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Air Pacific rebrands as Fiji Airways

Air Pacific will rebrand as Fiji Airways as part of a turnaround plan that also involves new Airbus aircraft. The airline...

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Qantas' new First Class lounges

Qantas will open new First Class lounges at Singapore and Hong Kong airport by December this year as part of a $15m investment...

David Flynn |

Review: Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class Dream Suite

Virgin Atlantic's second-generation Upper Class Dream Suite is an exciting evolution of its existing fully flat bed business cl...

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SkyTeam rolls out fast track SkyPriority scheme

China Southern Airlines has joined the global rollout of the SkyTeam airline alliance's fast-track SkyPriority lane for fr...

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ACCC says yes to Virgin + Skywest team-up

Virgin Australia and Skywest have received government approval for a five-year 'corporate alliance' in a team-up to take on Qan...

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Best seats: business on BA's A321

If you're transferring to a British Airways flight at Heathrow, or simply jetting around Europe from London, you're quite likel...

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AirNZ boosts Perth-Auckland services

Air New Zealand will upgrade its daily Auckland-Perth service in September this year, pushing more seats – including lie-...

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Virgin Australia boosts flights to Gladstone

IN BRIEF | Virgin Australia will add two daily return flights between Brisbane and Gladstone from May 28, bringing the total nu...

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Qantas does Dallas (daily)

Qantas will launch daily flights on its Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth service (flights QF7 and QF8) from July 1st, using&n...

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Air India plans MEL, SYD flights from Sep

Air India plans to fly from Sydney and Melbourne to Delhi from September, with the route featuring its new Boeing 787 Dreamline...

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Australians set for SmartGate style customs in US

Those interminable queues at US airports could soon be a thing of the past, with US government planning to let Aussies with sma...

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Qantas' LAX-NY flight bumped up to a 747

If you're heading between Los Angeles and New York on Qantas, don't be surprised to see a Boeing 747 at your gate instead of th...

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What BA buying BMI means for Qantas passengers

Qantas' main European partner British Airways finalised the deal to buy its own biggest local rival, British Midland Internatio...

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How Virgin's mobile boarding pass works

Virgin Australia's smartphone boarding pass system has been quietly rolling out this week, allowing passengers to check in, sel...

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Qantas shakes up Perth, QLD flights

The Qantas vs Virgin Australia fight for business travellers is hotting up. The Red Roo is putting on bigger Boeing 747 a...

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What's new on board the 747-8I?

Boeing has packed its newest plane -- the latest evolution of the venerable jumbo jet, the 747-8I -- off to its launch customer...

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Best seats: BusinessFirst, United 757-200

Connecting from San Francisco or Los Angeles to a US or other North American destination on one of United's Boeing 757-200 plan...

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Qantas introduces new baggage limits, fees

Qantas will introduce new luggage limits and fees for checked bags on international flights next week as the airline moves...

David Flynn |