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Virgin launches WiFi on LAX flights

Virgin Australia has flicked the WiFi switch on flights between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Los Angeles, with passengers n...

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SQ debuts new regional business class

Singapore Airlines has launched its new regional business class seats on a daily Boeing 787-10 flight from Perth, and expects o...

David Flynn |

BA moves on new business class, first class

British Airways is conducting closed-door tests of its next generation Club World business class seat ahead of its early 2019 d...

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World's busiest overseas air route

A one-hour flight linking one of the smallest countries on the planet with its next-door neighbour has become the world&rs...

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Win a trip to Hong Kong with Virgin Australia

Congratulations to Roger Weeks, from the southern Sydney suburb of Gymea, who is the winner of our reader contest for a re...

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Qatar looks to lend jets to BA

In a textbook definition of surprise and delight, British Airways passengers could book themselves into business class on one o...

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Qantas orders six more Dreamliners

Qantas will today announce an order for six more Boeing 787-9 jets, bringing the total red-tailed Dreamliner fleet to 14 in nu...

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Philippine Airlines reveals new business class

Philippine Airlines has pulled back the covers on new business class seats for its forthcoming Airbus A3210neo and A350 fleets....

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Virgins Australia, Atlantic codeshare to London

Virgin Australia travellers to Hong Kong and Los Angeles will now have the option to continue to London with Virgin Atlantic un...

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Etihad mulls Emirates tie-up

Etihad Airways intends to remain a major global carrier as it works on re-sizing its global business following record losses, a...

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Virgin begins charging for fast WiFi

Virgin Australia has begun charging travellers for high-speed inflight Internet on domestic flights, although slower connectio...

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Priority Pass now unlocks Melbourne's Rex Lounge

Melbourne Airport’s Rex Lounge is now open to Priority Pass cardholders, being the second lounge in Melbourne to join the prog...

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Qantas drops Boeing 747s from LAX

All Qantas Los Angeles services shift to Airbus A380 or Boeing 787-9 Sydney-Dallas superjumbo drops to six days a week Syd...

David Flynn |

Oman Air's new Boeing 787 first class suites

Oman Air will fit 'First Class Mini Suites' to a new tranche of Boeing 787-9 jets, joining the handful of airlines with the con...

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Virgin Atlantic's new afternoon tea service

Afternoon tea and high tea are decidedly British traditions, even if they're not the same thing. Afternoon tea is, obviously e...

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Air Canada debuts new Signature business class

Air Canada is raising the business class bar with a rebranding of its premium cabins to Signature Class, and wrapping them...

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How Virgin intends to win against AirNZ

TALKING POINT | The messy break-up between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand is not reading from the familiar script. N...

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United's Boeing 787-10 seating details revealed

United Airlines will turn the Boeing 787-10 into a flagship for the US carrier on its debut later this year, with the stretched...

David Flynn |