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Best seats: business class, BA A320

If you're connecting to one of British Airways' European flights at London Heathrow, you're likely to up on one of BA's Airbus ...

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SIA and Virgin AU sharing lounges from today

The marriage of Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia has been consummated today, with customers given access to both airline...

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Pilot panic brought down Air France AF447

The tragic interim conclusion by French air safety investigators is that the pilots in charge of Air France AF447 were inadequa...

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Best seats: business class, SQ's refit 777-300

Flying on one of Singapore Airlines' refitted Boeing 777-300 planes? Here's how to pick the very best seats in business class f...

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Now businesses can earn frequent flyer points too

Businesses, as well as their travelling staff, can now 'double dip' to earn frequent flyer points on Emirates' Skywards re...

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Eurostar: faster, more flexible than flying

Eurostar -- the high speed railway between London and Paris -- has launched a new guarantee for business travellers that they c...

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CX plans new lounges for HK

Cathay Pacific is planning new lounges for Hong Kong International Airport to match its forecasts for an increase in business ...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia opens lounges to Qantas Frequent

In a canny move to tempt Qantas' most coveted customers, Virgin Australia is giving Qantas Frequent Flyer gold and platinum mem...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia's new Brisbane Airport lounge

Virgin Australia's new Brisbane Airport lounge opens today, and Australian Business Traveller attended a media preview to bring...

David Flynn |

Best seats: business class, Qantas 4-class 747

If you're travelling on Qantas flights to Johannesburg, Hong Kong, London Heathrow via Hong Kong and Bangkok, or Melbourne-Sing...

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CX working on new economy seats

 Cathay Pacific’s new business class is a winner, and its premium economy seats are taking shape… but what ab...

David Flynn |

DJ and NZ Trans-Tasman alliance starts today

Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand take another step down the alliance aisle today with their new trans-Tasman partnership co...

David Flynn |

First Dreamliner 787 flight scheduled: October

If you've been on tenterhooks waiting to see what Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner looks like first-hand, your opportunity is just a...

danwarne |

Virgin Australia to open new Brisbane lounge

Update: Virgin Australia's new Brisbane lounge is now open – check out our photo gallery!  Previous: Virgin Au...

David Flynn |

The best in-flight bars in business class

Business class passengers enjoy a wider range of things to do in the air than ever before, from widescreen entertainment to pow...

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Review: Agoda hotel booking app for iOS

There's a new iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch hotel booking app out for business travellers, which will be especially useful if you...

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Etihad to start Dusseldorf flights in December

Virgin Australia passengers will be able to make single-change connections to Dusseldorf via Abu Dhabi once Middle Eastern part...

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Korean Air adds Sydney-Seoul flights

In brief: Korean Air will introduce three additional weekly flights from Sydney to Seoul at years' end. From 12 December ...

David Flynn |