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Qatar dials back Adelaide flights

Qantas partner Qatar Airways is winding back its new flights between Adelaide and Doha, Qatar from later this year, dropping do...

Chris C. |

Compo for 'bird strike' delays?

When an aircraft hits a bird on take-off the score is typically aircraft 1, bird nil... although passengers usually lose out t...

David Flynn |

Is Qantas planning a new first class?

TALKING POINT | Is it time for a new Qantas first class suite for the Airbus A380, or potentially even the Boeing 787 Dreamlin...

David Flynn |

Cathay Pacific axes KL flights

Cathay Pacific will axe daily flights between Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur from March 2017, handing the route over to regional si...

David Flynn |

Virgin clarifies seat selection fee

Virgin Australia's Platinum and Gold frequent flyers will continue to enjoy free seating in the front rows of economy unde...

David Flynn |

Which airlines are dumping first class?

Ever-improving business class seats are making many airlines rethink the need for first class. Wide seats which convert to lon...

David Flynn |

British Airways World Traveller Plus

British Airways World Traveller Plus premium economy class is a popular choice among cost-conscious business travellers as well...

Staff Writers |

Virgin overhauls fares, fees, Fly Ahead

Virgin Australia will revamp its line-up of economy, premium economy and business class fares from September 7 2016, expanding...

Chris C. |

Virgin eyes next-gen jets

They've got to be the two most-asked question on Virgin Australia's future fleet plans: will the airline choose the Airbus A350...

David Flynn |

CX: new credit card booking fees

Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to revise its credit card fees for bookings, in line with the Reserve Bank's new rules on ...

David Flynn |

SQ to fly Airbus A350 to Melbourne

Singapore Airlines will begin Airbus A350 flights to Melbourne from Wednesday August 10, some three weeks earlier than the prev...

David Flynn |

Talking point: BYO IFE

TALKING POINT | You're settling in for that long flight, with many hours stretching ahead. Time to relax with a good movie or a...

David Flynn |

Virgin sees growth in business travel

Business travellers continue to help Virgin Australia gain altitude in the dogfight against Qantas, with the corporate and gove...

David Flynn |

Airberlin adds EuroBusiness row

IN BRIEF | Airberlin will convert the first row of its all-economy short-range fleet into a business class proposition for fli...

David Flynn |

Qantas: no plans for more Airbus A380s

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the airline has no plans to buy any more Airbus A380s, including the eight superjumbos still listed ...

Chris C. |

AirAsia X plans Brisbane-KL flights

Direct flights between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur are now a matter of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ for AirAsia X, with the Queenslan...

Chris C. |

Qantas to fly Boeing 787 from Oct 2017

Qantas will take the reins of its first Boeing 787-9 in October 2017 and expects to reveal the first Dreamliner routes by year'...

Chris C. |

Jetstar eyes more flights to China

Jetstar intends to open up new direct routes between Australia and China as Qantas' low-cost arm expands its international netw...

Chris C. |