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Alan Joyce won't rush next 787 orders

Qantas will start to decide this year whether to take up its options and purchase rights for as many as 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamli...

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UK airlines scrutinised over seat selection fees

U.K. airlines’ practice of charging for assigned seats is being scrutinized by regulators amid concerns the policy &ndash...

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Luggage-grabbing flyers ignore safety pleas

Flames of burning jet fuel licked the side of American Airlines Flight 383 after it screeched to a halt on a Chicago runway. As...

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British Airways offers one hour free WiFi

If you're travelling on one of the three British Airways Boeing 747s currently fitted with inflight Internet, BA and credit car...

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Airbus woos Qantas with A350-1000

Qantas will take part in an invitation-only flight on the Airbus A350-1000 during its visit to Sydney on Monday February 12, in...

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Cathay plans Airbus A350-1000 for Sydney

Cathay Pacific aims to bring its new Airbus A350-1000 jet to Sydney in the second half of 2018 to keep pace with continued grow...

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Branson rebrands business class

Richard Branson is nothing if not a brilliant marketer, so how does his Virgin Atlantic find make some rather stodgy business c...

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Airbus A350-1000 visits Sydney

It's the largest twin-engine jet that Airbus has ever built – a sleek streamlined sylph which the company describes as "s...

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Emirates A380s for Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide

Emirates hopes to upgrade all its flights to Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide to Airbus A380 jets on the back of the airline's rec...

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Star Alliance offers two-stop round-the-world fare

Travellers visiting two far-flung destinations on a single trip can now book their entire journey as a Star Alliance round-the-...

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Iberia's new Airbus A350 business class

Iberia's new Airbus A350 jets will see the British Airways sibling and Oneworld member revisit its international business class...

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Qantas first class upgrade for 17k points?

Here's what has to be the best value for your Qantas frequent flyer points: upgrading from premium economy seat to a Qantas fi...

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PAL goes non-stop on Brisbane-Manila

Philippine Airlines will begin non-stop flights between Manila and Brisbane from March 27, axing the current Darwin stopover –...

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All-new standard A320 seat for Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa plans an all-new seat design for its Airbus A320 jets from 2019, with the same seat also being fitted to sibling air...

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Three new business class seats for 2018

The pace never slows at the pointy end of the plane as airlines continue to seek a competitive edge in what's become a hyper-c...

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Vietnam Airlines upgrades premium economy service

Vietnam Airlines’ premium economy passengers will find their experience a touch more ‘premium’ under recent i...

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SQ tweaks Canberra, Melbourne, Wellington flights

Singapore Airlines is shaking up its Canberra flights, adding a via-Sydney leg on the way from Singapore and upgrading the airc...

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Qatar delays Airbus A350-1000 debut

Qatar Airways has delayed taking Airbus' new A350-1000 jet – for which it is the much-vaunted global launch customer &nda...

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