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CX: new credit card booking fees
Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to revise its credit card fees for bookings, in line with the Reserve Bank's new rules on ...
SQ to fly Airbus A350 to Melbourne
Singapore Airlines will begin Airbus A350 flights to Melbourne from Wednesday August 10, some three weeks earlier than the prev...
Talking point: BYO IFE
TALKING POINT | You're settling in for that long flight, with many hours stretching ahead. Time to relax with a good movie or a...
Virgin sees growth in business travel
Business travellers continue to help Virgin Australia gain altitude in the dogfight against Qantas, with the corporate and gove...
Airberlin adds EuroBusiness row
IN BRIEF | Airberlin will convert the first row of its all-economy short-range fleet into a business class proposition for fli...
Qantas: no plans for more Airbus A380s
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the airline has no plans to buy any more Airbus A380s, including the eight superjumbos still listed ...
AirAsia X plans Brisbane-KL flights
Direct flights between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur are now a matter of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ for AirAsia X, with the Queenslan...
Qantas to fly Boeing 787 from Oct 2017
Qantas will take the reins of its first Boeing 787-9 in October 2017 and expects to reveal the first Dreamliner routes by year'...
Jetstar eyes more flights to China
Jetstar intends to open up new direct routes between Australia and China as Qantas' low-cost arm expands its international netw...
China Eastern plans Sydney Wuhan Xi'an
IN BRIEF | SkyTeam alliance member China Eastern Airlines is planning to launch Sydney-Wuhan-Xi’an flights by the year&rs...
Qantas ends points guarantee on AA
Qantas frequent flyers travelling on American Airlines can expect to earn fewer points from September, with Qantas axing the 'm...
MAS business class upgrade guide
Nobody likes flying in economy, but just because you’re booked down the back doesn’t mean you have to stay there. ...
Make the most of airline early bird fares
Airlines will soon begin selling their 'early bird' fares for 2017, with significant savings across the board – especiall...
Airbus rolls out first A350-1000
The first Airbus A350-1000 has rolled out of the hangar at Airbus' Toulouse factory, with the stretched jetliner set to make it...
Emirates double-daily with Perth A380
Emirates has added a second Airbus A380 onto the Perth-Dubai route from today, August 1, with the superjumbo replacing the Boe...
Qantas First lounge for domestic flights?
Did you know that you can enjoy Qantas' award-winning international first class lounges in Sydney and Melbourne when travellin...
Etihad business class upgrade guide
Don’t settle for economy on your next business trip or holiday – there are plenty of ways you can swap your cattle ...
Best biz class seats on Virgin AU's B737s
Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737s are the mainstay of the airline’s domestic, trans-Tasman and Asia Pacific fleet, offering eight...
