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