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Sir Richard Branson slams Qantas

Sir Richard Branson has come out swinging against Qantas, saying the Australian flag-carrier is running scared of competition a...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia iPhone app, mobile boarding pass

Virgin Australia has unveiled its first iPhone app, and says an Android app will follow 'later this year'. But it's not a full...

David Flynn |

Is this HK's new Qantas First Lounge?

UPDATE | According to Qantas, these realistic images are not the shape of the new Qantas First Lounge at Hong Kong. "They are...

David Flynn |

Virgin business class now on smaller 737-700s

If you've been caught out by the few aircraft in Virgin Australia's fleet that still don't have business class, the odds are tu...

John Walton |

Virgin tops Qantas in domestic passengers

UPDATE | Qantas has lashed out at yesterday's report by AAP (Australian Associated Press) which claimed that Virgin Australia c...

David Flynn |

Qatar seeks Qantas alliance

UPDATE | Qatar Airways will join the Oneworld airline alliance in 2014, a move which will deliver several benefits t...

David Flynn |

Qantas adds flight booking to mobile website

IN BRIEF | Qantas has upgraded its mobile website to search for flights and make bookings on both domestic and international se...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia codeshares with Virgin America

Virgin Australia has added added more US routes to its roster with today's debut of codesharing with Virgin America. The VX ti...

David Flynn |

Virgin & SQ: round the world and circle fares

The Virgin Australia / Singapore Airlines partnership bears more pleasing fruit this week with the launch of joint Round The Wo...

David Flynn |

QantasLink's new departure gate lounge at Brisbane

Qantas usually enjoys (and also suffers from) most of the attention but this week its sibling QantasLink has a story of its own...

David Flynn |

Skytrans starts daily Sydney-Toowoomba flights

Queensland airline Skytrans starts flying between Toowoomba and Sydney today, with weekday departures providing a new opportuni...

John Walton |

Photos: Inside the MAS Airbus A380

Malaysia Airlines joined the ‘superjumbo club’ this weekend with the debut of its first Airbus A380 flights between...

David Flynn |

Delta in line for inflight wifi over the Pacific

Getting online when crossing the Pacific on Delta flights will be a boon to business travellers when the Virgin Australia partn...

John Walton |

The best airline safety videos we've ever seen

The undisputed king of quirky airline safety videos, Air New Zealand, has scored another hit. Its latest inflight safety video...

John Walton |

Qantas: "You're the reason we fly"

Qantas is set to embark on a multi-million dollar advertising campaign built around the new tagline “You’re the rea...

David Flynn |

Singapore Airlines boosts Adelaide flights

Singapore Airlines will add three weekly flights to its Adelaide roster from Monday July 2, boosting its schedule for the SA ca...

David Flynn |

Airline guide: China's "big four" airlines

The more you deal with China as a business partner the more time you'll spend flying with the "big four" Chinese carr...

John Walton |

Virgin plans SQ codeshare to Amsterdam, Paris

Virgin Australia has its eyes on the European prize, with plans to codeshare Singapore Airlines flights to Paris and Amsterdam ...

John Walton |