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Air New Zealand streamlines LAX transit
Air New Zealand's streamlined passenger transit procedure at LAX has been given the green light by US Customs, with travel...
AusBT's Virgin Australia A330 contest
LATEST | We have a winner! Congratulations to Glenn Gilliard, who along with a friend will be winging his way from Sydney ...
Airlines ready for Boeing 787 restart
Airlines are making their calendars for the return of Boeing 787 flights, following the US Federal Aviation Administr...
Qantas upgrading east-west meals
Qantas will boost the quality of business class meals on flights between Perth and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – the h...
VA/AirNZ go direct on Perth-Christchurch
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will begin a twice-weekly direct flight between Perth and Christchurch beginning...
Virgin Australia to launch travel money cash card
Virgin Australia is set to add a travel money card, dubbed the Global Wallet, to its Velocity Frequent Flyer cards. The move m...
Garuda to fly Australia-Jakarta-London
Garuda Indonesia will launch its own take on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and London, with a stopover in Jakarta, in No...
Etihad boosts Gold Elite benefits
Etihad is pumping up the perks enjoyed by top-tier members of its Etihad Guest frequent flyer program, and Virgin Australia's V...
Qantas bids farewell to Frankfurt
Qantas axed its last remaining service to continental Europe this week with the closure of its daily QF5/QF6 flight to Frankfur...
Qantas' new uniform
Qantas has revealed the new uniform to be worn by its crew and ground staff from next year. Here are some first photos from th...
VX boosts US ‘coast to coast’ flights
Virgin America has added a second New York airport to its transcontinental US service, increasing their appeal to Virgin Austra...
Satellite internet for Australian, NZ flights
IN BRIEF | Panasonic Avionics expects to boost inflight Internet across Australia and New Zealand, as well as on the trans-Tasm...
Qantas cuts award points for JQ flights
Qantas is reducing the number of frequent flyer points needed to claim free flights on its low-cost sibling Jetstar, while also...
Qantas-Emirates TV ad
Get ready for a bit of armchair travel with the latest TV commercial from Qantas, which marks the debut of the Qantas-Emirates ...
QF revamps HK flights
Qantas has pared back its flights between Australia and Hong Kong as part of a ‘realignment’ of its Asian timetable...
How should airlines handle flight delays?
Delays are an inevitable and thus inescapable part of travel. They're especially galling when your trip is meant to dovetail in...
BA details 787 seat map
British Airways has boosted the number of Boeing 787s planned for its fleet, overnight ramping up from an initial order of 24 D...
SQ's Singapore Girls get a makeover
Singapore Airlines is readying the next generation of its A380 suites and business class seats, along with an all-new design fo...
