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Virgin America starts LAX-San Jose flights

Virgin America is aiming squarely for the technology sector with new wifi-enabled flights between Los Angeles' LAX and San Jose...

John Walton |

BA to axe Qantas codeshare flights?

British Airways is reportedly prepared to cut its codeshare flights with Qantas in the wake of Qantas dissolving the airli...

David Flynn |

Qantas revs up for Asia

Following an extensive overhaul of scheduled flights to Singapore and Hong Kong, Qantas will cap its new Asian focus with the i...

David Flynn |

Sichuan Airlines starts Melbourne-Chengdu flights

Nonstop flights between Melbourne and Chengdu begin later this month on Sichuan Airlines, marking the first direct flights betw...

John Walton |

Qantas mulls new Boeing 787 flights to Asia

Qantas is pegging Beijing, Seoul, Mumbai, Delhi and Tokyo's city-centre airport Haneda as potential destinations for its fleet ...

John Walton |

Qantas shifts Singapore, Hong Kong flights

Qantas has revealed the full scope of its new timetable for flights to Asia, and it packs a mix of upsides and downsides for Au...

David Flynn |

BA moves AU flights to Heathrow T5: the benefits

British Airways will switch its Sydney-Singapore-London services from Heathrow's Terminal 3 to the newer Terminal 5 in April th...

John Walton |

Etihad: daily Brisbane-Singapore-Abu Dhabi

Etihad is boosting its Brisbane-Singapore-Abu Dhabi flights to a daily schedule, adding extra options for Virgin Australia freq...

John Walton |

New perks for Qantas Platinums

The high flyers of Qantas, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and other members of the oneworld alliance – including new par...

David Flynn |

China Southern: new full flat seats from PER, BNE

China Southern is launching its newest fully flat business class seats for flights from Brisbane and Perth, with the extra com...

John Walton |

Virgin Australia/Skywest deal approved

Virgin Australia will acquire Perth-based Skywest for an estimated $47 million and transform the airline into its regional arm,...

David Flynn |

MAS joins oneworld

Malaysia Airlines will take its place at the oneworld table tomorrow, February 1, joining an A-league roster of airlines includ...

David Flynn |

Five things airlines don't say in the safety demo

It's easy to zone out during the safety announcement — especially if you're a very frequent flyer. But although you'...

John Walton |

Scoot starts streaming

Singapore Airlines' low-cost offshoot Scoot is now offering  streaming of video to passengers' own laptops and tablets &nd...

David Flynn |

CX regional business class debuts

Cathay Pacific's new regional business class takes to the skies this week, with the first flights scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesd...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia's new Canberra lounges

Virgin Australia will open two new lounges at Canberra in March as the airport’s new Western Concourse Terminal, whi...

David Flynn |

Dragonair reveals new seats, new look

Cathay Pacific’s regional sibling Dragonair today unveilled new business class and economy seats as the airline aims to b...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia powers up Boeing 737 biz seats

Business travellers on Virgin Australia will have a better chance to charge up their laptops and tablets in flight, with a thir...

John Walton |