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Virgin ramps up WiFi to USA, then Asia
Virgin Australia plans to extend its inflight Internet service onto Boeing 777 flights to the USA and Airbus A330 services to ...
Qantas boots Boeing 717s to Brisbane
Qantas will fly its regional QantasLink Boeing 717 jets between Brisbane and both Adelaide and Cairns from November, in place o...
Malaysia Airlines plans for Brisbane, Perth
Malaysia Airlines intends to restart flights between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur, as well as launch a double daily service to Pe...
Cost-cutting SQ offers unpaid leave to crew
Singapore Airlines is offering three months of voluntary unpaid leave to cabin crew as it seeks to cut costs amid rising compet...
MAS' new first class lounge zones-in on service
Malaysia Airlines’ new flagship first class lounge at Kuala Lumpur International Airport will reemphasise five-star servi...
Qantas hopes to restart AA joint venture
Qantas will apply once more to the US authorities for an expanded joint venture deal with American Airlines, in a move that cou...
Virgin streamlines Melbourne-HKG flight schedule
Virgin Australia will straighten out its flight schedules between Melbourne and Hong Kong to offer consistent departure and arr...
Next-gen Airbus A320, Boeing 737 business class
Is this seat the next generation in business class for single-aisle jets like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 series? It's the ...
Malaysia Airlines' new Boeing 737 business class
Malaysia Airlines will launch a radical upgrade to its Boeing 737 business class, adopting lie-flat suites with direct aisle a...
Malaysia Airlines eyes Asia for A350s
EXCLUSIVE | Malaysia Airlines could begin flying its new Airbus A350s to Asia by the middle of 2018 as the airline grows lukewa...
Travellers see inflight WiFi as necessity
A majority of passengers not only want inflight Internet, they're willing to pay for it – and prepared to ditch airlines ...
The Persian Gulf's hub days may be numbered
Once upon a time, airlines based in the Persian Gulf were making all the running in the global aviation market. Propped up by ...
Virgin eyes China as path to profit
Virgin Australia aims to add two routes to mainland China to tap into the Chinese backer’s aviation hubs and the record f...
Virgin revamps domestic meals, drinks
EXCLUSIVE | Virgin Australia is revamping the meal and drink service across its domestic flights as the airline attempts to gai...
Delta, Air France/KLM, Virgin Atlantic pact
Delta Air Lines and China Eastern Airlines will each buy 10 percent stakes in Air France-KLM Group as part of a far-reaching p...
Etihad's $808m headache, $1.87bn loss
Etihad Airways has posted a US$1.87 billion annual loss, revealing the full extent of the pressures facing Persian Gulf carrier...
Airbus slashes A380 production
Airbus said it will almost halve production of its slow-selling A380 superjumbo, casting further doubt over the program’s...
BA's new amenity kits
British Airways' continued push to woo premium travellers will see the airline roll out stylish new amenity kits for first clas...