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Japan: to catch the plane or the train?
With high-speed rail and a choice of airports in cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, getting from A to B in Japan is one easy task....
LAN looks for growth with Boeing 787
South American airline and Qantas partner LAN is gearing up for growth on its Sydney-Santiago route, driven in part by next mon...
Virgin launches trans-Tas business class
Virgin Australia ups its game this week with the launch of trans-Tasman business class between Sydney and Auckland – givi...
Qantas Gold status match for NZ
Qantas is aiming to bring more of New Zealand's business travellers under its wing with the rare offer of free Gold status...
AirAsia X to go trans-Tasman?
AirAsia X could enter the trans-Tasman market, adding a dash of low-cost competition to the popular corridor already flown by ...
AirNZ nixes Boeing 787 'retrojet' livery
Air New Zealand says it has no plans to dress a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in 'retro' livery as part of the airline's 75th anniver...
Video: Qantas A330 Business Suite TVC
Qantas will light the marketing touchpaper for its Airbus A330 Business Suite this weekend with the debut of a 30 second TV com...
Microsoft co-founder's amazing Stratolaunch
Take two used Boeing 747s, pull off all the engines, strap six of them to a pair of custom-built composite hulls and you've got...
Virgin delays new A330 business class
Virgin Australia's launch of its next-generation business class seats has been pushed back to mid-year, extending Qantas' valu...
Virgin's slim $10.2m pre-tax profit
Virgin Australia has eked out a slim $10.2 million pre-tax profit over the first six months of the 2015 financial year, bu...
Qantas, Singapore Airlines win in awards
Qantas has been voted as Australia's Domestic Business Travel Airline of the Year and Domestic Airline of the Year in...
Redeeming orphaned frequent flyer points
TRAVEL STRATEGY | Stuck with a small number of frequent flyer points in an account that you barely use? With many companies re...
Poll results: Qantas dress code for lounges
More than four out of five business travellers and frequent flyers support Qantas' controversial decision to enforce its '...
Qantas tweaks domestic economy service
With its impressive new A330 Business Suites plus champagne and amenity kits in trans-Tasman business class, it might seem like...
iPad Mini tablets for Qantas economy
Qantas has turned to Apple's iPad Mini to serve as an inflight entertainment system for passengers on its revamped Airbus A330 ...
Qantas trans-Tasman business class
Qantas is raising the bar on its trans-Tasman business class service ahead of challenger Virgin Australia entering the market n...
China Southern brings Boeing 787 to Perth
China Southern will begin flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Perth from April 1, and will also boost the number of flights to...
Free premium economy upgrades with Air NZ
Clued-in travellers hopping across the pond can stretch out in an Air New Zealand premium economy seat, yet without paying a ce...