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Virgin begins countdown to Boeing 737 MAX
Virgin Australia has started the countdown to delivery of the next-generation Boeing 737 MAX, which will mark the beginning of...
Qatar axes lounge access for upgraded flyers
Savvy travellers using frequent flyer points to upgrade to business class or first class with Qatar Airways will no longer rece...
Boeing primes the 797 pump
Boeing is steadily building towards the official launch of its newest jet – a mid-sized plane likely to be christened the...
Qantas begins Melbourne-Bali flights
Qantas will begin flying between Melbourne and Denpasar (Bali) from June 23, 2018 The daily Qantas Boeing 737 flights will ru...
Gulfstream sees Chinese billionaire boom
Gulfstream is counting on China’s freshly minted billionaires and businesses to boost sales as the maker of private jets ...
Uber, Bell expect air taxis by 2025
Bell Helicopter, which has tied up with Uber to revolutionize mass transportation, expects to bring the first air-taxis under t...
Can science beat jetlag?
A wave of ultra-long flights that will get you halfway around the world in one hop is pushing airlines to deal with the one ext...
Cathay's Aussie travellers look beyond HK
When most travellers think of Cathay Pacific they think of Hong Kong. While that’s perfectly understandable – after...
Alan Joyce won't rush next 787 orders
Qantas will start to decide this year whether to take up its options and purchase rights for as many as 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamli...
UK airlines scrutinised over seat selection fees
U.K. airlines’ practice of charging for assigned seats is being scrutinized by regulators amid concerns the policy &ndash...
Luggage-grabbing flyers ignore safety pleas
Flames of burning jet fuel licked the side of American Airlines Flight 383 after it screeched to a halt on a Chicago runway. As...
British Airways offers one hour free WiFi
If you're travelling on one of the three British Airways Boeing 747s currently fitted with inflight Internet, BA and credit car...
Airbus woos Qantas with A350-1000
Qantas will take part in an invitation-only flight on the Airbus A350-1000 during its visit to Sydney on Monday February 12, in...
Cathay plans Airbus A350-1000 for Sydney
Cathay Pacific aims to bring its new Airbus A350-1000 jet to Sydney in the second half of 2018 to keep pace with continued grow...
Branson rebrands business class
Richard Branson is nothing if not a brilliant marketer, so how does his Virgin Atlantic find make some rather stodgy business c...
Airbus A350-1000 visits Sydney
It's the largest twin-engine jet that Airbus has ever built – a sleek streamlined sylph which the company describes as "s...
Emirates A380s for Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
Emirates hopes to upgrade all its flights to Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide to Airbus A380 jets on the back of the airline's rec...
Star Alliance offers two-stop round-the-world fare
Travellers visiting two far-flung destinations on a single trip can now book their entire journey as a Star Alliance round-the-...
