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Qantas woos Kiwi frequent flyers
Qantas is aiming to win over New Zealand's frequent flyers as the airline steps up its focus on the trans-Tasman market. A sev...
Virgin signs up SilkAir for Velocity
Virgin Australia has added SilkAir, the regional arm of Singapore Airlines, to its roster of Velocity Frequent Flyer partners. ...
Top 5 tips: stay healthy on international flights
Flying for a dozen hours in the bone-dry, stale air of a jet packed with hundreds of other people can take its toll on anyone -...
JQ 787 to fly Melbourne-Bali
Jetstar has chosen Bali as the first international route for its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which touched down in Melbourne thi...
Qantas mulls A350, Boeing 777X
Qantas is considering the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X as potential replacements for its ageing fleet of Boeing 747 jumbo jets. ...
Jetstar 787 flights begin Nov13
Jetstar will begin flying Australia’s first Boeing 787 on Wednesday November 13th between Melbourne and the Gold Coast, w...
Qantas sets its sights on Boeing 787-9
Read: Qantas to buy Boeing 787, first flights from 2017 Qantas will look to order Boeing’s 787-9, the larger long-range ...
Jetstar's 787 to arrives Wednesday
Australia's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner will land in Melbourne on Wednesday, marking the beginning of a new chapter for Jetsta...
Want an upgrade? Bid for it!
Want a shot at an upgrade to business class on your next Virgin Australia flight? Be prepared to put your money down under the ...
CX goes direct for Adelaide, Cairns
Cathay Pacific will launch direct flights between Adelaide and Cairns and Hong Kong next year, while shifting all inbound Melb...
SQ's new first, business debuts
Singapore Airlines has launched its new first class suites and business class seats on the Singapore-London route, along with&n...
QF trials early check-in for international flights
Qantas is trialling an early check-in scheme at Sydney Airport which will let passengers arrive for their international fl...
First look: Jetstar's Boeing 787 seats
Looking for photos of Jetstar's new Boeing 787 Dreamliner seats? We've got 'em! Ahead of next month's delivery of Jetstar's f...
Qantas boosts family transfer of points
Qantas has loosened the rules on the family transfer of frequent flyer points, with high flyers now able to share up to 400,000...
Travel hack: Qantas & Virgin phone numbers
Frequent travellers know from experience that it's a pain to have to search for call centre contact numbers when you need them,...
CX: Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8?
Don’t expect Cathay Pacific to place an order for the Airbus A380 or Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental any time soon....
Star Alliance LAX lounge opens next week
Star Alliance will open its new lounge at Los Angeles' Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) next Wednesday, September ...
The Spa, Qantas first class lounge
One of the stand-out features of Qantas’ first class lounges in Sydney and Melbourne is the day spa. The spa offers a ra...