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Qantas, Virgin soft on SanFran
United Airlines looks set to retain its monopoly on flights from Sydney to San Francisco for some time, with neither Qanta...
Qatar to begin Airbus A350 flights to Munich
Qatar Airways is adding another pin to its Airbus A350 route map with the debut of double-daily A350 flights to Munich. From O...
Lufthansa patents fireplace for VIP jets
That fully-stocked bar or jacuzzi in your private jet just became passé and passed-over. The next new thing is a firepla...
New: redeem Qantas Points on car hire
Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now redeem their points on car hire with Avis and Budget in Australia and New Zealand. Bette...
Emirates to replace Boeing 777s with 777X
Emirates reportedly plans to upgrade its entire Boeing 777 fleet in favour of the next-gen Boeing 777X jet from 2020, marking ...
China Airlines to fly Sydney- Christchurch
Taiwanese flag carrier and SkyTeam member China Airlines will recommence its Sydney-Christchurch flights after a successful ‘t...
Qantas signs Jessica Hart as trend guru
A fashion-centric reinvention of the Flying Kangaroo continues this week as Qantas brings Aussie supermodel Jessica Hart o...
AirNZ ramps up Perth-Auckland flights
Air New Zealand will boost its flights between Perth and Auckland by year's end with the launch of three additional return serv...
New business, first class dining on MH
Business class passengers bound for Australia with Malaysia Airlines will now dine like the country’s royalty on flights ...
Qantas boosts Auckland flights in July
Qantas will run an extra 21 return flights across the Tasman to cater for strong demand over the mid-year peak school holiday p...
Cancelled flight: who's looked after first?
It's the last thing you want to hear while sitting in the Qantas lounge: an announcement that your flight has been cancelled, t...
Surf's up in AirNZ's latest safety video
Air New Zealand passengers will be taken on virtual a ‘surfing safari’ with a number of world surfing champions as ...
Grab 40,000 Qantas Points with CommBank
An easy 40,000 Qantas frequent flyer points are up for grabs when applying for the Commonwealth Bank Platinum Awards credit car...
How to earn VA Velocity points in India
Although Virgin Australia doesn’t have an airline partner in India, members of its Velocity Frequent Flyer program can st...
Etihad's 'premium' Twitter service
IN BRIEF | Etihad Airways has launched what would seem to be a first for airlines and social media – an invitation-only Twitte...
Korean Air's new first class suite
Korean Air's new first class Kosmo Suites play the privacy card with higher partitions and sliding doors. They'll be launched ...
Boeing tips first 777X for 2018
The first Boeing 777X will trundle off the production line in 2018, a Boeing exec has revealed, as the company edges closer to ...
Etihad to fly B787 Dreamliner to Singapore
Virgin Australia partner Etihad Airways will upgrade its Singapore-Abu Dhabi flights to a Boeing 787-9 from August 1 2015. Tak...