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Qantas foreign ownership up to 49%
Foreign airlines will be allowed to own as much as 49% of Qantas under imminent changes to the Qantas Sale Act. The Coalition ...
Video: inside AirNZ's Boeing 787-9
Air New Zealand's first Boeing 787-9 set out from Seattle to its new home in Auckland on the morning of Thursday July 10, ...
US Airways to codeshare with Finnair
US Airways is cozying up to its Oneworld partner Finnair this month, with codeshares set to appear on a number of Finnish fligh...
Photos: AirNZ 787-9 arrives in Auckland
Air New Zealand's first Boeing 787-9 – indeed, the world's first of these larger and longer-range Dreamliners – mad...
Qantas upgrades domestic lounge menus
Passengers stopping by Qantas Clubs and domestic Business Lounges can now enjoy a wider selection of varied dining options. In...
Emirates to launch Budapest flights
Qantas partner Emirates is kicking off direct flights from Dubai to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Using an Airbus A330-20...
Embraer E2 jet cabin, interior concept
Embraer's E2 jet – the second generation in its E-Jet family which includes the popular E190 – will take to the skies next yea...
Etihad launches daily San Francisco flights
Etihad Airways will begin daily flights to San Francisco on November 18th 2014. The flights will run on a three-class Boeing 7...
MAS: self-service check-in for economy
Malaysia Airlines has closed its economy check-in counters at Kuala Lumpur as the airline moves to "mandatory self-service...
Airbus announces A330neo
Airbus will proceed with the A330neo jet, officially dubbed the A330-800neo and A330-900neo, as a next-generation upgrade to it...
Pocket an easy 10,000 Qantas Points
Qantas Frequent Flyer members could pocket an easy 10,000 Qantas Points by signing up for cheap insurance policies through ANZ&...
Air India joins Star Alliance
Air India is officially a member of the Star Alliance, taking its seat at the table alongside 26 other global airlines includin...
When the train beats the plane
We compare a British Airways flight against the high-speed Eurostar train on the London-Paris route. Think of travelling for b...
Friday's frequent flyer roundup
Buying miles in offshore frequent flyer programs sounds like a dodgy practice, but it’s completely above board and could ...
Boeing’s new 'Space Bins': 50% more room
Unveiled today, Boeing's new ‘Space Bins’ could give travellers 50% more storage space than the current ‘Pivo...
Qantas wins Best Airline Wine List award
Qantas has brought home The World of Fine Wine’s 'Best Airline Wine List in the World' award for 2014. Citing the Red Ro...
Emirates takes delivery of 50th Airbus A380
Emirates has taken delivery of its 50th Airbus A380 aircraft, firmly cementing the airline as the world’s largest operato...
Qantas Cash gets faster reloads
Qantas Cash users will now wait only one business day for their funds to clear with the introduction of electronic bank transf...