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Fire fighters called to Qantas 747
UPDATE: A Qantas spokesperson has confirmed that the cause of the engine flames was an "engine turbine failure" in the Rolls Ro...
Virgin Atlantic & Air New Zealand to codeshare
Virgin Blue's Velocity Rewards members can now earn points on Air New Zealand Flights by booking AirNZ flights with Virgin Atla...
Qantas axes direct Sydney-San Francisco flights
Qantas is cancelling its direct service between Sydney and San Francisco as of May 14, forcing passengers bound for San Francis...
Qantas launches SYD-DFW direct
Qantas will begin direct flights from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) airport in Texas from 16 May 2011. DFW is the primary ...
Qantas codeshares with Finnair
Qantas Frequent Flyers will earn more points when flying to Helsinki via Bangkok or Singapore when new QF flight numbers are a...
Waived fees for Brisbane flight changes
Need to change your flights to or from Brisbane due to the ongoing flooding? Australian Business Traveller has contacted all t...
Hainan gets 5 stars, to start Sydney flights
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines -- which will start flying from Sydney to Shenzhen and Hangzhou next week -- has just been vote...
AirNZ's new 777-300ER in Melbourne & Brisbane
Air New Zealand’s new business class and premium economy ‘Spaceseat’ are making their debut on daily flights...
Qantas A380 back to LAX on Jan 16
Update Qantas will resume limited Airbus A380 flights to Los Angeles from Sunday January 16th. The return of the trans-Pacif...
More connection options with Etihad
Virgin Blue partner Etihad has added flights to its schedule over the southern hemisphere winter, increasing connection opportu...
Skywest to fly regional routes for Virgin Blue
Regional airline Skywest will fly short-range routes for Virgin Blue, which has been expanding its international market partn...
In-flight Internet over the Atlantic gets approval
In-flight broadband Internet is still not as common-place in Australia as it is in the U.S., but it seems that coverage is expa...
Even more taxes to fly to Heathrow?
The UK government is considering proposals to hike up the taxes for flying to Heathrow and other airports in the southeast of...
Asiana chooses A380
Asiana Airlines is gearing up to add six Airbus A380s to its fleet, although the Korean flag-carrier has no plans to schedule t...
TIP: check in for flights at Bangkok train station
The Bangkok Suvarnhabhumi (BKK) Airport Rail Link has been up and running for four months or so, to generally positive reviews,...
US winter storm warning: free rebooking
Update On Thursday afternoon (Australia time), American Airlines is the latest carrier offering free rebooking for its passeng...
Four hours by train from Beijing to Shanghai
The new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line opens for business this June, a year ahead of schedule, and will cut travel times betw...
Airline bans price search sites from listing fares
It's a good job that the season of peace and love is nearly over, because the fight between American Airlines and travel site...