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You'll never get $10,000 for a United seat

The world was horrified to watch a bloodied United passenger dragged off a jet in Chicago earlier this month. While the assaul...

Bloomberg News |

Qantas refreshes Boeing 747 first class

Qantas is retiring its oldest Boeing 747s as the new Boeing 787s arrive, but that hasn't stopped one of the jumbos from getting...

David Flynn |

Cathay to "compete hard on price" against Virgin

Cathay Pacific has promised to be price-competitive on the Melbourne-Hong Kong route as Virgin Australia counts down to the Jul...

David Flynn |

CX CEO faces high costs, eager rivals

Friends and executives clinked their champagne flutes for Rupert Hogg late last week at a sky lounge offering a view of Hong Ko...

Bloomberg News |

Qantas promises more A380s for Asia

If every cloud has a silver lining, then the axing of Qantas' Airbus A380 flights from Melbourne to London brings a shiny dash...

David Flynn |

Qantas Perth-London flights go on sale

Qantas non-stop Perth-London Boeing 787 flights start March 24 Daily QF9 service begins from Melbourne with domestic Dreamli...

David Flynn |

Emirates goes all-A380 on Melbourne-Dubai

Melbourne travellers will find the same standards of seating aboard all Emirates flights from March 25 2018 as the Qantas partn...

Chris C. |

Qantas to axe Melbourne-Dubai-London route

Qantas will axe its daily Melbourne-Dubai-London Airbus A380 flights from late March 2018, with the long-running superjumbo rou...

David Flynn |

Qantas eyes non-stops to Paris, Rome, Berlin

Qantas has pegged Paris, Rome and Berlin as the next non-stop routes for the airline's Boeing 787 network. The flights would ...

David Flynn |

China Southern's US$6bn A350 order

China Southern plans to buy 20 A350 wide-body aircraft from Airbus in a deal worth about US$6 billion, providing a boost for th...

Bloomberg News |

Etihad: double-daily A380 flights to Sydney

Virgin Australia partner Etihad Airways will upgrade all of its Sydney-Abu Dhabi flights to the flagship Airbus A380 from Octob...

Chris C. |

Airlines charge different prices for the same seat

FREQUENT FLYER 101 | Everybody understands that airfares change from day to day, but many travellers are surprised to learn tha...

Chris C. |

Etihad drops Airbus A380 from Melbourne

Etihad Airways is axing Airbus A380 flights from Melbourne, and with them the superjumbo's superbly spacious first class 'Apart...

David Flynn |

Qantas Perth-London flights go on sale

Qantas will begin selling tickets on its non-stop Perth-London Boeing 787 service today, with the inaugural flight on March 24,...

David Flynn |

Best business class seats: Virgin Atlantic B787-9

While Virgin Atlantic no longer flies to Australia, Aussies can still hop aboard the airline's flights to London Heathrow from ...

Chris C. |

Qantas to London: fly direct or connect?

TALKING POINT | Qantas is expected to announce this week the exact 'late March 2018' launch date (and pricing, and schedule) fo...

David Flynn |

Virgin launches Canberra-Perth flights

Virgin Australia will join Qantas in catering to the sharply-defined "WA-based Federal Politician" market with the launch of fl...

David Flynn |

Get free WiFi on Cathay's Airbus A350

One of the best features of Cathay Pacific's new Airbus A350 is that the advanced jet boasts inflight Internet so that travell...

David Flynn |