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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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