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Qantas A380 to HK

Qantas will begin flying its Airbus A380 between Sydney and Kong Kong this weekend, making it only the fourth city – after Sin...

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Top tip: Virgin Australia Velocity redemption

Sitting on a stack of Virgin Australia Velocity frequent flyer points? Until next Wednesday, January 18, you can book business ...

David Flynn |

Qantas, Virgin Australia battle for business class

The battle for Australia’s business travellers is hotting up, with Virgin Australia officially launching its business cla...

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SkyTeam rolling out SkyPriority

The SkyTeam airline alliance will upgrade its airport services for business class, first class and Elite Plus top-tier frequent...

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Best seats: Virgin Australia's ATR 72

Travelling on Virgin Australia's ATR 72 turboprop planes on a regional flight? The ATR's unconventional door layout means that ...

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Pay for excess baggage around the waistline?

Heavy passengers should pay more to fly, while those sitting on the shy side of the scales should get a discount. That's the a...

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MAS adds extra flights

Malaysia Airlines is adding flights from its hub in Kuala Lumpur, with Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Medan, P...

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Extra SQ flights to ADL, BNE, PER

Singapore Airlines is adding flights to several of its Australian routes, with Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth all seeing extra fl...

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Review: Jetstar business class

With many Australian businesses aiming to keep their travel budget tight in 2012, Jetstar is increasingly well-placed as an alt...

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MAS: extra business seats on A380

Update | Malaysia Airlines will introduce its brand new Airbus A380 onto the Sydney-Kuala Lumpur route later this year – click...

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Qantas boosts 'fly-in fly-out' fleet

Qantas is bolstering its 'fly in, fly out' fleet with 12 new aircraft this year as the airline seeks to ride the resources wave...

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Best seats: business class, Emirates A330

Emirates only uses Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 planes on its flights to and from Australia, but if you're connecting in Dubai fo...

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SQ: A380 coming back to Melbourne

Singapore Airlines is returning the popular Airbus A380 superjumbo to its Melbourne flights from late March, bringing better se...

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CX adds Premium Economy to 747s

Latest: read our 'world first' review of Cathay Pacific premium economy Cathay Pacific will upgrade selected Boeing 747-400s ...

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CX: 777 First Class is back

Latest: read our 'world first' review of Cathay Pacific premium economy Cathay Pacific will reinstate first class on selected ...

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New Virgin lounges for Sydney, Gold Coast

Update | Virgin Australia has now opened its Gold Coast lounge, click here for our photo gallery and report. Previous | Virgin...

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MEL Airport: new Ring & Ride, Tulla Fwy closures

Melbourne Airport is introducing a "Ring & Ride" waiting area in its long term car park, where drivers can wait for arrivin...

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Photos: Virgin's new Mackay lounge

Virgin Australia’s all-new lounge at Mackay Airport opens its doors today. It's the the third of Virgin’s new-look...

David Flynn |