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Emirates launches Adelaide flights

Emirates has begun flights from its latest Australian port, Adelaide, where business travellers can now find direct services t...

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Qantas' Boeing 767 refresh

Qantas will fast-track a refresh of its Boeing 767 fleet between now and March 2013, with a spruced-up interior intended t...

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AirNZ's new Hobbit inflight safety video

Air New Zealand's Hobbit-themed safety video has just been released – but you don't need to book a flight with the Kiwi f...

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United to refund would-be 787 flyers

LATEST | We reckon plenty of travellers are eager to hitch a ride on United's new Boeing 787s, which will take to the skies fro...

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BA upgrades Kangaroo Route

British Airways is upgrading its Sydney-London service, in a move which the airline says underscores its commitment to the his...

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Virgin buys Tiger

Virgin Australia has purchased 60 percent of Tiger Airways Australia, setting the low-cost airline against Qantas subsidiary Je...

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Virgin Australia to buy Skywest

Virgin Australia will purchase Perth-based regional airline Skywest as part of an airline land-grab today that also saw Virgin ...

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SQ snaps up 10% of VA

Singapore Airlines has taken out a 10% stake in Virgin Australia. The deal, valued at A$105m, has been approved under the...

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Malaysia Airlines to join Oneworld in Feb 2013

Malaysia Airlines will join the oneworld alliance on February 1st, 2013, opening up new opportunities for Qantas frequent ...

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Qantas boosts Melbourne-Hobart flights

Qantas is ramping up flights between Melbourne and Tasmania from this week, with more services to Hobart and Launceston plus an...

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China Airlines begins Sydney-Auckland flights

China Airlines begins flying between Sydney and Auckland from today, 29 October, adding to the list of business class opti...

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Qantas revs up for Gold Coast

Qantas has resumed Sydney-Gold Coast flights today, four years after the airline handed over the route to low-cost sibling...

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Virgin Atlantic set to join an alliance

Virgin Australia may not be rushing into the embrace of a global airline alliance but its UK sibling Virgin Atlantic is set to...

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A day in the life: CX pilot

We often like to end the working week with a story plucked from the lighter side of the business travel world. Cathay Pacific ...

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PHOTO TOUR: business class seat layouts

It can be tricky to tell how one airline's angled lie-flat business class seat is different from a reverse herringbone ful...

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NZ: new 10pm flights for Auckland-Wellington

Business travellers flying between New Zealand's capital Wellington and the Kiwi economic hub Auckland on a trans-Tasman trip h...

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Virgin Galactic late for lift-off

Richard Branson's ambitious Virgin Galactic venture into space probably won't lift off until sometime in 2014 or even late...

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Cathay's new Premium Economy amenity kits

Cathay Pacific is raising the premium economy bar with new amenity kits for the "more premium than economy" service. The&...

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