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Qantas unveils new points calculator

Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now determine exactly how many points and status credits they’ll earn with both Qantas ...

Chris C. |

AirNZ's 787-9 does AKL-SYD from Aug 9

Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights will start on the Auckland-Sydney route this Saturday August 9th a...

David Flynn |

United reshuffles Boeing 787 orders

IN BRIEF | United Airlines has reshuffled its Boeing 787 Dreamliner order, swapping seven Boeing 787-8s with the larger 787-10 ...

Chris C. |

The GarudaMiles scheme for Aussie flyers

As a member of the global SkyTeam airline alliance, Garuda Indonesia is independent of both Qantas and Virgin Australia, which ...

Chris C. |

Qatar Airways ups Madrid flights

Qatar Airways is increasing its flights from Doha to Madrid from later this year. Bumping up to a daily run from November 15 2...

Chris C. |

The best of black: frequent flyer cards

Aiming squarely at the premium credit card market, the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ have all added black credit cards to...

Chris C. |

Airbus A350 coming to Sydney on August 5

The Airbus A350 visits Sydney today,  on Tuesday August 5, as part of a worldwide tour to test the aircraft ahead of ...

David Flynn |

Qatar Airways upgrades Perth to B777

Qatar Airways is upgrading its daily flights between Doha and Perth to a Boeing 777-300 from October 1. Larger than the curren...

Chris C. |

Cathay brings Boeing 777 to Sydney

Cathay Pacific will upgrade one of its daily flights between Sydney and Hong Kong to a Boeing 777-300ER as the airline loo...

David Flynn |

AirNZ Boeing 787-9 business class seat review

The most fortunate of the 302 passengers in Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will find themselves in the ‘...

David Flynn |

AirNZ Boeing 787-9 premium economy

Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner sees the debut of a very different premium economy seat compared to the airline&r...

David Flynn |

AirNZ Boeing 787-9 economy seat review

The economy seats in Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner may look like nothing special, but they represent a new angl...

David Flynn |

Aer Lingus' new business class seats

Qantas’ Irish partner Aer Lingus will upgrade its business class seats and service across its Airbus A330 fleet from 2015...

Chris C. |

BA kicks off 'Shakespeare in the sky'

"Seat 2B or not 2B?" is indeed the question which British Airways cabin crew may be tempted to pose to travellers this year. A...

David Flynn |

ANA firms up order for 70 aircraft

ANA has firmed up two sizeable aircraft orders – one for 30 Airbus A320neo jets, and the other for 40 twin-aisle Boeing p...

Chris C. |

Thai Airways Boeing 787 business class

Thai Airways has started flying its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner and we’ve got the first review of its Royal Silk business...

David Flynn |

ANA: world's 1st commercial 787-9 flight

FURTHER UPDATE | ANA is seat to beat Air New Zealand to the punch with the world's first commercial Boeing 787-9 flight, just t...

David Flynn |

Qantas ramps up codeshares with LAN

Qantas is ramping up its codeshare arrangements with Oneworld partner LAN Airlines across the Tasman and within South America. ...

Chris C. |