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Up close: Qantas' Boeing 787 economy seat

Following the official launch of Qantas' Boeing 787, Australian Business Traveller had the opportunity to nestle into the new e...

David Flynn |

Best business class seats: trans-Tasman flights

Flying between Australia and New Zealand presents no shortage of business class options with nine airlines offering better-than...

Chris C. |

Your guide to using Virgin Australia 'Fly Ahead'

While relaxing in airport lounges is certainly pleasant, arriving home or at your destination earlier than expected can prove ...

Chris C. |

Lufthansa / Swiss combined Business-First fares

Fly business class to Asia on a premium partner carrier, and then continue your journey to Europe or elsewhere in first class w...

Staff Writers |

Best business class seats: Singapore Airlines A350

Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350s play host to the airline's latest business class seats, offering the 'business traveller basic...

Chris C. |

Sydney to LA in seven supersonic hours?

UPDATE | The return of commercial supersonic flights is one step closer following this week's reveal of the Boom XB-1 'superso...

David Flynn |

Introducing our new travel booking service

Australian Business Traveller, in partnership with Express Travel Group and italktravel, is proud to offer our valued readers a...

Staff Writers |

Enjoy Velocity Gold status for up to 15 months

Selected members of Coles’ Flybuys loyalty program can now fast-track their journey to Virgin Australia Velocity Gold fre...

Chris C. |

Qantas defers inflight WiFi until 2017

UPDATE | It'll be at least another few months until Qantas passengers get their first taste of inflight Internet as the airline...

Chris C. |

Qantas A380: the best first class seats

There’s no such thing as a bad seat in first class on the Qantas Airbus A380 but as seasoned pointy end travellers quickly lea...

Chris C. |

Qatar Airways business class upgrade guide

Just because you can’t afford to buy a business class ticket – or your employer won’t pay for it – doesn’t mean you have to sp...

Chris C. |

SQ defers launch of Sydney-Jakarta flights

Singapore Airlines is pausing its plans to launch non-stop flights between Sydney and Jakarta: a route which was to commence in...

Chris C. |

BA, Emirates question alliances' future

It's neither unusual nor unexpected to hear Emirates questioning the need for global airline alliances such as Star Alliance, O...

David Flynn |

Best biz class seats: SQ Boeing 777-200ER

Business class on Singapore Airlines' refitted Boeing 777-200ERs proves almost identical to what you'll get aboard the airline'...

Chris C. |

Singapore Air introduces new credit card fee

Singapore Airlines passengers booking flights from Australia will now incur a surcharge when using a credit card to pay for the...

Chris C. |

Brisbane - Auckland: best business class seats

Flying from Brisbane to Auckland in business class? You may be surprised to learn that not two, but five airlines compete for y...

Chris C. |

New Virgin business class arrivals lounge access

Virgin Australia domestic business class guests can now access Virgin Australia lounges after their flight, joining the pre-fl...

Chris C. |

BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus plan inflight WiFi

British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling will debut inflight Internet on intra-European flights from mid-2017, using a m...

Staff Writers |