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Etihad & airberlin partner up

Etihad and airberlin are now running joint flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane through to Berlin and Dusseldorf. ...

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MAS axes plans for regional premium airline

Malaysia Airlines has followed Qantas in shelving plans for a premium airline. MAS intended its offshoot to focus on dest...

David Flynn |

Best seats: "premium", AirAsia X A330

Travelling in AirAsia X's Premium Class from Australia to Kuala Lumpur on? Here's expert advice on picking the best seats for y...

John Walton |

The AusBT Airport Guide: Auckland Airport

Heading to Auckland Airport? Our 'need to know' guide for the business traveller has the skinny on terminal layouts, lounges, a...

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Direct AR SYD-Buenos Aires flights start July

Argentinian national airline Aerolineas Argentinas is cutting the Sydney-Buenos Aires stop in Auckland from 1 July, a blow for ...

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Virgin's daily Sydney-Darwin flights

Virgin Australia continues to spread its wings with today's launch of daily direct flights between Sydney and Darwin. The dire...

David Flynn |

Qantas lounges at Melbourne re-open after fire

Qantas has re-opened the Qantas Club, Qantas Business Lounge and elite Chairman's Lounge at Melbourne Airpo...

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Fuel surcharge raises Qantas fares

Qantas will raise the cost of domestic and international airfares by up to $30 each way next month, in response to ever-increas...

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Best seats: business, Cathay 777-300ER

Cathay Pacific's Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are increasingly becoming the mainstay of the airline's fleet as its older jumbo 74...

John Walton |

QF's latest refurb'd 747 takes to the skies

Qantas will add another upgraded Boeing 747 to its international fleet this week. This is the fourth rejigged jumbo to receive...

David Flynn |

Virgin & SQ start codeshare

Virgin Australia begins international codeshare flights with Singapore Airlines today, beginning with flights to Singapore...

David Flynn |

EVA signs up for Star Alliance

Taipei-based carrier EVA Airways will sign on the dotted line to join Star Alliance today. An EVA Airways spokesman confirmed ...

David Flynn |

AirNZ drops Beijing for Shanghai

IN BRIEF | Air New Zealand will axe all flights between Auckland and Beijing mid-year, in favour of boosting flights to Shangha...

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Emirates offers bonus Skywards points

IN BRIEF | Emirates is stumping up bonus Skywards members travelling from Sydney to Europe in May – as long as you'r...

David Flynn |

FlightAware flight tracking site now in AU

The flight tracking website FlightAware is now covering all flights in Australia. While that's going to send Aussie aviat...

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Scoot to fly to three Chinese cities

IN BRIEF | Low-cost airline startup Scoot will fly to three Chinese cities this year but says it won't double-up on destination...

David Flynn |

Emirates A380s get in-flight Internet

Let's start with the good news. You can now use in-flight Internet on any Emirates Airbus A380, including all flights to and fr...

David Flynn |

Qantas moves from Buenos Aires to Santiago: March

This week sees Qantas flights to South American shift from Buenos Aires in Argentina to the Santiago hub of Chile's f...

John Walton |