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Qatar Air: fast-track to Oneworld Emerald
In an effort to poach travellers across from Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways is offering Aussie jetsetters a fast-track to...
Body odour: a pet hate for 25% of flyers
Passengers who emit a pungent body odour are considered the worst seatmate to have by over 25% of travellers, according to a re...
Why AirNZ is more profitable than Qantas
It's a tale of two airlines: one that's very profitable, and one decidedly not. One which is flying the world's first Boeing 7...
Thai reinstates First, B747s to Sydney
UPDATE | Thai Airways has backtracked on its decision to withdraw first class from Australia, with 'Royal First' flights to con...
Qantas moves Twitter account to @Qantas
Attention, Twitter-connected travellers: Qantas has changed channels on Twitter. From today, the Flying Kangaroo will no long...
Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 787 breaks cover
Virgin Atlantic's first Boeing 787-9 has broken cover ahead of its delivery later this month to an eagerly-waiting Richard Bran...
Friday wrap: the latest in earn and burn
Want to earn double Qantas or Velocity Frequent Flyer points on your travels? You’ll need to register and book this week ...
A380 superjumbo smackdown: QF vs EK
Qantas frequent flyers, rusted-on Red Roo loyalists and other Australian business travellers flying out of Sydney or Melbo...
Jetstar Sydney-Honolulu to get Boeing 787
Jetstar passengers heading to Honolulu (Hawaii) from Sydney will find themselves on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from February 19...
Qantas to codeshare with WestJet
Qantas will open up easier connections to Canada through a new alliance with WestJet starting on October 15. Travellers on the...
Virgin Atlantic: 25% off PE award seats
Premium economy award seats on a number of popular Virgin Atlantic routes can now be snagged using 25% fewer Flying Club miles,...
Earn Qantas, Virgin points on the iPhone 6
UPDATE | The Qantas Mall and Virgin Australia Velocity eStore purchase conditions for shopping with the Apple Store have been a...
Virgin's new TV advert: have your say
Virgin Australia's latest TV commercial has hit the airwaves, and we're keen to know what you think. The stylish, very non-a...
AirNZ advances Boeing 787-9 AKL-PER
Air New Zealand's inaugural Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight from Auckland to Perth will run this Friday 12 September. The ...
Westpac slashes points on ATO payments
Westpac is slashing the number of frequent flyer points that can be earned on payments to the Australian Taxation Office across...
Qantas designer Marc Newson joins Apple
Marc Newson – the much-feted Australian designer whose work includes Qantas' first class lounges and Airbus A380 suites a...
Japan Airlines revamps Boeing 787s
Japan Airlines is tweaking its Boeing 787 fleet with new business class SkySuites as well as premium economy, in the process sl...
This week's frequent flyer round-up
Fancy flying to Hong Kong with Qantas or Cathay Pacific for only $1,812 in business class, or a Bangkok getaway with Thai Airwa...
