3-2 business class

The era of 2-3-2 business class is over – at least for Emirates – proclaims CEO Tim Clark, describing the Boeing 77...

David Flynn |

Qantas sets the spec for Project Sunrise jets

Qantas is aiming to have its ultra-long range Project Sunrise jets carry over 300 passengers across four classes, with new sea...

David Flynn |

Qantas scraps plans for Perth-Johannesburg flights

UPDATE | Qantas has scrapped its planned flights between Perth and Johannesburg due to an ongoing stoush with Perth Airport ov...

Chris C. |

Qantas to order ultra-long range jets in 2019

The countdown clock is ticking on Qantas' ambitious plans to launch non-stop flights from Sydney and Melbourne to London and Ne...

David Flynn |

Airbus mulls ultra-long range A350-1000ULR

Airbus is considering an ultra-long range version of its A350-1000 jet as an alternative to the A350-900ULR for Qantas’ n...

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The secret to the A350? There isn't one

Airbus has seen widespread popularity for its newest A350 long-haul aircraft. But only one carrier so far – Singapore Air...

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Qantas, Air New Zealand join forces

Qantas and Air New Zealand will join forces in a codeshare partnership intended to isolate Virgin Australia, a former AirNZ all...

David Flynn |

Emirates confirms premium economy

Emirates will add premium economy seats to its new Airbus A380 fleet from 2020, airline CEO Tim Clark has confirmed. Update: ...

David Flynn |