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MAS: self-service check-in for economy
Malaysia Airlines has closed its economy check-in counters at Kuala Lumpur as the airline moves to "mandatory self-service...
Airbus announces A330neo
Airbus will proceed with the A330neo jet, officially dubbed the A330-800neo and A330-900neo, as a next-generation upgrade to it...
Pocket an easy 10,000 Qantas Points
Qantas Frequent Flyer members could pocket an easy 10,000 Qantas Points by signing up for cheap insurance policies through ANZ&...
Air India joins Star Alliance
Air India is officially a member of the Star Alliance, taking its seat at the table alongside 26 other global airlines includin...
When the train beats the plane
We compare a British Airways flight against the high-speed Eurostar train on the London-Paris route. Think of travelling for b...
Friday's frequent flyer roundup
Buying miles in offshore frequent flyer programs sounds like a dodgy practice, but it’s completely above board and could ...
Boeing’s new 'Space Bins': 50% more room
Unveiled today, Boeing's new ‘Space Bins’ could give travellers 50% more storage space than the current ‘Pivo...
Qantas wins Best Airline Wine List award
Qantas has brought home The World of Fine Wine’s 'Best Airline Wine List in the World' award for 2014. Citing the Red Ro...
Emirates takes delivery of 50th Airbus A380
Emirates has taken delivery of its 50th Airbus A380 aircraft, firmly cementing the airline as the world’s largest operato...
Qantas Cash gets faster reloads
Qantas Cash users will now wait only one business day for their funds to clear with the introduction of electronic bank transf...
Etihad racks up new routes for 2015
Etihad Airways plans a busy start to 2015 with six new destinations, new Boeing 787 routes plus the debut of first class on fli...
Qantas losing flyers to Virgin Australia
IN BRIEF | Qantas is slowing losing its share of the corporate market to Virgin Australia, according to a new survey of the nat...
Emirates offers Skywards Gold fast track
Pick up Skywards Gold status after just one return trip Grab Skywards Platinum after flying to both Europe and North Americ...
10 things we love about AirNZ's new IFE
Air New Zealand's new Boeing 787-9 also marks the debut of a revamped inflight entertainment system, and it's a corker. A...
Radical economy seat may end knee-crush
Could this be the economy seat we've all been waiting for? Award-winning designer James Lee reckons his Meerkat concept s...
AirNZ mulls Boeing 777X, Airbus A350
Air New Zealand will run the ruler over both the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350 as replacements for its current long-range Boeing ...
Etihad Airways + Philippine Airlines
Etihad Airways has added Philippine Airlines to its growing roster of partner airlines, inking an extensive deal covering ...
Emirates locks down 150 Boeing 777X jets
Emirates has signed on the dotted line for 150 of Boeing's new 777X jet, finalising an order worth a staggering US$56 billion a...
