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Qantas vs Cathay on Jetstar HK

Oneworld partners Qantas and Cathay Pacific are going head to head on the looming launch of Jetstar Hong Kong. Qantas continue...

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MAS goes triple daily for Melbourne-KL

Malaysia Airlines will boost Melbourne to 'triple daily' status with the introduction of a third daily flight to Kuala Lumpur ...

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Airbus A350 makes its first 'virtual flight'

The Airbus A350 has made its first ‘virtual passenger flight’, with 129 passengers and a cabin crew supplied by Cat...

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JAL's 787 to fly Sydney-Tokto in Dec

Qantas partner Japan Airlines (JAL) will start a Boeing 787 service between Sydney and Tokyo from December 1st as part of the a...

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Scoot's new kid-free zone

Singapore Airlines' budget offshoot Scoot is the latest airline to embrace a child-free zone, banning children from its new 'Sc...

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Qatar boosts luggage allowance

Qatar Airways is increasing its checked luggage allowance for all passengers from September 1st, ahead of the airway's entry in...

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Book Emirates' NZ flights under QF numbers

Qantas and Emirates are now sharing flights between Australia and New Zealand, adding the popular trans-Tasman route to their i...

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QantasLink shifts to SYD T3

Business travellers have welcomed this week's move of regional QantasLink flights from Sydney Airport’s shared Terminal 2...

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Emirates A380 to Auckland on QFF points

Business travellers and frequent flyers zipping between Australia and Auckland are the big winners following this week's debut ...

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Qantas beefs up international flights

Qantas will add another 'Airbus A380 day' onto the Sydney-Hong Kong route and boost the Brisbane-Los Angeles service to a daily...

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CX goes HKG-EWR

Cathay Pacific will add Newark to its network map in March 2014 with a daily service between Hong Kong and the New Jersey city,...

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Qantas pumps $100m into Boeing 787 rollout

Qantas says it will invest $100 million into supporting its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, including advanced flight simulators e...

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How much does your airline seat cost?

The next time you're sitting in business class, think on this: the seat itself could cost as much as $80,000. That's the upper...

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Sydney to Singapore by Qantas flying boat

If you’re shuttling between Sydney and Singapore this month, here’s something to reflect upon. August 2013 marks t...

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JQ787 ready to roll

Australia's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner emerged from the paintshop in Seattle this weekend, all decked out in Jetstar's silver...

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Virgin, Qantas start streaming to BYO devices

Virgin Australia has begun broadcasting movies, TV shows and music directly to passengers' own smartphones, tablets and laptops...

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Alan Joyce: why I snubbed Etihad alliance

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has compared an alliance with Etihad ahead of Emirates as "being offered a bike before a BMW"....

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AirNZ's latest safety video

Air New Zealand is renowned for its engagingly quirky inflight safety videos. They've featured survivalist-adventurer Bear...

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