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BA trials new first class fast-track services
British Airways wants to put its first class flyers in the fast lane – in fact, an even faster fast lane than what they s...
Qantas: no plans for 'no-frills' Basic Economy
Qantas says it won't introduce a no-frills 'Economy Basic' fare which would see passengers pay extra for meals and drinks, chec...
Qantas mulls a move to 'buy on board'
EXCLUSIVE | Qantas could begin charging passengers for meals, movies and even a single piece of checked luggage under a new pri...
Qantas, Air France codeshare to Paris
Qantas and Air France are back in rapprochement for daily flights to Paris, in what many hope will be a prelude to Qantas laun...
Royal Brunei goes one-stop on Melbourne-UK route
Royal Brunei passengers travelling from Melbourne to London will shave five hours and 15 minutes from their trip when the airli...
Qsuites coming to Qatar Boeing 777-200LR fleet
Qatar Airways is now adding its superb Qsuite business class suites to the airline's long-range Boeing 777-200LR jets, which wi...
Reader review: Air New Zealand inflight WiFi
With 2Mbps top speeds and an NZ$30 pricetag, Air New Zealand's Boeing 777 WiFi service asks too much for too little. For an ai...
Etihad axes first class from Melbourne
Etihad Airways is pulling the plug on first class flights from Melbourne as the Virgin Australia partner moves both of its dai...
Sydney-Hong Kong business class comparo
If you’re among the many business travellers who regularly jet between Sydney and Hong Kong, Virgin Australia is about to...
BA's business class refresh hits SIN, SYD
British Airways plans to extend its new Club World business class 'sleep experience' to Singapore and Sydney in the next few m...
SilkAir adopts SQ branding
Singapore Airlines' regional arm SilkAir will be folded back into its parent airline, losing its 26-year old brand in favour of...
SAS: free high-speed WiFi for frequent flyers
SAS is now rolling out inflight Internet on European flights, with connections available free of charge to SAS Plus regional&nb...
Cathay's first Airbus A350-1000 delivery
EXCLUSIVE | Cathay Pacific will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 on June 19, ahead of flights to Washington DC and p...
Airbus' Day & Night first class suite concept
As ever-improving business class seats narrow the gap against first class, Airbus is joining the push to elevate first class to...
AirNZ plots all-new business class
Behind closed doors and with tightly-sealed lips, Air New Zealand is working on an all-new business class seat to replace its ...
Emirates rules out merger with Etihad
Dubai’s Emirates Group reported a 67% jump in full-year profit and said there are no plans to merge with Etihad Airways, ...
The airline seat of the future will clean itself
The microbes lurking in airplane seats, hotbeds of infectious diseases, could soon be history. Recaro Aircraft Seating says it...
Using Qantas Points to book Finnair reward flights
Despite not flying to Australia, Qantas' Oneworld alliance partner Finnair offers a comprehensive network of flights between As...
