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Qatar: 2x points, Sapphire fast-track
Qatar Airways Privilege Club members travelling on the airline's new flights from both Sydney and Adelaide can earn double freq...
Delta adds pyjamas to Sydney flights
IN BRIEF | Delta is the latest of the American airlines to seemingly discover the joys of business class pyjamas, with the Virg...
Qantas set to rake in $900m profit
Qantas expects to ring up as much as $925 million in pre-tax profit for the six months from July to December 2015, more than do...
Qatar Airways offers free WiFi
Qatar Airways is setting inflight Internet free – at least for the first 15 minutes of your time online. That's more than eno...
Lufthansa CEO bullish on first class
While some airlines are cutting back on first class, Lufthansa's CEO remains confident in the power of the pointy end to attrac...
ANA eyes Perth-Tokyo route
Japan’s ANA will begin direct flights between Sydney and Tokyo this week, and the airline already has its eye on Perth as a po...
American to launch premium economy
Qantas partner American Airlines will launch premium economy next year on selected international routes, beginning with the air...
Star Alliance expands network
Star Alliance will add low-cost and 'hybrid' airlines to its network, with South African carrier Mango first to sign up under a...
Upstairs, downstairs...
The quest to fit more passengers onto a plane has reached new heights – or perhaps lows – with this novel proposal ...
United mulls business class PJs
United Airlines could join the growing ranks of airlines offering pyjamas to business class passengers on international fl...
Virgin bulks up with Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing revealed its new 737 MAX jet overnight, with Virgin Australia set to start flying the fuel-efficient jet in 2018. Desi...
New UA business class
United Airlines has revealed its Boeing 777-300ER business class seat, and it's a 'knock it out of the park' effort. Offerin...
EK suspends Brisbane-Singapore flights
Qantas partner Emirates will temporarily suspend its Boeing 777 flights between Brisbane and Singapore next year in favour of j...
SQ: lie-flat business for BNE
Singapore Airlines will launch fully-flat business class beds onto the Brisbane-Singapore route from October 30, 2016, with the...
JAL eyes Perth-Tokyo
IN BRIEF | Japan Airlines is considering expanding its flights to Australia, with Perth cited as a front-funner. Such a move w...
Telstra roaming: more data, more dollars
LATEST | Telstra has backed down on its decision to more than triple some international data roaming costs after an outcry from...
MH axes flights to Amsterdam, Paris
Oneworld member and Qantas partner Malaysia Airlines will stop flying to Amsterdam and Paris next year and instead leverage it...
Malindo Air boosts Perth-KL flights
Newcomer to Australian airspace Malindo Air is boosting its flights between Perth and Kuala Lumpur just two weeks after launchi...
