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Happy flyers vote Qantas ahead of Virgin Australia
In brief: Qantas holds a slight lead over Virgin Australia in terms of customer satisfaction while Tiger Airways is easily Aust...
Best seats: Business on Qantas' 747-400ER
Every week, Australian Business Traveller brings you road-tested analysis of the best seats to pick on the aircraft you're most...
Virgin Australia hikes airport lounge fees
Membership to the Virgin Australia Lounge program – the challenger airline's equivalent to The Qantas Club – is set...
Qantas cuts orders for new planes
In brief: The Qantas Group, which also owns subsidiary Jetstar, is cutting back on orders for new aircraft as it seeks to slash...
DJ ends Priority Pass lounge access
Update: Virgin Australia has advised Australian Business Traveller that "following further discussions with Priority Pass,...
COMPARED: Qantas Classic vs Any Seat Awards
So you've been travelling back and forth on business trips across Australia or overseas, flying with Qantas or partner oneworld...
Best seats: Business, Singapore Boeing 777-300ER
Travelling on Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER in Business Class and trying to figure out which are the best seats to pick?...
QF won't offload bags from SYD-DFW
Qantas will now guarantee that passengers’ luggage won’t be left behind at Dallas/Fort Worth when its Boeing 747-40...
Qantas gearing up for in-flight internet?
In what could be the first signs of a dramatic leap forward for domestic business travel and competition in the market, Qa...
AA to offer Samsung Galaxy Tabs
While British Airways is trialling iPads in its new First Class, and Jetstar will be offering them for rent, Qantas' oneworld a...
Ash cloud crisis: airlines need to do better
Airlines are doing a bad job of contacting passengers when major disruptions like the Chilean volcanic ash cloud hit, accordin...
APPROVED: Virgin Australia & Delta joint venture
Virgin Australia is gearing up to challenge Qantas for a larger slice of the lucrative US travel market, following final US gov...
Virgin Australia & AirNZ revise trans-Tasman sked
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand have begun revising their shared timetables as part of the alliance between the Aussie and...
SQ introduces daily Singapore-Kolkata flights
In brief: Singapore Airlines will introduce a daily service between Singapore and Kolkata (better known as Calcutta) ...
Etihad's First Class amenities kits
Etihad Airways is bringing a little extra luxe to in-flight amenity kits, with new First Class kits boasting brand names such a...
Divert your mobile through Skype to avoid roaming
There's a golden trick that tech-savvy travellers have been using for years to avoid global roaming fees. Put simply, you dive...
Best seats: Club (business) on BA's 777-200
What are the best seats in Club World business class on British Airways' Boeing 777-200 planes? Australian Business Traveller b...
Poll: the new QF and DJ alliances
It's been a busy few days in Australia's increasingly-competitive and ever-changing airline industry, with Qantas and Virg...