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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

David Flynn |

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...

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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...

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