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Virgin's new checkin kiosks

Virgin Australia plans to introduce self-serve checkin kiosks and bag drop facilities at its terminals across Australia next ye...

David Flynn |

AA overhauls AAdvantage FF program

American Airlines will re-engineer its AAdvantage frequent flyer program from next year to provide greater appeal to high-spend...

Chris C. |

Virgin unlocks upgrade waitlisting

Virgin Australia’s Velocity members can now register their interest in using Velocity frequent flyer points to secure a p...

Chris C. |

Qantas axes daily B747 SYD-LAX flights

Qantas will dial back flights between Sydney and Los Angeles next year, axing its Boeing 747 service on the route after joint v...

Chris C. |

Qantas eyes non-stop Sydney-NYC flights

Qantas has its eye on non-stop Sydney to New York flights using the advanced Boeing 777-8X jetliner, which the airline has...

Chris C. |

AA to offer business class pyjamas

American Airlines will bolster its business class offering with pyjamas from next month on all flights between Sydney and Los A...

Chris C. |

Ebola arrival forms to be scrapped

International jetsetters will no longer need to complete and present a ‘travel history card’ when returning to Aust...

Chris C. |

SQ to have 'all-new' seats on A350-900ULR

Singapore Airlines' new long-range Airbus A350 jet will be fitted with a new generation of business class and possibly first cl...

David Flynn |

Airbus eyes Gulf airlines for A350ULR

Airbus has tipped Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways as likely buyers of its A350-900 ultra-long range jet, which can ...

David Flynn |

XiamenAir to fly Sydney- China on B787

Chinese airline and SkyTeam alliance member XiamenAir will mark its Australian debut this month with the launch of non-stop fli...

Chris C. |

Qantas, American to fly NZ-US

Qantas and Oneworld alliance partner American Airlines will begin daily Auckland-Los Angeles flights in June 2016, breaking Air...

David Flynn |

Borghetti's best business lessons

One of Australia's most fascinating, enigmatic and undoubtedly driven business leaders, John Borghetti shaped both Qantas and V...

David Flynn |

Inside Singapore Airlines' A350

Singapore Airlines has revealed the breakdown of its Airbus A350 cabins ahead of the first aircraft's delivery in January 2016....

David Flynn |

Virgin Aus: discount flights for SMEs

Members of Virgin Australia’s Accelerate program for small and medium-sized businesses can now save up to 10% on the cost...

Chris C. |

Emirates debuts passenger-packed A380

Emirates will this week showcase its latest Airbus A380, designed to pack in some 615 passengers from tip to tail. It's the mo...

David Flynn |

Qantas launches new business class meals

Get ready for more posh nosh at the pointy end, with Qantas now serving new meals in the business class cabin of its domestic f...

David Flynn |

Citi restores Virgin, SQ credit card points

UPDATE | Citibank has abandoned controversial changes to the frequent flyer 'conversion rates' under the Citibank Rewards ...

Chris C. |

Qantas, Virgin Australia boost A330s

Qantas and Virgin Australia are both set to raise the stakes in their business class battle this month, although it's the trave...

David Flynn |