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The 11 (yes, 11! )classes of airline travel

In the ever-evolving world of business travel, airlines are continually offering new styles of seating to try to woo your dolla...

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Virgin's new A330 layout

Update: we've got first pics and full details on Virgin Australia's lie-flat business class seats on its new Airbus A...

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Best seats: domestic first (biz), AA 757

If you're connecting in the US on Qantas' oneworld partner American Airlines, you may well end up on one of the airline's vener...

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Air France's €200 fast-track airport service

If you're shepherding the CEO or a key business contact through Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport when flying Air France-KLM -- ...

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Carry-on rules for major Australian airlines

Confused by how much hand luggage you can take on an Australian airline? Or trying to find out what "115cm bag plus personal it...

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No Cathay website, check-in, ticketing 11+12 Feb

If your plans for the coming weekend include travelling with Cathay Pacific or booking a flight with the airline, you'll need t...

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Etihad launches Abu Dhabi-Lagos flights

Etihad is adding Lagos to its flight network, bringing additional flight options to Australians heading for Nigeria's lucrative...

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Five tips to get through airports faster

Road warrior and frequent flyer Ryan Bingham dissected the art of passing quickly through an airport in the movie Up in the Air...

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Qantas scotches rumours over new Berlin hub

IN BRIEF | Qantas has nixed reports that it will shortly abandon flights to Frankfurt in favour of the new Berlin Brandenb...

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Singapore & Virgin codeshare

Update | Virgin Australia is now set to commence international codesharing with Singapore Airlines: click here for full details...

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Etihad + airberlin: new Germany-Abu Dhabi flights

Etihad and airberlin are dramatically increasing flights to Berlin and Düsseldorf, in a move that may woo business travell...

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The best and worst of airline food

If you fly frequently, you probably have a love-hate relationship with airline food. Sometimes, the food is perfect: it's well...

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Qantas' in-flight iPads

Qantas is running the world’s first trial of the iPad as an in-flight entertainment system with movies and music streamed...

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SQ "improves" KrisFlyer award rates

Singapore Airlines is shaking up its KrisFlyer frequent flyer program, with both good news and bad news for frequent flyers lo...

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New body scanners for Aussie airports

Full-body 'millimetre wave' scanners will be introduced at all eight of Australia's international gateway airports. The rollou...

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No business class for Virgin 737-700s

EXCLUSIVE | Virgin Australia has backpedalled on selling the pointy end of its old Boeing 737-700 aircraft as business class&nb...

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oneworld puts Kingfisher membership on hold

UPDATE | Kingfisher's pending membership of the oneworld alliance has been suspended due to the Indian airline's continuing fin...

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Welcome to 'Food Week' on AusBT!

Leathery beef? Rubber chicken? Unidentifiable brown goo? Not any more in business class, as airlines push ever further into the...

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