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More Virgin Australia lounges

Virgin Australia's family of airport lounges continues to grow, with a new lounge slated to open at Cairns next year. Virgin A...

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Virgin Australia mulls Boeing 787, A350

Virgin Australia expects to order either the Boeing 787 Dreamliner or Airbus A350 within 12 months, as the airli...

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CX opens new lounge at CDG, Paris

Cathay Pacific's new lounge at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport is now open. Located on Level 2 of the new connecting bui...

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Virgin Australia to start inflight wifi in October

Virgin Australia will begin testing inflight wifi streaming in October, beaming movies, TV shows and music to Samsung tablets ...

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"Game on" says Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia is launching the second phase of its three-year 'Game Change' transformation from the low-cost Virgin Blue to ...

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AirNZ's Hobbit-themed safety video

Air New Zealand has another of its famously quirky in-flight safety videos on the way, this time featuring characters from The ...

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Best seats: the full list

We're often asked what the best seat is to pick on a reader's flights -- on Qantas, Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines, Catha...

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Do bulkhead seats really give you extra legroom?

Many business travellers swear by bulkhead seats -- the ones at the very front of the cabin, behind a dividing wall (in aviatio...

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SQ to overhaul Aussie lounges

Singapore Airlines is working on an all-new design for its SilverKris airport lounges next year, and its Sydney Airport lounge ...

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Qantas cancels Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Read: Qantas to buy Boeing 787, first flights from 2017 Qantas has cancelled its order for 35 Boeing 787 Dreamliners as the ai...

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Virgin cuts business class, jets from Albury

Virgin Australia has dropped business class flights from Albury to Sydney, replacing the two-class Embraer E-190 jets previousl...

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'Upgrade wars': Qantas vs Virgin

Qantas is plotting its response to this week's offer by Virgin Australia of free business class upgrades for its most freq...

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Qantas stepping up its app act

Qantas is looking to upgrade its iPhone app and also considering launching an app for Android smartphones. Following the rele...

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Virgin hands out free upgrades

Virgin Australia is handing out free business class upgrades to its top-tier frequent flyers. The airline is this week issuing...

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Qantas to upgrade Boeing 767s

Update | The first of the make-over Boeing 767s is now flying, and we've got all the details and photos – inclu...

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Qantas Club gets a boost from Miranda Kerr

Qantas will embark on a major push for its Qantas Club airport lounges, with Miranda Kerr fronting a new series of advertisemen...

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Asiana's new 32-inch entertainment screen

South Korean airline Asiana is spruiking the biggest entertainment system in the sky on its new OZ First Suite, with the main e...

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Air Pacific's new Fiji Airways logo

Upate: We've got first pics of the new Air Pacific 'Fiji Airways' Airbus A330, sporting new livery on the outside and new seats...

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