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Is this 'the Holy Grail' of business class?

Travellers want business class seats which have direct access to the aisle, convert into a lie-flat bed, and offer plenty of pe...

David Flynn |

Seat delays hit United's Polaris rollout

United Airlines faces a new setback in its bid to win back business customers as production snags hinder deliveries of Boeing j...

Bloomberg News |

Cathay Betsy Beer on Aussie flights

Cathay Pacific's unique Betsy Beer – an ale designed for altitude, where taste profiles change and tend to 'bland' out &n...

David Flynn |

Boeing backs hybrid electric planes

Boeing and JetBlue Airways are investing in a startup developing an electric-powered aircraft with the potential to transform s...

Bloomberg News |

Revealed: BA's Airbus A350 Club World seat

New Club World seat for Airbus A350, Boeing 787-10 All seats to have direct aisle access Not all A350s, 787-10s will have f...

David Flynn |

Best ways to spend 250,000 Skywards miles

Emirates Skywards is a powerful frequent flyer program for securing business class and first class flights with your points &nd...

Chris C. |

BA wants you to eat better, sleep better

British Airways hopes to reinvent everything from supper to sleep with a refresh of its Club World business class service to be...

David Flynn |

Not all BA next-gen jets to have first class?

British Airways now expects to see its first Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 787-10 jetliners from 2019, but says that not all of t...

David Flynn |

Qantas launches inflight Internet

Qantas will flick the switch on its free inflight Internet service on Friday April 7 as challenger Virgin Australia readies a ...

David Flynn |

New ways for airlines to win your business

Amid a dearth of new plane models, the aviation industry is intensifying the search for in-cabin innovations to lure passengers...

Bloomberg |

AirNZ cool on A321neo business class

Air New Zealand has chosen to go the all-economy route for its new Airbus A321neo and A320neo jets, which will take wing l...

David Flynn |

Virgin relaunches Melbourne-Los Angeles

Virgin Australia is once again flying between Melbourne and Los Angeles, adding competition to a route currently exclusive to Q...

David Flynn |

SQ locks in daily Airbus 350 for MEL

Singapore Airlines is locking in its advanced Airbus A350 jet for a year-round schedule between Melbourne and Singapore startin...

David Flynn |

Charging your iPhone on a Qantas flight

Ever boarded a Qantas flight with your iPhone battery perilously low after a long day on the go, but didn't pack the necessary ...

David Flynn |

Cathay puts the squeeze on economy seating

Cathay Pacific, the premium airline that is seeking ways to revive earnings after its first annual loss in eight years, plans t...

Bloomberg News |

How to enjoy a stress-free Dubai stopover

Flying on Qantas QF1 from Sydney to London? James Wallis reveals how to take the stress out of the short Dubai stopover. As a ...

James Wallis |

How airlines are responding to the tech ban

Faced with a ban on any carry-on technology larger than a smartphone on direct flights to the USA, the big 'Middle East Th...

David Flynn |

The world's largest airplane window

Everybody loves the view from an airplane window, and soon there'll be a window to make the most of that vista. It's the SkyVi...

David Flynn |