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Oman Air's new Boeing 787 first class suites

Oman Air will fit 'First Class Mini Suites' to a new tranche of Boeing 787-9 jets, joining the handful of airlines with the con...

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Virgin Atlantic's new afternoon tea service

Afternoon tea and high tea are decidedly British traditions, even if they're not the same thing. Afternoon tea is, obviously e...

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Air Canada debuts new Signature business class

Air Canada is raising the business class bar with a rebranding of its premium cabins to Signature Class, and wrapping them...

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How Virgin intends to win against AirNZ

TALKING POINT | The messy break-up between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand is not reading from the familiar script. N...

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United's Boeing 787-10 seating details revealed

United Airlines will turn the Boeing 787-10 into a flagship for the US carrier on its debut later this year, with the stretched...

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Virgin launches Queenstown, Wellington flights

Virgin Australia will launch new routes between Sydney and Wellington and between Melbourne and Queenstown from October this y...

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Emirates refreshes spirits menu

Emirates is adding a selection of new spirits and liqueurs to its inflight drinks menu for first class and business class trav...

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Emirates' new Airbus A380 first class suites

Emirates plans luxurious new first class suites for its Airbus A380s, along with bathrooms and shower spa suites, in what airli...

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Lufthansa's Airbus A320neo business class seat

Lufthansa has revealed its new 2019 business class seat for the German airline's Airbus A320neo and A321neo jets, so without f...

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Qantas fast-track to Platinum, Gold status

This article is part of our ongoing Business Travel 101 series for newcomers to the world of business travel. Looking for a s...

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Boeing’s all-new business class seat

Boeing has pulled back the covers on its all-new business class seat, which will be offered to airlines as an off-the-shelf sea...

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Singapore Airlines brings Boeing 787-10 to Perth

Singapore Airlines will begin flying its new Boeing 787-10 aircraft to Perth from May 7 2018, bringing with it the airline's ne...

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Qantas fits more passengers on the A380

Qantas plans to squeeze more passengers onto its Airbus A380 superjumbos – by blocking off a pair of emergency exit doors...

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Etihad axes Perth-Abu Dhabi flights

Virgin Australia partner Etihad Airways will end its Perth-Abu Dhabi flights from October 2 2018. A spokesman for Etihad Airwa...

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Airbus plans sleeping bunks for cargo hold

Airbus will offer airlines the opportunity to convert part of an airplane's downstairs cargo hold into sleeping berths using c...

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SQ Boeing 787-10 best business class seats

With Singapore Airlines' new Boeing 787-10 set to take a number of regional routes under its wing, travellers will soon be scop...

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AirNZ adds trans-Tasman flights

Less than a week after announcing the end of its alliance with Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand has fired the first volley in ...

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Qantas boosts SFO codeshare flights

Travellers on Qantas' San Francisco flights from Sydney and Melbourne – the latter starting on September 1, 2018 as ...

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