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Strategic wins US flights approval
Newcomer Strategic Airlines looks set to begin flights to the USA as early as September this year, taking on Qantas, United and...
Virgin: we'll be in Asia by the end of the year
Virgin Australia chief John Borghetti has recommitted to having airline alliances in place to reach all Asian destinations by t...
Qantas faces lounge issues at DFW
Dallas/Fort Worth is set to become Qantas’ alternative to LAX for US transfers, but travellers are about to realise that ...
Etihad offers free hotel nights
Etihad is offering free hotel accommodation in the United Arab Emirates for Business and First Class passengers between now and...
Best seats: Business, Malaysian Airlines' A330
Travelling with Malaysia Airlines on the Airbus A330? Australian Business Traveller has recommendations for the best se...
Report: The last Qantas flight from SFO
Keith Tan was on board this weekend’s final Qantas direct flight from San Francisco to Sydney – a popular route whi...
Emirates drops fuel surcharge
While it seems that every other airline in the world is raising fuel surcharges and increasing ticket prices, Emirates has axed...
Singapore Airlines: 20 magazines to read inflight
Singapore Airlines is launching something that may make airport newsagencies quiver with fear: a selection of 20 international ...
SFO-bound? Connect in Honolulu to avoid LAX
With Qantas having axed its San Francisco flights this weekend, Hawaiian Airlines is looking to take up some of the slack. The...
Third daily Emirates flight: Sydney-Dubai
Emirates is adding a third daily flight to its Sydney-Dubai route so travellers can make faster connections to Europe, an airli...
Free Lufthansa top-tier status offer
Lufthansa is giving away free Star Alliance Gold status in a bid to snatch the most lucrative frequent flyers away from rival ...
More Virgin Australia lounges get priority access
Virgin Australia's upgraded lounges in Melbourne and Brisbane airports will include dedicated security channels for the benefit...
Virgin Australia to upgrade domestic seats
If you liked the look of the leather seats in Virgin Australia's factory-fresh Boeing 737-800, here's good news: the airline is...
RoamingSIM takes on global roaming rort
If you've been reading our coverage about MaxRoam SIM cards -- particularly their relatively cheap data rates when used in Euro...
Did Virgin girl arrive on Qantas flight?
We'd never want to suggest that people in the advertising industry have too much time on their hands, but we were tipped off by...
Virgin Australia readies all-new airport lounges
Update: Australian Business Traveller can now confirm that both the Melbourne and Brisbane lounges will feature a ded...
Virgin Australia's new seats and service
The Australian Business Traveller team went over Virgin Australia's new Airbus A330 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a fin...
Video: Richard Branson introduces Virgin Australia
Sir Richard Branson was guest of honour at today's launch of Virgin Australia, an airline which now firmly extends his aviation...