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Airberlin serves up free currywurst

Passengers flying Airberlin domestically within Germany today will receive a free serve of the nation’s favourite snack &...

Chris C. |

United's Boeing 787 gets inflight Net

United Airlines will flick the inflight Internet switch on its new Boeing 787-9 service between Melbourne and Los Angles when D...

David Flynn |

JAL: new business class amenity kits

Passengers on Japan Airlines’ flights from Sydney to Tokyo Narita and beyond to selected destinations will soon unwrap ne...

Chris C. |

MH: cheap award seats + 15% points bonus

Travellers with a sizeable chunk of American Express Membership Rewards (MR) points are in for some seriously discounted travel...

Chris C. |

Qantas: status credits on classic awards

Qantas is offering valuable status credits when flying on 'classic award' bookings in economy, premium economy and business cla...

Chris C. |

Lufthansa's new Heathrow T2 lounge

Lufthansa is now flying into and out of the new London Heathrow T2 terminal, with travellers on the German airline treated to n...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia boosts Delta codeshares

Virgin Australia is expanding its codeshare arrangements with Delta Air Lines within the United States to cover three new desti...

Chris C. |

Virgin points, status credits on SAA

Virgin Australia will kick off codeshares on South African Airways’ daily Perth-Johannesburg flights later this month, al...

Chris C. |

Air China to fly 747-8 to Guangzhou, FRA

Air China is now the proud owner of a Boeing 747-8 – the first airline in Asia to operate the passenger version of the ne...

Chris C. |

Earn Velocity SCs on credit card spend

For a short time, Virgin Australia is offering a side serve of status credits to selected travellers when transferring points a...

Chris C. |

Qantas takes aim at North America

Qantas is increasing its focus on the USA in what CEO Alan Joyce describes as a vote of confidence in both the stateside travel...

David Flynn |

Qantas serves up a slice of Texas

Travellers on Qantas' new Airbus A380 flights from Sydney to Dallas will have the option of 'themed' inflight meals through to ...

David Flynn |

Virgin's Airbus A330 delivery flight

Virgin Australia has just received its sixth new Airbus A330, with the modern twin-aisle jet winging its way from Airbus in Tou...

David Flynn |

Qantas begins A380 flights to Dallas

Qantas today begins flying its flagship Airbus A380 from Sydney to Dallas in place of the Boeing 747 that’s shuttled betw...

David Flynn |

Photos: Etihad's sharp new-look livery

Etihad has revealed the new livery of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner fleet in Seattle. This rendering of a skyborne 787 provi...

Chris C. |

Virgin reveals new business class

Virgin Australia will install new business class seats across its Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 fleet from next year as the airli...

David Flynn |

Virgin upgrades premium economy

Virgin Australia will upgrade the premium economy and economy cabins of its long-range Boeing 777 jets next year, in addition t...

David Flynn |

Airbus A320neo set for first flight

Airbus' new A320neo will make its maiden flight in Toulose tomorrow, ahead of its planned debut in October 2015 and with a deep...

David Flynn |