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Qantas: no Boeing 737 transcon upgrade
Qantas plans to rely on the muscle of its Airbus A330 fleet rather than a new Boeing 737 business class in the continuing dogfi...
Star Alliance 'million mile' give-away
Want to be an instant mileage millionaire? Star Alliance is giving away 21 million frequent flyer miles to mark the group's 20...
Should you dress up for business class?
TALKING POINT | If you want to start an engaging discussion among frequent flyers, ask them about dress codes for airport loung...
United's new take on overbooked flights
If you’ve bought a seat on a flight that’s overbooked, carriers will soon have the means to resell your spot for a ...
Air India set to be privatised, sold off
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet has signed off on a plan to sell all or part of Air India Ltd., a debt-ridd...
Virgin preps international inflight WiFi
Virgin Australia aims to expand its inflight Internet service to cover the USA and Asia while also building up its domestic fl...
Virgin cuts points, status credits on AirNZ
Virgin Australia's partnership with Air New Zealand has hit another rocky patch, this time affecting the earn-and-burn points p...
ANA business class upgrade guide
Treating yourself to business class doesn't have to cost a fortune – and when flying with All Nippon Airways (ANA) from S...
Branson serves a broadside at Qantas
Five years ago and from half a world away, Sir Richard Branson watched as the battle between Qantas and Virgin Australia &ndash...
Free inflight WiFi for Emirates frequent flyers
Emirates will now offer free unlimited inflight Internet to its Platinum and Gold members of its Skywards frequent fl...
Qantas trims first class on Melbourne-LA flights
EXCLUSIVE | Qantas will reduce the number of Airbus A380 Melbourne-Los Angeles flights in early 2018 to just three superjumbo s...
Virgin to launch new business class
EXCLUSIVE | Virgin Australia plans to reveal a next generation of its Boeing 737 business class seats before the end of this y...
Virgin Galactic heads back to space
Richard Branson expects to see Virgin Galactic return to space before the year is out, while the first paying ‘space tour...
Virgin plans Sydney, Brisbane - HK flights
Virgin Group's Sir Richard Branson wants to see his Australian franchise spread its wings even further into Asia with plans for...
USA lifts Etihad, Emirates, Qatar 'laptop ban'
The United States has stepped down its ‘electronics ban’ on all Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways flights ...
Qantas to charge for 'extra legroom' seats
EXCLUSIVE | Qantas will begin charging for extra legroom economy seats on all domestic flights from today, with travellers pay...
Qantas ramps up inflight Internet
Qantas expects to move its inflight WiFi service out of the current 'beta' trial mode in September this year, at which point it...
Sydney Airport's T1 shortcut
TRAVEL TIP | We’re certainly fans of the substantial improvements in the departures area of Sydney Airport’s T1 int...
