Airline News Page 267

The airline swapped my plane: now what?

Aircraft like the Airbus A380 superjumbo and Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner are an understandable drawcard for many travellers, bu...

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Etihad adds AMS flights, 13 European cities

Virgin Australia partner Etihad will introduce connections from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam starting 15 May, and will expand its onw...

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EK Skyward status earned on all QF flights

Members of Emirates' Skywards frequent flyer program will be able to boost their status by earning Skywards Tier Miles on all Q...

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MAS adds A380 to KL-Paris

Malaysia Airlines will launch its second Airbus A380 destination with the start of a daily superjumbo service between Kuala Lu...

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Qantas starts selling Emirates flights

Qantas passengers can now book on the Red Roo's new joint network with Emirates for travel starting from 31 March. The move fo...

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Virgin's new baggage limits explained

Virgin Australia's new checked luggage rules, recently introduced alongside the airline's move to the Sabre booking system, cou...

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Qantas cancels JQ 787

Qantas has trimmed the Boeing 787 order for its low-cost arm Jetstar, cancelling one of the 15 Dreamliners headed to the airli...

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Qatar Airways grounds Boeing 787

Qatar Airways has grounded its fleet of Boeing 787s and cancelled the planned  a February 1 commencement of a da...

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Qantas confident of Boeing 787

Qantas remains confident of bringing the Boeing 787 to Australian skies this year, despite a spate of problems which today culm...

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ACCC: grants interim authorisation for QF-EK

Qantas will soon be selling tickets on Emirates flights, following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

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United starts wifi for AU-US flights

United Airlines has joined the inflight Internet club with the start of wifi-equipped Boeing 747 services on its trans-Pac...

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Qantas upgrades SYD-PER, BNE-PER flights

Qantas' Sydney-Perth flights will move to exclusively Airbus A330 aircraft on weekdays from April — a month earlier than ...

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Virgin's "Earn While You Burn" point rates

In the dark about how many Virgin Australia status credits you'll funnel towards your Velocity Frequent Flyer account if you re...

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Virgin's new system: what you need to know

As Virgin Australia's backend system switchover continues this Monday, passengers have seen some longer queues at airports, and...

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ACCC not worried by Qantas-Emirates tie-up

The proposed alliance between Qantas and Emirates carries more benefits for Australian travellers than any potential downside i...

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Virgin Australia's new booking system goes live

It’s all hands on deck at Virgin Australia this weekend as the airline switches over to a new checkin and booking system....

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Virgin America'S new flights: LA, SF to NY

Australian passengers with a penchant for style, comfort, inflight internet and on-demand entertainment have a new way to get f...

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Reviewed: Finnair's "Reindeer Route"

With the Qantas-Emirates tie-up due in April, Australians who don't want to fly to Europe via Dubai, or who will be left with E...

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