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CX wants more flights to Australia
Cathay Pacific wants to boost the number of flights between Australia and Hong Kong ahead of an expected increase in demand for...
A shorter SYD curfew for quieter planes?
Sydney Airport should consider reducing its no-fly curfew hours for "next-generation, low-noise aircraft" suggests Etihad ...
Qantas' first class to HK upgrade deal
If Hong Kong is on your travel agenda through to January next year, Qantas has a deal that’s worth looking into – p...
Virgin Australia hikes fares, fuel surcharges
Virgin Australia will increase airfares and fuel surcharges from 22 August 2013, following last week's similar round of in...
Google Maps takes you inside an Airbus A380
Never set foot inside an Emirates' Airbus 380? Now you can take a stickybeak around the superjumbo courtesy of Google Maps...
QantasLink shifts to SYD T3
Qantas will shift all Sydney flights for its regional QantasLink arm from Sydney Airport's Terminal 2 to the dedicated T3 ...
Stopover or fly straight through?
It's been four months since the Qantas-Emirates alliance officially swung into gear, and in the process titled Austra...
Garuda postpones London flights
Garuda Indonesia has postponed the launch of its Jakarta-London flights to May 2014, a delay of six months from the previously-...
Vodafone launches $5/day roaming
Vodafone Australia will limit global roaming fees at $5 per day for travellers to the US, UK and New Zealand under new plans to...
Virgin's 100th Boeing 737
Virgin Australia and Boeing will share the champagne this week as the airline takes delivery of its 100th Boeing 737. It&rsquo...
Airline dumps plans for 'all economy' A380
The terrifying vision of 840 passengers crammed into an Airbus A380 has receded somewhat, with French carrier Air Austral aband...
QF ticket prices up
Qantas will increase the cost of domestic and international tickets next month, driven by a rise in the airline's fuel surcharg...
Airbus reveals high-tech 'smartwear' for workers
Airbus pulled something out of the hat when it revealed an iPhone-enabled 'smart bag' with RFID and GPS tracking duri...
Inside China Southern's Boeing 787
China Southern's Boeing 787 will make its international debut on routes from Guangzhou to Auckland and London in late October &...
CX's new First Class kit
Along with Cathay Pacific's refresh of its first class suites, the airline has also unveilled the new first class 'soft pr...
CX refreshes first class
Cathay Pacific has showcased a smart mid-life refresh to its first class suites to carry the product through to the debut of a ...
QF/EK start trans-Tasman flights
Qantas and Emirates will extend their alliance to trans-Tasmas flights beginning August 14. Codeshare flights and 'aligned far...
New business class seats for Virgin?
Virgin Australia is assessing new seats for its domestic business class fleet as the airline continues to battle Qantas for the...