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China Southern's A380 now on sale
China Southern's new Airbus A380 service between Sydney and Guangzhou is now open for bookings, with the airline offe...
Garuda's BNE limo service
Garuda Indonesia is joining the ranks of 'chauffeur drive' airlines such as Qantas, Emirates and Etihad with the launch of...
QFFs to pay more for BA award flights
Qantas will downgrade British Airways' status for redeeming frequent flyer points on free award flights from September 1st. BA...
Cathay adds extra daily London flight
Cathay Pacific will boost flights between Hong Kong and the UK next month with the debut of a fifth daily service to Heathrow....
Qantas adds pre-flight meal ordering to LHR, SIN
Qantas is extending its pre-flight service which lets international travellers choose their inflight meals online, before ...
In-flight iPads: games, shopping and live TV
Tablets are already gaining traction as the new wave of in-flight entertainment, but there’s a ‘next wave’ be...
September debut for Jetstar’s 787
Jetstar will take delivery of its first Boeing 787 towards the end of September, marking the start of an extensive fleet renewa...
Qantas still favourite of business travellers
Qantas remains Australia's undisputed airline of choice for business travellers, with a clear lead over Virgin Australia. Th...
SQ's new seat, suites in July
Singapore Airlines will unveil the next generation of its seats and cabin interiors in July, ahead of their inflight debut on s...
London-Frankfurt high speed rail
Plans for a direct high-speed train service between London and Frankfurt remain on track, with a "tentative starting date of 20...
Emirates Airbus A380 for Brisbane-Auckland
Emirates will add Brisbane to its growing network of Airbus A380 routes, with the daily EK434/EK435 services between Brisb...
Qantas boosts Canberra flights
Qantas is set to revamp its Canberra services in the later half of the year in a move that may not please all travellers. Sele...
Lufthansa A380s get new business class
Lufthansa will begin upgrading its Airbus A380s business class cabin towards the end of this year as the German carrier moves t...
Virgin starts BNE-PER A330 service
Virgin Australia launches the first of its Airbus A330 'Coast to Coast' flights between Brisbane and Perth today, with two out ...
Best-looking aircraft liveries
You don't need to be a planespotter to appreciate a great-looking airline livery – a stylish paintjob that turns hea...
MEL-SYD: world's 5th busiest airline route
If you've recently flown from Melbourne to Sydney, count yourself as one of the 6.9 million reasons why this short trip ranks a...
United upgrades Airbus fleet
United Airlines is upgrading its fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 jets, with the first of the aircraft to be fitted with new seats...
Borghetti defends Qantas-Virgin duopoly
12 years since the collapse of Ansett, which ushered in a decade of near-monopoly dominance for Qantas, the expansion of Virgin...