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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jetstar to reveal new Boeing 787 routes
Jetstar hopes to reveal its next set of Boeing 787 routes next week, planned around the early 2014 debut of two more Dreamline...
Jetstar to reveal new routes, meals
Update | Jetstar has opted to delay the announcement of new international Boeing 787 routes until next week – see our sto...
Qantas warns of $250m-300m loss
Qantas has flagged a loss as high as $300 million in the six months from July to December this year and will embark on an ...
Hawaiian Airlines boosts Brisbane
Hawaiian Airlines will add an extra flight to its Brisbane-Honolulu service next year, taking the route to four flights pe...
World's longest Airbus A380 flight
Emirates Airlines has snared the record for the world's longest Airbus A380 flight with the debut of its daily superjumbo servi...
Virgin tweaks Brisbane-Darwin flights
Virgin Australia is changing the schedule for its daily Brisbane-Darwin flight in an effort to streamline connections for trave...
United gears up for US transcon turf war
United Airlines is ready to fight for US business travellers plying the prime east-west route following the upgrade of its...
Singapore Airlines & Google Now
Singapore Airlines is integrating bookings made on its website with Google Now cards to provide travellers with 'information at...
Qantas 'double status credits'
Qantas will launch another of its prized 'double status credits' deals this weekend, with frequent flyers able to wing the...
Govt backs new 24-hour airport for Sydney
The Federal Government has signalled that a second airport for Sydney would operate 24 hours a day, indicating the airport will...
Qantas/ China Southern alliance?
Update | Qantas and China Southern have confirmed they will enter a limited codeshare alliance effective from early 2014. Prev...
BA's very cool digital billboards
British Airways has unveiled a clever advertising campaign with a dollop of planespotter appeal. The centrepiece of its L...
Qantas expands advance meal orders
Qantas is expanding the number of routes on which passengers in premium economy can choose their inflight meals online bef...