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Cathay Pacific's new inflight meals
Cathay Pacific is upgrading its inflight meals on flights between Australia and Hong Kong, introducing what the airline calls '...
Virgin Australia’s big plans for Velocity
Virgin Australia aims to dramatically boost the number of members of its Velocity Frequent Flyer scheme in the next three years...
Aerolineas Argentinas signs up to SkyTeam
Aerolineas Argentinas is now officially part of the SkyTeam alliance, opening another avenue for earning & burning points a...
AirNZ finalising 787 config
Air New Zealand is closing on the final seating configuration of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, which is due to begin flying ...
Air France upgrades premium economy food
Qantas partner Air France is offering new "buy-up" meals in premium economy on long flights like Paris-Singapore. It's the lat...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
'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...
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...