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Virgin's new system: what you need to know

As Virgin Australia's backend system switchover continues this Monday, passengers have seen some longer queues at airports, and...

John Walton |

ACCC not worried by Qantas-Emirates tie-up

The proposed alliance between Qantas and Emirates carries more benefits for Australian travellers than any potential downside i...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia's new booking system goes live

It’s all hands on deck at Virgin Australia this weekend as the airline switches over to a new checkin and booking system....

David Flynn |

Virgin America'S new flights: LA, SF to NY

Australian passengers with a penchant for style, comfort, inflight internet and on-demand entertainment have a new way to get f...

John Walton |

Reviewed: Finnair's "Reindeer Route"

With the Qantas-Emirates tie-up due in April, Australians who don't want to fly to Europe via Dubai, or who will be left with E...

John Walton |

Cathay, SQ shuffle Heathrow flights

Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines are shaking up their London Heathrow flights, with Cathay offering more of its newest bus...

John Walton |

World's safest airlines

Qantas was once considered the world's safest airline. We know this because Dustin Hoffman's savant Raymond Babbitt declar...

David Flynn |

Skywest adds new Kalgoorlie-Perth flight

Skywest Airlines will add a third daily flight between Kalgoorlie and Perth starting Monday January 21. A revision to the...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia: earn while you burn

Virgin Australia will offer Velocity status credits on reward seats for flights from January 13, when the airline switches...

David Flynn |

Virgin Atlantic's new 2013 ad campaign

Virgin Atlantic is tapping into the superhero meme with its latest advertising campaign, which launches globally today to ...

David Flynn |

SQ's plans for upgraded Boeing 777s

Singapore Airlines' upgraded Boeing 777s will be winging their way to Europe starting next month, with New Zealand and Australi...

David Flynn |

No biz seats on Virgin's domestic UK flights

Virgin Atlantic is gearing up for UK domestic flights from London to regional economic hubs Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Manchester,...

John Walton |

Qantas-Emirates: what it means for UK travel

Business travellers heading from Australia to the UK and Europe will be the big winners in the Qantas-Emirates alliance, w...

John Walton |

Qantas-Emirates alliance approved

The Qantas-Emirates alliance has received tentative approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The...

John Walton |

UA flyer clocks up 1m miles in a year

So you reckon you spend a lot of time flying? Probably not nearly as much as Tom Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales ...

David Flynn |

Air Canada: Boeing 787 for non-stop Sydney

Air Canada has big plans for the Boeing 787, with the next-gen jetliner a candidate to debut both a new Executive First interna...

David Flynn |

SQ adds fourth MEL-SIN service in July 2013

Singapore Airlines will add a fourth daily service from Melbourne from 1 July 2013. The new Airbus A330 flight will run overni...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia starts wifi streaming trials

Virgin Australia will this week begin trials of an inflight wireless system which can broadcast movies, TV shows and music str...

David Flynn |