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British Airways first class upgrade guide

Even if you normally fly high in business class, there's no reason you can't swap your seat for a first class suite on British ...

Chris C. |

Qantas to keep Dubai hub

Qantas plans to continue its alliance with Emirates and use Dubai as a hub airport for connecting passengers, even as it launch...

David Flynn |

Airbus A380neo back on the board?

Emirates, the biggest operator of the Airbus A380 superjumbo, is in talks about the purchase of 20 more of the double-decker je...

Bloomberg News |

Emirates doubles free WiFi to 20MB

Emirates will give economy passengers a larger serve of free inflight Internet before new data charges kick in. The Qanta...

David Flynn |

Singapore Airlines eyes job cuts

Singapore Airlines said jobs are likely to be cut as part of a business review Southeast Asia’s biggest carrier has kicke...

Bloomberg News |

The future of business class seats?

While the vast majority of fliers are feeling the squeeze with tighter and tighter economy seats (we’re looking at you, A...

Bloomberg News |

Emirates + BMW = chauffeur-drive

Emirates will whisk its business class passengers to and from their flights in luxury BMWs under a new agreement inked between ...

David Flynn |

Save time with mobile check-in on the Qantas App

The new Qantas App offers travellers plenty of fresh features to make their journey easier, including a mobile app check-in op...

Staff Writers |

How the Doha flights bans affect you

Emirates, Etihad Airways, Flydubai and several other Persian Gulf airlines have cancelled flights to the Qatari capital of Doha...

David Flynn |

Airbus set to cut A380 manufacture

Airbus is planning a further cut in build rates for the beleaguered A380 superjumbo amid a continuing dearth of new orders for ...

Bloomberg News |

Finnair's Airbus A350 business class seat swap

Airbus will refit Zodiac Aerospace seats on all of Finnair's A350 wide-body jetliners because of quality issues, said the airli...

David Flynn |

First class reward seats gets scarce

It's about to get harder to turn your frequent flyer points into a first class suite – or an upgrade from business class ...

David Flynn |

Best credit cards to book Virgin Australia flights

When booking your next Virgin Australia domestic or international flight, why settle for earning just one frequent flyer point ...

Chris C. |

Lufthansa mulls 'business plus' for Boeing 777X

Lufthansa could drop first class from some of its forthcoming Boeing 777-9 jets in favour of a 'Business Plus' cabin as part of...

David Flynn |

Lufthansa goes slow on Boeing 777X

Lufthansa is considering stretching out deliveries of Boeing's new 777X aircraft, concerned about the cost and size of the big ...

Bloomberg News |

Claim missing KrisFlyer miles after your SQ flight

When you fly with Singapore Airlines or any of its partners including Virgin Australia, Thai Airways, United and more, you&rsqu...

Chris C. |

Flight review: Virgin Australia Economy X

Virgin Australia’s new Economy X service allows passengers to escape the confines of regular economy with extra legroom, ...

Chris C. |

Emirates axes Sydney-Auckland Airbus A380 flights

Emirates will cancel its daily Airbus A380 flights between Sydney and Auckland from July 13 2017, with the Gulf carrier saying ...

Chris C. |