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China Eastern: SYD to Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing

Shanghai-based China Eastern airlines, Qantas' Chinese partner, is boosting its Sydney-China schedule this month with...

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Christmas trees fly free on airberlin

This story proved too good for us to resist, especially on mid-week 'hump day'! Christmas trees may not be a common sight on t...

John Walton |

Qantas extends 'sleep service' to Asia, Europe

Qantas is continuing the rollout of its sleep service on international business class flights over the coming six weeks. The s...

David Flynn |

The real economy squeeze: elbow room not legroom

When travellers talk seats, especially in economy class, the conversation inevitably turns to legroom and gripes about how we'r...

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The best seats in Business on Emirates' 777-300ER

Australian Business Traveller reveals the best seats to pick on the aircraft you're most likely to encounter on your trave...

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Qantas axes inflight Internet trials

Qantas has axed its plans to offer sky-high surfing across its Airbus A380 fleet, citing a lacklustre response from travel...

David Flynn |

Christmas & New Year flights: the pros and cons

Business travellers booking flights in the busy high season in late December and early January will often see extra flights and...

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Qantas to put iPads in the cockpit

Qantas is putting iPads at the most pointy end of the plane, in the form of an ‘Electronic Flight Bag’ (EFB) a...

David Flynn |

Best Seats: QantasLink Boeing 717

If you're booked on one of Qantas' refurbished regional Boeing 717 QantasLink jets, you really need to pick one of the best sea...

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Air China upgrades Sydney-Beijing: new biz seats

Air China is upgrading the seats on its Sydney-Beijing flight, with new fully flat beds -- and thirty more of them -- on board ...

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BA to move to two terminals at Heathrow

British Airways plans to bring all of its London Heathrow flights together into two terminals, streamlining passenger transfers...

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Qantas to roll out lie-flat business class in A330

Stung by criticism over the business class seats in its latest Airbus A330s, Qantas is reportedly looking to upgrade the big b...

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Qantas pulls $50m from tourism body

Qantas has axed a $44 million marketing partnership with Tourism Australia and will divert the funds to state-based touris...

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AirNZ Seat Select: which seats are now being sold?

Air New Zealand frequent flyers and business travellers across the Tasman have been trying to sort through the many-layered imp...

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Xiamen Airlines joins SkyTeam

SkyTeam frequent flyers can now earn frequent flyer points and status on Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines, the alliance's newest...

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Qantas gets Passbook support for mobile checkin

Qantas is joining the growing number of airlines backing Apple's Passbook technology for mobile boarding passes. Starting tod...

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Make the most of your QFF points

You've been on plenty of business trips across Australia or overseas, flying with Qantas or partner oneworld airlines like Cath...

David Flynn |

OpenSkies joins oneworld, offers Qantas points

British Airways' OpenSkies subsidiary is joining oneworld, providing an extra option for topping up your Qantas Frequent Flyer ...

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