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Virgin Australia warms to Airbus A350

“Seriously outstanding”, “very impressive” and “an incredibly competitive aircraft” –...

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SQ+NZ partnership approved by NZ gov't

Air New Zealand to resume daily Auckland-Singapore flights Singapore Airlines to launch Airbus A380 on Singapore-Auckland ...

David Flynn |

AirNZ puts last Boeing 747 out to pasture

It’s no coincidence that Air New Zealand will begin international flights of its new Boeing 787-9 in the same month that ...

David Flynn |

BA to introduce pre-flight meal orders

British Airways will trial an online meal selection service through which passengers in first and business class will be able t...

David Flynn |

Air China: double daily to London

Air China will ramp up its London Heathrow flights to double daily from October, resulting in shorter connection times in Beiji...

Chris C. |

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. |