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Cathay delays new Boeing 777-9 first, business class

Cathay Pacific's Boeing 777-9, and the airline's next-gen first class suites and business class seats, are in for another delay.

David Flynn |

Australian border closure likely to remain until 2021

Your passport probably won't get any use until sometime next year...

David Flynn |

What do business travellers want on 'triangle' flights?

Finding the business class 'sweet spot' for flights between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

David Flynn |

How Virgin plans to win back business travellers

The new Virgin Australia business class experience will seek to deliver greater value driven by a lower price point.

David Flynn |

Qantas sends Boeing 787s to the desert for storage

With international flights perhaps a year away, the Dreamliners will be mothballed alongside Qantas' Airbus A380.

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia travel credits to be honoured in full

Virgin's buyer promises the airline's travel credits will remain valid until mid-2022, as will 'conditional credits'.

Chris C. |

Emirates faces two-year wait for Boeing 777X

The Gulf carrier's "next-generation" portfolio for premium travellers will now take flight in 2022.

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia axes Airbus A330s, Boeing 777s

Virgin ditches its biggest jets, and its best business class, to become a smaller Boeing 737-only airline.

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia 2.0 to cut fleet, routes and some lounges

Here's what you need to know about the rescued and rebooted Virgin Australia.

David Flynn |

Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection

As cash runs out, Virgin Atlantic chases a rescue package and files for bankruptcy protection.

Bloomberg News |

Singapore Airlines ramps up SilkAir take-over in early 2021

Singapore Airlines will start flying SilkAir Boeing 737s early next year, but the promised business class beds may have to wait.

David Flynn |

Virgin Galactic, Rolls-Royce team up for Mach 3 jet

The faster-than-Concorde Mach 3 would have room for nine to 16 people in first or business class seating.

Bloomberg News |

New Zealand travel bubble "on the backburner"

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says recent Covid-19 outbreaks in Melbourne and Sydney have put the travel bubble on hold.

David Flynn |

BA scraps all-business class London-New York flight

The immediate retirement of BA's all-business class Airbus A318 means an end to the unique BA1 trans-Atlantic service.

David Flynn |

Singapore Airlines delays new first, business class

With the Boeing 777-9 now running two years late, there's a knock-on effect for Singapore Airlines and its new wave of product.

David Flynn |

Future of Singapore Airlines' A380 in limbo

Singapore Airlines is preparing to right-size itself for the coming years, but will the superjumbo have a place in those plans?

David Flynn |

Boeing 777X launch pushed back to 2022

A worldwide drop in demand for air travel will see now Boeing's new flagship make its debut in 2022.

David Flynn |

All Emirates, Etihad passengers must take Covid-19 tests

As of August 1 it's a case of "no test, no ticket", regardless of if you're headed to the UAE or in transit to another country.

David Flynn |