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Etihad buys 49% of Alitalia
Etihad Airways will take up a 49% stake in Alitalia, giving the Gulf carrier a strategic foothold in the European market. In a...
Star's Circle Pacific fares: how to book
Circle Pacific fares provide incredible value when jetting around Asia and North America, combining a number of stops into a si...
EVA Air boosts Brisbane-Taipei flights
EVA Air is set to boost its Brisbane-Taipei flights over the peak travel period in the Australian summer. From December 11 201...
Odyssey: business class-only, London-NY
Ambitious startup Odyssey Airlines says it will begin "private jet-style" business class-only flights between London and N...
BA inflight movie is a 7-hour train ride
British Airways' latest inflight movie isn't some Hollywood blockbuster or the boxed set of Downton Abbey season four. Instead,...
Air Canada's new Heathrow T2 lounge
Air Canada is the latest airline to move into London's Heathrow Terminal 2 – the new home for Star Alliance – and i...
Emirates mulls Airbus A350, Boeing 787
IN BRIEF | Emirates will reconsider the Airbus A350 for its future fleet plans but will stack the airplane against the Boeing ...
New Citibank card: 40,000 Skywards miles
Up to 40,000 Skywards miles are up for grabs in the launch of Citibank’s new Emirates World MasterCard, which also comes ...
Emirates' Boeing 777 downgrade for Perth
Emirates will step down one of its three daily Perth-Dubai flights from a Boeing 777-300ER to a Boeing 777-200LR for six month...
Airline friends with benefits
It’s good to have friends, especially in a cut-throat industry where competitors are often fighting for larger slices of ...
American Airlines: new LAX routes
IN BRIEF | Qantas partner American Airlines is ramping up its LAX routes with new domestic US and Canadian services. Los Angel...
Earn KrisFlyer miles for online shopping
Members of Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer program can now earn miles for online shopping by clicking through its new KrisFlyer ...
Fiji Airways to overhaul on-board dining
Fiji Airways is overhauling its on-board dining experience, introducing new cocktails, meal options and a linen tray service in...
Qantas slashes Auckland flights
Qantas will axe up to 15 trans-Tasman flights from October, slashing services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Auckl...
Emirates A380 to San Francisco, Houston
Emirates will begin flying its flagship Airbus A380 to San Francisco and Houston from December 2014. Both routes will be upg...
Etihad: "we're not in talks with MH"
UPDATE | Etihad Airways has denied any discussions with Malaysia Airlines that extend to a partial ownership or investment arra...
ACCC sues Virgin, Jetstar over card fees
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has today filed proceedings against Virgin Australia and Jetstar in Federal ...
Lufthansa axing mileage purchases in M&M
German airline Lufthansa is removing the ability to buy miles in its Miles & More frequent flyer program from next month. ...