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SilkAir's new Boeing 737 MAX business class
SilkAir has pulled back the curtains on a smart-looking set of business class seats for its new Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet, w...
Borghetti bullish on supersonic Boom
Virgin Australia chief John Borghetti feels the need: the need for speed. Supersonic speed, as it turns out – and he reck...
Malaysia Airlines: ex-Airberlin A330s for AKL
Malaysia Airlines plans to fly the first of its six Airbus A330-200 jets – formerly leased to Airberlin – between A...
Airbus rethinks the cabin with 'Airspace'
Regardless of how an plane's cabin irks you – no legroom, garbage Wi-Fi, scant overhead bin space – most of the experience is ...
Elon Musk wants you to travel the globe in 1 hour
Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has long dreamed of creating a human colony on Mars, is planning to build a new rocket ship code na...
Priority boarding: what's your experience?
TALKING POINT | Being able to 'jump the queue' – or at least elegantly sidestep it – is why Gold and Platinum frequent flyers ...
Up next: electric planes?
EasyJet is working with a U.S. engineering startup to develop a fully electric commercial plane within a decade, the British ai...
Dyson to build electric car by 2020
Dyson, best-known as a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners, hand driers and air filters, will build an electric car by 2020, founde...
Inflight WiFi makes you worth more to airlines
Each airline passenger will be worth an extra A$5 (US$4) per flight to carriers once they’re able to offer uninterrupted ...
Could tablets kill the inflight video screen?
Book a domestic flight on any of the Big Three U.S. airlines, and you won’t be sure whether the seat in front of you has ...
Contest: welcome the Qantas Boeing 787
This contest has now closed and the winners have been drawn, contacted and confirmed for this exclusive event: so, congratulati...
Norwegian plays down plans for Sydney fights
Norwegian Air has made tentative plans to commence flying to Australia, however the airline doesn't expect flights to begin any...
Can Boom make supersonic flying profitable?
Ask a harried air traveler about the basics of modern flight, and you’ll probably elicit surprise when they discover commercia...
The decline of Asia's airline empires
The Venetian Republic and the British Empire built their economies on ocean trade. Dwindling naval power heralded their decline...
Airlines add mood lighting
Interior designers for airlines across Europe, Asia, and the US have a new consideration when it comes to onboard products and ...
Lufthansa set to swoop on Air Berlin
Lufthansa and EasyJet were selected as the preferred bidders for the main assets of insolvent Air Berlin, handing both airlines...
Sampling SQ's business class Book the Cook menu
Singapore Airlines will introduce 'Book the Cook' for its business class and premium economy passengers flying from Brisbane ne...
How Aussies are using inflight Internet
With Qantas and Virgin Australia both beginning a broader rollout of inflight Internet on domestic routes, the airlin...