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‘Travel bubble’ flight review: Qantas, Sydney-Auckland

What’s it like to fly from Australia to New Zealand in the era of the travel bubble?

David Flynn |

Best economy seats on the Qantas Boeing 737

Not all economy class seats are created equally, so get 'seat savvy' ahead of your next flight.

Brandon Loo |

Supersonic dreams: Qantas almost flew the Concorde

Some 60 years ago, the Flying Kangaroo was eager to get hopping faster than the speed of sound.

Chris C. |

Hong Kong flags travel bubble with Australia

The Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble will serve as a model for a similar arrangement with Australia.

David Flynn |

Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble set to start May 26

It's the second attempt to start quarantine-free travel between Asia's twin business and financial hubs.

Bloomberg News |

Etihad ditches Boeing 777-300ER, grounds A380 "indefinitely"

Etihad's future now lies with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A350.

David Flynn |

John Sharp, Alan Joyce trade barbs over Rex vs Qantas

It's a war of words as two of Australia's top airline chiefs trade tirades, and cite Monty Python along the way.

David Flynn |

Qantas has big plans for those small seatback screens

Expect new movies and TV series to enjoy on those relatively long east-west and trans-Tasman flights.

David Flynn |

How to get a gold status match with Qantas, Air New Zealand

Go for Gold – a full year of Gold, in fact – courtesy of these latest status match promotions.

David Flynn |

Qantas eyes Boeing 787 for New Zealand flights

The new flagship might bring selected Auckland routes under its wing.

David Flynn |

Here is Rex’s new Canberra Airport lounge

Canberra's former international departures lounge will host all Rex passengers for the next three months.

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia adds ten Boeing 737s

The bulked-up fleet will put Virgin in a better position to compete against Qantas and also resume flights to New Zealand.

David Flynn |

Qantas CEO: "We think we will reactivate all of the A380s"

The sun hasn't set on those red-tailed superjumbos, but their return now looks like a 2024 proposition...

David Flynn |

‘No jab, no fly’ for Hong Kong – Singapore travel bubble

Hong Kong wants only vaccinated travellers for the long-awaited Singapore bubble.

Bloomberg News |

ANA sees rise in wealthy Japanese flying private jets

Private jets are proving an increasingly popular way to avoid crowds in the pandemic travel era.

Bloomberg News |

Virgin, Alliance tie-up to keep regional routes flying

Some 40 regional routes across Australia will be covered under the new Virgin-Alliance partnership.

David Flynn |

More choice on the menu for Virgin’s business class flyers

“Not the beef pie again!” will hopefully be a thing of the past...

David Flynn |

Revisiting Qantas’ A380 first class degustation menu

Remember when you could soar above the clouds in first class comfort and pretty much graze your way from take-off to landing?

David Flynn |