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Heathrow immigration strike, 26 July
UPDATE | Business travellers and sports fans heading to London Heathrow this Thursday can breathe a sigh of relief: the UK Bord...
Singapore Airlines adds fourth daily Perth flight
Singapore Airlines is beefing up its presence in Perth, with a fourth daily service to Singapore starting on October 28. The n...
Australia's most on-time airline?
Qantas and Virgin Australia are each claiming to be Australia's most on-time airline, based on official Government statist...
Typhoon Vicente: Cathay suspends Hong Kong flights
Cathay Pacific has suspended all its flights from Hong Kong as Severe Typhoon Vicente lashes south China, and is advising all p...
Qantas partner AA offers new seats on US flights
Qantas' main US partner airline American Airlines is to install spacious new business class seating in the domestic flights th...
Air New Zealand's fleet-wide facelift
Following the popularity and "hey, look at that!" recognition of its all-black All Black "Crazy About Rugby" planes, Air New Ze...
John Borghetti on the business class price war
Cheaper business class fares are good news for business travellers, but Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti says that the curre...
Virgin Atlantic's London city guide
Virgin Atlantic has a new London guide iPhone and iPad app out, and it's pretty swish -- one of the best we've seen for the cit...
Qantas: new TV spot
Qantas has unveiled the first TV commercial in its new marketing campaign, which features the faces of over 25,000 travellers f...
Etihad eyes 10% stake in Virgin Australia
Etihad Airways will be permitted to take a 10% stake in Virgin Australia, following approval by the Australian Government ...
Qantas rolls out Q Streaming across B767 fleet
Qantas will put an Apple iPad 2 in every seat on planes in its domestic Boeing 767 fleet, using wireless streaming to beam movi...
Best seats: Premium Economy, Air NZ 777-200
Flying in premium economy on Air New Zealand's Boeing 777-200 planes? Here's how to pick the best seats on the plane. Air New ...
Qantas launches last-minute ‘at the gate’ upgrades
Qantas frequent flyers will find it easier to snare an upgrade with today’s launch of ‘at the gate’ upgrades, as the airline a...
Qantas launches 'Hooroo' social travel site
Qantas bounces into a brave new field for the airline today with the launch of the Hooroo online accommodation site. While a w...
Qantas freq flyers score more legroom on American
Qantas' high-rating frequent flyers, and their equivalents in other oneworld airlines, will enjoy extra legroom on more Americ...
Virgin: no plans for 'economy plus'
Virgin Australia has confirmed it has no plans to charge passengers for the extra legroom seats in the front row of economy on ...
China Southern's Canton Route goes daily
China Southern will boost its Sydney-London 'Canton Route' to daily flights from October 28. The uptick to daily frequency for...
Qantas 'Boxing Kangaroo' 747
Qantas has adorned one of its Boeing 747s with a boxing kangaroo in the countdown to this month's London 2012 Olympic Games. T...