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First CX Airbus A350 due May 27

Cathay Pacific's new Airbus A350 takes wing this week, and Australian Business Traveller has all the details - and plenty of ph...

David Flynn |

SQ: book premium economy with KF miles

Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members will soon be able to book SQ premium economy flights using their hard-earned miles, either...

Chris C. |

Jet Airways goes fully-flat to Mumbai

Business class passengers jetting to India with Qantas and Jet Airways will soon enjoy fully-flat beds on the journey via Singa...

Chris C. |

First look: new VA B777 premium economy

The first of Virgin Australia’s revamped Boeing 777 aircraft is now zipping between Sydney and Los Angeles, bringing alon...

Chris C. |

Emirates plots A380 'private bedroom'

Emirates plans to begin flying its all-new first class suites by the end of 2017, with both the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300E...

David Flynn |

Best seats: Qantas 747 business class

Despite its age, the venerable Boeing 747-400 is a mainstay of Qantas' international fleet – plying routes from Australia...

David Flynn |

New business class seats for 2016

Qantas is in the home stretch of its A330 fleet-wide upgrade to the impressive Business Suite, and Virgin Australia has finally...

David Flynn |

Air Canada to fly Brisbane-Vancouver

Air Canada is getting bullish on Brisbane as the launch of its Brisbane-Vancouver service draws near. First up: the Star Allia...

David Flynn |

Booking EY flights with Velocity points

Virgin Australia's partnership with Etihad Airways allows members of Velocity Frequent Flyer to trade their points for a sojour...

Chris C. |

Qatar: A350s for Perth, Auckland delayed

Qatar Airways plans to upgrade its Perth flights to the advanced Airbus A350, although there's a question mark hanging over whe...

Chris C. |

Qatar to fly A380 to Sydney

Qatar Airways will upgrade its daily Sydney-Doha flights to the flagship Airbus A380 from September 15 2016, replacing the Boei...

Chris C. |

Delta to launch premium economy

Virgin Australia partner Delta Air Lines will offer premium economy on international flights from 2017, joining American Airlin...

Chris C. |

Qatar Airways brings A350 to Adelaide

Qantas partner Qatar Airways kicks off its Doha-Adelaide flights today, bringing the advanced Airbus A350-900 to the South Aust...

Chris C. |

Virgin's new Boeing 777 business class

It was a case of "better late than never" as Virgin Australia's new Boeing 777-300ER business class seats made their debut...

David Flynn |

Qantas looks to Boeing 787 boost

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce's much-vaunted three year transformation program is on track to write up $2 billion in savings and benefi...

David Flynn |

5 things you didn't know about Up in the Air

A favourite film among many business travellers, Up in the Air depicts high-flying character Ryan Bingham’s journeys acro...

Chris C. |

Best seats in ScootBiz business class

ScootBiz represents an affordable business class option on flights from Australia to Singapore and beyond, replacing the fully-...

Chris C. |

Apply for your passport online?

A new online passport applications system could swap queues for clicks when it launches in the middle of 2017. The Department...

David Flynn |