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United's Aussie 747s to get upgrade
So you think United’s Boeing 747 service from Sydney and Melbourne to the US is a second-rate offering compared to other ...
Delta adds more lie-flat seats, upgrades entertainment
U.S.-based airline Delta is upgrading its fleet of aircraft to feature more lie-flat beds in premium seats, as well as an impro...
Qantas to get two more A380s
Qantas will boost its Airbus A380 fleet to a total of nine early next year with the delivery of two new factory-fresh superjumb...
Korean Air A380 has all-business class upper deck
Korean Air will dedicate the entire upper deck of its new Airbus A380s to business class, beating a refit by Singapore Airlines...
Lufthansa's new space-saver seats boost legroom
Lufthansa has finally revealed the cabin revamp for its short and medium-haul fleet. The European cabin upgrade involves some 3...
AirNZ's 777-300ER has upgraded seats & cabins
Air New Zealand has just taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which features the new ‘SkyCouch’ o...
Qantas back to full schedule for Heathow
Qantas is gearing up for a return to its full flight schedule from Heathrow following the re-opening of the snow-bound airport'...
Safety checks ease for Rolls-Royce A380 engines
Aviation safety regulators from Europe’s EASA are seemingly more confident about the safety capabilities of Rolls-Royce&r...
QF2 flies half empty from Heathrow, despite stranded passengers
Qantas passengers have complained that the airline flew a half empty plane from Heathrow to Australia yesterday, leaving delaye...
Virgin Blue & Air New Zealand alliance approved
Update The New Zealand government has today approved the trans-Tasman alliance between Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue. With ...
AirNZ's new premium economy seating
Air New Zealand’s new Business Premier and premium economy ‘Spaceseat’ will make their debut on daily flights...
V Australia to fly to 100 destinations worldwide with Etihad
Virgin Blue and middle-east airline Etihad have been given a provisional go-ahead by the competition regulator to form a pricin...
Air India shelves direct Melbourne-Delhi flights
Update Air India has scratched its planned daily non-stop service from Delhi to Melbourne – at least for now. The fligh...
SQ adds A380 to Japan-US
Singapore Airlines will introduce its highly-regarded Airbus A380 onto the Singapore-Japan-US route next year, flying via Narit...
Saudi billionaire buys A380
You're a billionaire who needs a new private jet, so what's top of your shopping list? An Airbus A380, of course. Prince Alwal...
SQ boosts biz class seats in A380
Update Singapore Airlines has now confirmed a new series of Airbus A380s with business class cabin running the entire length o...
Boeing scraps 787-3 Dreamliner
Boeing's beleaguered 787 Dreamliner project has taken another hit, with the company cancelling plans for its short-haul 787-3 s...
Virgin Blue to join Star Alliance?
Virgin Blue may ink a partnership with Star Alliance as part of the carrier's push towards what is internally called "the new B...