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Velocity: earn points at Australia Post
Members of Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer will soon earn points on bill payments made through Australia Post....
Emirates Airbus A380 bound for Frankfurt
Emirates will bring its Airbus A380 to Frankfurt from later this year, upgrading one of its daily Boeing 777 flights to the sup...
Jetstar Boeing 787 flights to Tokyo
Jetstar will upgrade all flights from the Gold Coast and Cairns to Tokyo and Osaka to the Boeing 787 by September this year as...
Qantas First Lounge: new Winter menu
The winter 2014 menu for the Qantas First Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne sees a dozen new dishes plus some seasonal tweaks to...
Virgin Australia status match for Qantas
Virgin Australia is mounting a renewed assault on Qantas for the hearts and wallets of Australia's lucrative government travel...
Airbus: billionaire buying habits
IN BRIEF | Airbus has revealed details of an extensive report into 'billionaire buying habits' as the company seeks to further ...
Virgin's new business class meals
Virgin Australia reveals its new international business class menu today on flights to Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi. Travellers o...
Emirates: Qantas points for upgrades?
IN BRIEF | Emirates is considering allowing travellers to use their Qantas Frequent Flyer points to apply for upgrades on the ...
Oneworld looking at Indian partner
IN BRIEF | The Oneworld airline alliance is scoping out a potential partner from India. "We are looking at it" Oneworld CEO Br...
Emirates rules out 11 abreast economy
IN BRIEF | Emirates is investigating new economy seats for its Airbus A380 fleet but has ruled out plans for 11 abreast ec...
How early to arrive at the airport?
TALKING POINT | How early should you arrive at the airport ahead of your flight? Most airlines suggest somewhere between t...
Etihad expands India codeshares with Jet
Etihad Airways is expanding its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways to include Indian domestic flights for the first time. Bu...
Singapore Airlines boosts USA codeshares
Singapore Airlines is extending its reach into the United States through an expanded codeshare agreements with Star Alliance pa...
Qantas upgrades 'cafe breakfast'
Qantas is boosting the business class breakfast on international flights, making good on the airline's promise in March this ye...
Qantas wins over business travellers
Qantas seems back in favour with Australia's business travellers, firming up a 21 percent lead over rival Virgin Australia acco...
Air New Zealand orders Airbus 'neo' jets
Air New Zealand will buy thirteen Airbus A320neo and A321neo jets to sharpen its competitive edge against Qantas on the trans-T...
Darwin flights resume after ashcloud
Update | Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar have resumed flights to and from Darwin, following ...
BA creates the First Class burger
Gourmet hamburgers are all the rage, and British Airways has now elevated the concept to an exclusive burger for its first clas...
