Airline News Page 279
United slashes business class baggage limits
United Airlines is cutting baggage allowances with immediate effect for business and first class passengers across its network....
Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam?
Virgin Atlantic appears to be edging ever closer to signing up with the SkyTeam airline alliance, with its chief commercial of...
JAL, MOS create special inflight burger
Japan Airlines is making the most of its connections with Japanese fast food joint Mos Burger, with a new signature sandwich se...
Finnair business class: longhaul goes fully flat
Qantas partner Finnair is revamping its business class, removing the angled lie-flat seats currently on board most of its long-...
Top new business class on Qantas partner Iberia
Spanish airline — and Qantas oneworld alliance partner — Iberia is offering a new business class on board, a fully ...
AA's US Airways merger: impacts for Qantas flyers
With a merger between American Airlines and US Airways all but complete, Qantas Frequent Flyers heading to the States and furth...
Emirates Platinums weigh up benefits
With Emirates introducing a new Skywards Platinum tier, matching up to Qantas Frequent Flyer Platinum in advance of&n...
Air Canada's new business & premium economy
Air Canada is changing its Executive First business class to a staggered layout, installing premium economy seats and squeezing...
Reader report: flying all China's Big 4 airlines
Planning a business trip to China and researching what you can expect when flying domestically on China's "big four" airlines &...
QF, EK reveal full alliance & QFF benefits
Qantas and Emirates will offer an extended range of perks for business travellers and frequent flyers across their new alliance...
Qantas changes international luggage limits
Qantas will change international baggage allowances from counting number of bags to counting their weight, bringing them in lin...
Best seats: Delta BusinessElite, Boeing 777-200LR
Flying across the Pacific in BusinessElite on Delta's Boeing 777-200LR? We've got hand-picked recommendations for the best seat...
Emirates teases Skywards top tier
UPDATE | Australian Business Traveller spoke with Emirates' man in charge of Skywards, Senior Vice President Brian LaBelle, to ...
Delta adds flights to Silicon Valley's San Jose
Delta is offering new connecting flights between Los Angeles LAX and Silicon Valley's local airport, San Jose in California. T...
Four "kid-free" airlines put biz travellers first
It's a business traveller nightmare: you've managed to snag a prized extra-legroom bulkhead seat, but you make your way down th...
Qantas adds live updates to Passbook
IN BRIEF | Qantas has updated its Passbook mobile boarding pass system to include real-time notifications of changes to their ...
Cathay adds extra daily London flight
Cathay Pacific is boosting its connections to London with a fifth daily flight from Hong Kong to Heathrow, with the airline's ...
Qatar to join oneworld late 2013, early 2014
Qatar Airways could be carrying Qantas passengers on its Boeing 787 Kangaroo Route from Perth to London by the end of this year...
