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Star Alliance signs up Juneyao Airlines
Shanghai's Juneyao Airlines has become the newest member of Star Alliance, with the Chinese airline now listed as the grou...
Airbus rolls out new private jets
What's the fun in springing for a VIP jet if it's got the same boring interiors as everybody else's private ride? This is more...
Swiss to get fleet-wide WiFi in 2018
Swiss will see its Swiss Connect inflight Internet service extended across the rest of its fleet in 2018, following this year's...
What Singapore Airlines can teach Cathay
What is Europe's most profitable airline? Air France-KLM, whose premium passengers sleep in private suites with memory-foam ma...
Cathay Pacific wields the re-org axe
Cathay Pacific, Asia'ss biggest international airline, will eliminate 600 jobs, including 190 managerial positions, as part of ...
Virgin Australia rolls out Economy X
Virgin Australia's new Economy X 'extra legroom' seats are now flying across the airline's entire fleet – from its domest...
Why AirNZ dropped business class from the A3210neo
Despite early speculation that Air New Zealand might add business class to its forthcoming Airbus A321neo jets, the Kiwi carrie...
Branson hints at new US airline
Billionaire Richard Branson signaled he may jump back into the U.S. airline business after tussling with Alaska Airlines over h...
Singapore Airlines posts surprise loss
Singapore Airlines – first in the world to put a double bed, mattress and duvet on a commercial plane – posted a su...
AirNZ to launch inflight Internet
Air New Zealand is moving steadily towards the launch of inflight internet on domestic and international flights, with the airl...
Qantas extends digital boarding passes
Qantas plans to do away with paper boarding passes for international flights, with switched-on travellers being given the optio...
USA abandons 'laptop ban' idea on EU-USA flights
UPDATE | The United States has stopped short of extending an all-out 'electronics ban' to US-bound flights from Europe: a move ...
Star Alliance won't chase Virgin Australia
Star Alliance says it has little interest in signing up Virgin Australia as a member, despite its description of Australia as a...
AirNZ: Emirates' trans-Tasman flights not a threat
Air New Zealand is confident of holding onto its half of the trans-Tasman travel pie, despite the presence of Emirates' Airbus ...
Best seats: BA A320 Club Europe business class
British Airways' Airbus A320 Club Europe business class provides all of the typical business class perks – priority check...
US considers expanding airline laptop ban
The U.S. is considering expansion of a ban on laptops in airliner cabins on flights not only from Europe but from other regions...
Virgin Australia trials 'Buy Now' upgrades
EXCLUSIVE | Passengers flying with Virgin Australia between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane can now purchase on-the-spot busines...
Australia considers its own inflight laptop ban
Australian travellers may soon be banned from bringing large electronic devices such as laptops and tablets into the cabin aboa...
