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AirNZ maps out its Boeing 787 plans
With Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 having made its first commercial flights over the weekend, the airline has also begin...
Friday's frequent flyer wrap
Fancy upgrading to business class with Virgin Australia for just $18.75 on a Sydney-Melbourne or Sydney-Brisbane flight? ...
Qantas ups Hawaii flights, adds A330s
Qantas is boosting its Sydney-Honolulu route from later this year with the introduction of an extra weekly flight and a perman...
AirNZ's newest Hobbit safety demo
Air New Zealand's got a new Boeing 787 and new premium economy seats, so what better excuse reason for a new inflight safety vi...
Pocket 40k Velocity points for just $150
Savvy flyers can pocket 40,000 Virgin Australia Velocity frequent flyer points for just $150 when applying for new NAB Velocity...
Virgin Australia warms to Airbus A350
“Seriously outstanding”, “very impressive” and “an incredibly competitive aircraft” –...
SQ+NZ partnership approved by NZ gov't
Air New Zealand to resume daily Auckland-Singapore flights Singapore Airlines to launch Airbus A380 on Singapore-Auckland ...
AirNZ puts last Boeing 747 out to pasture
It’s no coincidence that Air New Zealand will begin international flights of its new Boeing 787-9 in the same month that ...
BA to introduce pre-flight meal orders
British Airways will trial an online meal selection service through which passengers in first and business class will be able t...
Air China: double daily to London
Air China will ramp up its London Heathrow flights to double daily from October, resulting in shorter connection times in Beiji...
Qantas unveils new points calculator
Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now determine exactly how many points and status credits they’ll earn with both Qantas ...
AirNZ's 787-9 does AKL-SYD from Aug 9
Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights will start on the Auckland-Sydney route this Saturday August 9th a...
United reshuffles Boeing 787 orders
IN BRIEF | United Airlines has reshuffled its Boeing 787 Dreamliner order, swapping seven Boeing 787-8s with the larger 787-10 ...
The GarudaMiles scheme for Aussie flyers
As a member of the global SkyTeam airline alliance, Garuda Indonesia is independent of both Qantas and Virgin Australia, which ...
Qatar Airways ups Madrid flights
Qatar Airways is increasing its flights from Doha to Madrid from later this year. Bumping up to a daily run from November 15 2...
The best of black: frequent flyer cards
Aiming squarely at the premium credit card market, the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ have all added black credit cards to...
Airbus A350 coming to Sydney on August 5
The Airbus A350 visits Sydney today, on Tuesday August 5, as part of a worldwide tour to test the aircraft ahead of ...
Qatar Airways upgrades Perth to B777
Qatar Airways is upgrading its daily flights between Doha and Perth to a Boeing 777-300 from October 1. Larger than the curren...
