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XiamenAir to fly Sydney- China on B787

Chinese airline and SkyTeam alliance member XiamenAir will mark its Australian debut this month with the launch of non-stop fli...

Chris C. |

Qantas, American to fly NZ-US

Qantas and Oneworld alliance partner American Airlines will begin daily Auckland-Los Angeles flights in June 2016, breaking Air...

David Flynn |

Borghetti's best business lessons

One of Australia's most fascinating, enigmatic and undoubtedly driven business leaders, John Borghetti shaped both Qantas and V...

David Flynn |

Inside Singapore Airlines' A350

Singapore Airlines has revealed the breakdown of its Airbus A350 cabins ahead of the first aircraft's delivery in January 2016....

David Flynn |

Virgin Aus: discount flights for SMEs

Members of Virgin Australia’s Accelerate program for small and medium-sized businesses can now save up to 10% on the cost...

Chris C. |

Emirates debuts passenger-packed A380

Emirates will this week showcase its latest Airbus A380, designed to pack in some 615 passengers from tip to tail. It's the mo...

David Flynn |

Qantas launches new business class meals

Get ready for more posh nosh at the pointy end, with Qantas now serving new meals in the business class cabin of its domestic f...

David Flynn |

Citi restores Virgin, SQ credit card points

UPDATE | Citibank has abandoned controversial changes to the frequent flyer 'conversion rates' under the Citibank Rewards ...

Chris C. |

Qantas, Virgin Australia boost A330s

Qantas and Virgin Australia are both set to raise the stakes in their business class battle this month, although it's the trave...

David Flynn |

Malaysia Airlines new business class

The launch of Malaysia Airlines' all-new business class marks the latest step on the beleaguered airline's road to recover...

David Flynn |

MAS upgrades business A330 class

Malaysia Airlines will upgrade its Airbus A330 business class from April 2016, with first flights bound for Australia and Asia....

David Flynn |

Five common scams in China

While China has much to offer business and leisure travellers, we daresay there are as many scams as there are tourist attracti...

Chris C. |

SQ: no amenity kits, PJs for business

Singapore Airlines is one of the relatively few premium international airlines not to hand out amenity kits for business class ...

David Flynn |

United moves NY p.s. flights to Newark

United Airlines’ flagship p.s. transcontinental flights between New York and both Los Angeles and San Francisco have now ...

Chris C. |

QFF changes: what they mean for you

Qantas’ latest raft of revamps to its frequent flyer scheme come as quite a mixed bag for travellers with a boost on flig...

Chris C. |

Etihad to fly Airbus A380 to Melbourne

Etihad Airways' flagship Airbus A380 will begin daily flights to Melbourne from June 1st, 2016, bringing with it the world's be...

David Flynn |

Qantas, China Eastern JV set to fly

Qantas has Shanghai in its sights as the airline makes a renewed push into the Chinese market with the help of China Eastern. ...

David Flynn |

This week's wrap for frequent flyers

The Australian frequent flyer landscape continues to broaden with this week marking a new partnership between Etihad and Coles/...

Chris C. |