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Qantas vs Emirates: business class
Qantas frequent flyers may not be familiar with Emirates business class -- but thanks to the new Qantas-Emirates partnership, t...
Qantas axes Frankfurt
Qantas will axe its daily flights to Frankfurt from October next year, leaving London as the airline's sole European destinatio...
Qantas, Emirates alliance tipped for today
Update | The Qantas-Emirates alliance will start in April 2013 – click here for our full report. Previous | Qantas ...
Lufthansa strikes continue: flights cancelled
Lufthansa has cancelled the majority of its flights on Friday, with Hong Kong and Singapore flights to Germany included in the ...
The amazing Aeroloft: real beds in business class?
Want to really pimp out your private jet? Forget about leather seats, gold fittings and pool tables. If you're splashing out t...
Borghetti’s bet with Branson: one won, one to go
Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti says he’s on track to win the second of his two bets with Virgin supremo Sir Richard ...
Sydney Airport's new $20 parking deal
Picking up and dropping off passengers at Sydney's international airport just got a bit cheaper this week. Through to November...
Virgin ramps up A330 transcon flights
Virgin Australia will upgrade its Melbourne-Perth 'Coast to Coast' flights into an exclusively Airbus 330-only service this mon...
Etihad hits 10% in Virgin Australia
Etihad Airways has confirmed it now holds a 10% stake in Virgin Australia, following recent approval by the Australian Go...
Cathay Pacific's new inflight meals
Cathay Pacific is upgrading its inflight meals on flights between Australia and Hong Kong, introducing what the airline calls '...
Virgin Australia’s big plans for Velocity
Virgin Australia aims to dramatically boost the number of members of its Velocity Frequent Flyer scheme in the next three years...
Aerolineas Argentinas signs up to SkyTeam
Aerolineas Argentinas is now officially part of the SkyTeam alliance, opening another avenue for earning & burning points a...
AirNZ finalising 787 config
Air New Zealand is closing on the final seating configuration of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, which is due to begin flying ...
Air France upgrades premium economy food
Qantas partner Air France is offering new "buy-up" meals in premium economy on long flights like Paris-Singapore. It's the lat...
More Virgin Australia lounges
Virgin Australia's family of airport lounges continues to grow, with a new lounge slated to open at Cairns next year. Virgin A...
Virgin Australia mulls Boeing 787, A350
Virgin Australia expects to order either the Boeing 787 Dreamliner or Airbus A350 within 12 months, as the airli...
CX opens new lounge at CDG, Paris
Cathay Pacific's new lounge at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport is now open. Located on Level 2 of the new connecting buildin...
Virgin Australia to start inflight wifi in October
Virgin Australia will begin testing inflight wifi streaming in October, beaming movies, TV shows and music to Samsung tablets ...
