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Airlines fast to adopt the Boeing 787-9

With the world's first Boeing 787-9 now in the hands of launch customer Air New Zealand, the stretched Dreamliner is liter...

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Airbus A350's world tour of 14 cities

The Airbus A350 has begun a globe-spanning world tour covering 14 cities as the next-gen jet edges towards its debut with Qatar...

David Flynn |

Emirates opens new lounge in Glasgow

Emirates President Tim Clark has cut the ribbon on the airline's new lounge at Glasgow Airport, and just in time for the Common...

Chris C. |

US Air ditches Turkish, SQ partnerships

US Airways members will lose Turkish and Singapore Airlines from the Dividend Miles roster of partners from next month. Membe...

Chris C. |

New SAS business class seat looks familiar...

Qantas won't be rolling out its next-generation Business Suite business class seat which is bound for its Airbus A330s and...

David Flynn |

Win one million points with AMEX

One million Membership Rewards, Qantas or Virgin Australia Velocity frequent flyer points are up for grabs this month thanks to...

Chris C. |

Virgin Australia axes Melbourne-Los Angeles

Virgin Australia will axe its flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles but ramp up the Brisbane-USA route to a daily service. ...

David Flynn |

Singapore Airlines boosts Aussie flights

Singapore Airlines is boosting its flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane over the busy Australian summer travel period. A ...

Chris C. |

Emirates begins daily A380 flights to Mumbai

Emirates says ‘Namaste’ to Mumbai with the launch of daily Airbus A380 flights from the airline’s Dubai mega ...

Chris C. |

Boeing beavers away on the 787-10

Boeing has only just delivered its first 787-9 to launch customer Air New Zealand but the aircraft manufacturer has already beg...

David Flynn |

Airbus ready to axe the A350-800?

Airbus is expected to shelve plans to build the A350-800 jet – the smallest member of the A350 family – following t...

David Flynn |

Singaporeans get SmartGate

Singapore passports can now be used at the automated SmartGate scanners at Australia's eight major international airports. Si...

David Flynn |

Frequent flyer bonus roundup

It’s a points bonanza this week with cheap Qantas Points up for grabs, which you can then swap for upgrades to business c...

Chris C. |

Qantas Club LAX lounge

Qantas Club members are finding themselves turned away from the airline's new Los Angeles Business Lounge during peak periods ...

David Flynn |

MAS offers full refunds on all flights

Malaysia Airlines is offering a full refund on all bookings – even those sold as non-fundable tickets – in the wake...

David Flynn |

Qantas tweaks SYD-HKG A380 flights

Qantas will bring the Airbus A380 back onto the Sydney-Hong Kong route across selected dates in February and March 2015 "to ca...

David Flynn |

Qantas tightens lounge access on EK flights

Qantas Club members will no longer be able to use Qantas international business lounges when travelling in economy on an Emira...

David Flynn |

Qantas nixes points on South African

Qantas will pull the plug on its frequent flyer partnership with South African Airways flights from October 1st. Currently, Qa...

Chris C. |