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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...