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Cathay Pacific gives premium economy hints
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO John Slosar confirmed CX’s premium economy plans to a National Aviation Press Club lunch in Sydney ...
American Airlines mulls direct AU flights?
Analysis: Frequent travellers to the USA will be interested to hear what American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey has to say about hi...
Qantas pilots start protest announcements
UPDATE: this is the text of what Qantas pilots are saying over the P.A. Tip of the hat to the always excellent Ben Sandilands a...
When the inflight entertainment goes down
Newlyweds Prince William and Duchess Catherine were slightly miffed, to say the least, when the inflight entertainment on their...
Not again! Qantas diverts Dallas 747s low on fuel
Qantas has diverted its QF8 flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney via Brisbane for fuel again this week -- twice! -- because ...
Novotel BKK: have "breakfast" any time of day
The Novotel Suvarnabhumi airport hotel in Bangkok has changed its "room with breakfast" policy to mean "room with any meal you ...
Qantas wants to woo affluent Chinese travellers
Qantas wants to woo affluent Chinese travellers as part of its company restructuring next month. Airline chief Alan Joyce told...
Happy 50th birthday, in-flight movies
Fifty years ago, the very first in-flight movie was shown on a Boeing 707 flying between Los Angeles and New York. TWA, a US a...
New flight cuts five hours off Sydney-Brazil
Planning a business trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? LAN Chile Airlines has introduced a new flight that cuts out one of the thr...
China Southern's Guangzhou-Beijing A380 flights
China Southern will become the first carrier to use the Airbus A380 superjumbo on a domestic route, between Guangzhou and Beiji...
All-business class flights are taking off
Hong Kong Airlines is joining the 'all premium' push – flights which are fitted tip to tail with business class – w...
Best seats: First Class, AA 737-800
Qantas passengers transferring to US domestic connecting flights in Dallas/Fort Worth or Los Angeles LAX are likely to find the...
Emirates adds extra Dubai-Frankfurt flights
Emirates will strengthen its Frankfurt connections from the end of October, adding a very useful third flight to its existing t...
Inside the VIP Airbus A380
Got a lazy half-billion sitting around? Maybe you should splash out on a private Airbus A380 as your next ride. Those crazy en...
Qantas wins global award for Next-Gen Checkin
Qantas' ambitious Next Generation Check-in system, including the smartchipped Q Cards and Q Bag Tags, has picked up a global aw...
Qantas' plans for A380s without First Class
Reflecting the decline in high-end luxury travel and a shift towards the middle market of business and premium economy, Qa...
No first class suites for Thai Airways A380
Thai Airways will resist the trend towards fully enclosed first-class suites in its new Airbus A380, which take to the skies fr...
More SQ flights to China, Japan, India
In brief: Singapore Airlines is increasing its flights from Changi airport, with additional connections available for Australia...