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Jetstar's Boeing 787 goes international

Over five years since Qantas expected to commence Boeing 787 flights, its low-cost offshoot Jetstar this week launched the Dre...

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Jetstar brings Boeing 787 to Sydney, Brisbane flig

Jetstar will begin Boeing 787 flights from Sydney and Brisbane next year as the low-cost airline launches new international ro...

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Airbus A380 design includes Nintendo Wii

An Airbus A380 with a dedicated Nintendo Wii gaming zone? It'd certainly take some of the tedium out of long-distance flights, ...

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Dragonair's new first class seat

Cathay Pacific's regional offshoot Dragonair has unveilled its new first class seats – and, no surprise here, it's pretty...

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Airbus + space shuttle = budget space flights

Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic could face some low-cost competition for space tourism and commercial suborbital travel...

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Photo gallery: Qantas uniforms

Qantas staff around the world – from cabin crew to checkin staff, lounge teams and baggage handlers – slipped into ...

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Qantas first class lounge menu for summer

Summer is finally here, and with it a refreshed menu for the Qantas first class lounges at Sydney and Melbourne. These season...

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SQ codeshares with EVA

IN BRIEF | Singapore Airlines is now running codeshare flights with Taiwan's EVA Air between Singapore and Taipei. The airline...

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Virgin's partners take bigger stake

An even larger part of Virgin Australia will sit in the hands of Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlin...

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Qantas switches to new uniform

Travellers on a handful of Qantas overnight flights this week undoubtedly did a double-take when they awoke to see the crew wea...

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Jetstar launches Melbourne-Tokyo

Jetstar will launch non-stop flights between Melbourne and Tokyo's Narita airport but axe its Gold Coast-Osaka service in ...

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How to get inside the Qantas Chairman's Lounge...

Australia's most frequent flyers can rack up as many miles and status credits as they like but that won't get them through the ...

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Video: Qantas' new TV advert, hit or miss?

Qantas has unveilled a new advertising campaign aimed at getting back to the basics of why people choose to fly with the airlin...

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$11m Govt deal keeps Jetstar at Avalon

Jetstar will continue flights to Melbourne's Avalon Airport until at least April 2015 following the Victorian state government ...

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Boeing 787s to get WiFi, phone calls

2014 could be The Year of Sky-High Surfing for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with both the original 787-8 and the longer 787-9 exp...

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Jetstar amps Adelaide, downgrades Darwin

Jetstar will boost its presence in Adelaide but slash flights from Darwin as the low-cost airline rejigs its schedule in the fa...

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New Qantas uniforms on show...

Some 12,000-odd Qantas staff will slip into the airline's chic new uniform this Thursday, December 12, but visitors t...

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Air Canada maps out Boeing 787 routes

Air Canada has chosen Tokyo and Tel Aviv as the international launch routes for its Boeing 787, which begins overseas duty...

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