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US hurricane Irene aims for US east coast
Hurricane Irene in the Atlantic is causing havoc in the Caribbean, and forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane before lan...
Qantas still the most on-time domestic airline
Qantas is still the most punctual airline for domestic flights, government statistics show. According to the Bureau of Infrast...
Best seats: business class, Jetstar A330
Travelling in Jetstar's Business Class on long-distance flights from Australia and New Zealand? Here's our guide to picking the...
New seats, food for Thai lounge in Hong Kong
Thai Airways' Royal Orchid first and business class lounges in Hong Kong -- probably the best Star Alliance lounge options in t...
Cost of airfares in Australia up and climbing
There's no sign of the rising cost of domestic airfares leveling out despite the increased competition between Qantas and Virgi...
Virgin Australia 737 biz class to arrive in Oct?
Virgin Australia could be selling proper business class seats on the majority of its flights -- the ones on Boeing 737-800 plan...
Qantas "new spirit" changes: what you'll see
London-bound passengers will see the greatest changes under Qantas' "new spirit" strategy -- if they choose a route that connec...
United's first 787 to fly from Auckland
American airline United has confirmed the seating layout for its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which are due to start f...
Qantas flight sim competition: the winner is...
The winner of Australian Business Traveller's amazing Qantas Flight Simulator is Chris Gammon from Canberra, who wrote: "My fa...
All Qantas 747s to get fully-flat Skybeds
Qantas has confirmed its plans upgrade the older lie-flat-but-at-an-angle seat version of the Qantas Skybed (which is on 7...
NZ SNOW: Jetstar, Air NZ waive change fees
With further snow and ice in New Zealand -- especially at airports that don't usually expect it like Auckland and Wellington --...
Qantas changes: top 5 things you need to know
#1 It's all about flying Qantas Frequent Flyer now Qantas' restructure is mostly about two things: focusing its efforts on the...
Joyce reveals more about Platinum One
UPDATE | Qantas has now launched its Platinum One frequent flyer level, and we've got all the details... PREVIOUS |&...
Qantas delays A380 to buy 110 A320s
Qantas is ordering a staggering 110 new Airbus A320s -- the largest single aircraft order in Australian aviation history -- to ...
Jetstar Japan is Qantas' new low-cost Asia play
The Jetstar brand is spreading its ever-expanding tentacles into Japan, with Qantas announcing that its low-cost strategy for c...
Qantas to axe 1,000 jobs
Qantas will make 1,000 staff redundant across the areas of management, pilots, cabin crew and engineers. But CEO Alan Joyce wo...
Confirmed: Qantas to launch premium Asian airline
Qantas will launch a new premium airline somewhere in Asia, that will be competitive with Singapore Airlines, Qantas CEO Alan J...
Qantas drops international routes in restructure
Qantas has this morning surprised travellers with an earlier than expected announcement of its massive restructure, including a...