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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...
Delta offers airport charge stations
The days of boarding a plane with a dead laptop, tablet or mobile phone battery could soon be at an end – at least for US...
Skinny seats boost legroom
These new economy-class seats won’t win any awards for plush finish but their space-saving design means a substantial inc...
Thai Airways' three-class overhaul
For years Thai Airways has lagged behind its full-service competitors in terms of features for premium cabins, especially consi...
SQ's A380 returns
Singapore Airlines is putting its Airbus A380 back into the skies between Sydney and Singapore from Friday December 10, albeit ...
Qantas' A380 bill to Rolls-Royce to top A$200 million?
Update Rolls-Royce could find itself facing writing Qantas a cheque for upwards of $200 million in compensation for the drama ...
Malaysia Airlines revs up First Class with Porsche Panamera transfers
Passengers travelling on Malaysia Airlines’ First Class product and holders of Malaysia Airline’s Enrich Platinum...
Cathay Pacific hasn't ruled out the A380
Cathay Pacific is still open to adding the Airbus A380 superjumbo to its fleet for long-haul and ultra long-haul routes to Aust...
Virgin Blue & AirNZ set to hook up?
Virgin Blue’s quest to double its share of business travellers by building a global network of airline alliances continue...
Cathay to get premium economy?
UPDATE | Cathay Pacific has now revealed the first details of its new Premium Economy class as well as a replacement for the a...
Cathay Pacific's new business class seats
Update Cathay Pacific’s new international business class seats made their worldwide commercial debut on March 1st and&nb...
AFL players to sit at the pointy end?
The good news: you might not have to worry about dozens of beefy boisterous footy players cramming onto your economy class Virg...
New Asiana business class for Sydney
Asiana Airlines' oddly-named but highly-regarded 'OZ Quadra Smartium' seat will be introduced on the daily Sydney-Seoul service...
Emirates 777s bring ‘product consistency’
Emirates is removing the chance factor from its Australia-to-Dubai services and ensuring that almost every flight uses a near-i...
China Airlines adds Brisbane-Auckland flight
Taiwanese flag-carrier China Airlines will add a Brisbane-Auckland flight to its schedule as of January 1, 2011. The thrice-wee...
Can jet-lag cause memory loss?
US scientists are pondering a new issue which affects all travellers: does jet-lag lead to memory loss? Aahh – sorry, bu...