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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...

David Flynn |

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...

David Flynn |

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...

David Flynn |

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 ...

Bloomberg News |

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...

Bloomberg News |

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 ...

David Flynn |

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...

Bloomberg News |

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...

Bloomberg News |

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 ...

Bloomberg News |

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 ...

Bloomberg News |

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...

David Flynn |

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...

David Flynn |

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...

Bloomberg News |

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...

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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 ...

Businessweek |

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...

Bloomberg News |

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...

Chris C. |

How Aussies are using inflight Internet

With Qantas and Virgin Australia both beginning a broader rollout of inflight Internet on domestic routes, the airlin...

David Flynn |