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Jetstar Japan joins Qantas Frequent Flyer
Flights on Jetstar Japan will earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points and status credits from next month under an alignment of the lo...
Virgin Australia mulls A350 vs B787
Virgin Australia expects to choose between the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 by year’s end, annointing one of the fuel-e...
Bear Grylls in new AirNZ safety video
Bear Grylls has joined Air New Zealand to star in another of the airline's quirky safety videos, titled 'The Bear Essentials of...
Emirates upgrades second Sydney flight to A380
Emirates is upgrading a second daily Sydney-Dubai flight to the Airbus A380 superjumbo from 1 June, with markedly improved busi...
BA, Cathay fight QF, Emirates with new codeshares
British Airways and Cathay Pacific are taking aim at the Qantas-Emirates alliance and wooing business travellers with new codes...
Virgin expands QLD flights from Brisbane
Virgin Australia is expanding business travellers' options from its hub at Brisbane, with new flights to Moranbah and Bundaberg...
Virgin Australia to launch Brisbane-Perth A330 ser
Virgin Australia will add Brisbane-Perth to its Airbus A330 Coast to Coast service from 15 May, with two out of three weekday...
Etihad upgrades Melbourne to new Boeing 777
Etihad Airways will boost its daily Melbourne flights with the debut of a new Boeing 777-300ER to replace the current Airbus A...
BA axes free checked luggage on EU flights
British Airways is shaking up European fares from its London Gatwick hub, with new "no bag" tickets on sale now for flights fro...
Emirates Skywards Gold lounge guests return Wed
Emirates' Skywards frequent flyers holding a Gold membership card but flying economy will be able to bring guests into the Emir...
Emirates' new crew videos explain proverbs
Emirates is making the most of its multilingual international crew with an amusing new set of videos explaining proverbs and id...
Qantas boosts flights to regional NSW
Qantas is increasing flights to Tamworth, Armidale, Coffs Harbour and Dubbo from April, with its regional airline QantasLi...
Air Pacific 'preview flights'
Air Pacific's new Airbus A330 will arrive next month and make its debut on flights between Auckland and Fiji in early April, wi...
Etihad warns of disruption during system upgrade
Etihad is updating its reservations and flight management systems this weekend, joining partner Virgin Australia and numerous o...
Delta upgrades New York JFK regional connections
US airline — and Virgin Australia partner — Delta Air Lines is driving ahead with the much-needed expansion of its ...
Qantas upgrades A330s to lie-flat
Qantas will upgrade its entire 30-strong fleet of Airbus A330s with a new lie-flat business class seat from the end of 2014, a...
MAS offers "book the cook" style service
Business class passengers on Malaysia Airlines flights from Australia can now lock in their meal choice before departure with t...
Best seats: premium economy, Qantas refurb 747
Travelling in premium economy on Qantas' upgraded Boeing 747 and looking for the best seats? All the Red Roo's long-range 747-...
