Airline News Page 285

Virgin overlaps SQ, Etihad codeshares

Virgin Australia will dramatically boost the number of its Europe-bound codeshare flight options next year, with Singapore Airl...

David Flynn |

Sydney Harbour to get floating heliport

Sydney Harbour is set to get a floating heliport next month, with flights to and from Sydney Airport joining the mandatory sigh...

David Flynn |

Virgin Australia debuts streaming WiFi

Virgin Australia will launch the second stage of its inflight wireless entertainment system next month, with passengers able t...

David Flynn |

Garuda returns to Brisbane

Garuda Indonesia is coming back to Brisbane, with flights between Queensland and Indonesia six times weekly starting next Augus...

John Walton |

Private investors to make a play for Qantas?

A group of investors is sizing up Qantas to take up a major stake, and a seat at the boardroom table, which would dramatically ...

David Flynn |

Virgin Atlantic to start Scotland flights

Virgin Atlantic will begin flights to Scotland's financial capital Edinburgh and key North Sea resources hub Aberdeen from...

John Walton |

New Qantas business class amenity kits

Qantas is adding a dose of New York style to its international business class flights with the debut of new amenity kits for ma...

David Flynn |

Emirates: Perth A380 flights in 2013

Emirates plans to upgrade its Perth flights to an Airbus A380 service next year. "Emirates Airline will fly the 489-seat A380...

John Walton |

MAS goes double daily on A380 to London

Malaysia Airlines will switch its second daily Kuala Lumpur-London flight from a Boeing 747 to a new Airbus A380 this month, fo...

David Flynn |

Scoot's priority transfer at Changi

Singapore Airlines' low-cost offshoot Scoot will launch its streamlined Scoot-Thru transfer service at Singapore on November 27...

David Flynn |

Finnair's new tickets and frequent flyer scheme

Qantas oneworld partner airline Finnair is overhauling their ticket types, creating a new combined business-economy ticket for ...

John Walton |

SQ upgrades 777 biz to A380 seats

If you're a business class passenger connecting on Singapore Airlines, you can look forward to newly upgraded Airbus A380-style...

John Walton |

Korean Air axes Melbourne-Seoul flights

Korean Air will roll down the shutters on its Melbourne-Seoul route next year. A spokesperson for Korean Air confirmed to Aust...

David Flynn |

TAM's new first class

With business class continually improving, how do airlines make first class even better and even more desirable? Brazilia...

David Flynn |

Qantas 'tweet & greet'

UPDATE | All spaces for the inaugural Qantas Tweet and Greet are now filled. Yes, they went very fast! PREVIOUS | Qantas is g...

David Flynn |

Photos: Airbus A350 XWB business class

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has been getting plenty of press lately, but not far behind is Airbus' own next-generation jet, th...

John Walton |

Etihad's first class chef tasting menu

One of the real pleasures of flying first class (or upgrading with your frequent flyer points) is the improved food, and especi...

John Walton |

Qantas slashes BA codeshares

Qantas is cutting almost two-thirds of its codeshare flights with British Airways between London and Europe, as well as BA's Ho...

David Flynn |