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Qantas axes Melbourne-Perth Boeing 787
The flagship QF9 Kangaroo Route flight will become purely a Perth-London route as the Dreamliner drops out of Melbourne.
Melbourne welcomes non-stop Air India flights to Mumbai
The first-time connection means travellers will no longer need to transit via New Delhi.
Rex begins flights between Brisbane and Adelaide
The daily Boeing 737 ramps up competition for both business and leisure travellers.
Qantas A380 returns to Sydney-Hong Kong
The superjumbo will once again be a regular visitor to the Asian metropolis through to February 2024.
Qantas launches Sydney-Perth-Paris flights
The new flights come just in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
When it doesn’t make sense to upgrade to business class
The ‘upgrade lottery’ has more losers than winners, so why play the game in the first place?
What’s in store for Cathay’s A330 business class?
Cathay’s regional workhorses will go under the knife as the airline looks to streamline and simplify the fleet.
Qantas A350s will have electric ‘blackout windows’
The ‘e-glass’ technology will let you – or the cabin crew – dim the plane’s windows at the touch of a button.
Qantas upgrades Sydney-Honolulu to 787
The red-tailed Dreamliner brings a better business class plus premium economy to Hawaii.
Qantas brings lie-flat business class to Sydney-Bali
It’s a great way to start and finish your holiday, with lie-flat beds especially welcome on the overnight return leg.
Codename ‘Skyroom’: Singapore Airlines A380 concepts
Singapore Airlines’ latest Airbus A380 first class suites were conceived as a hotel room above the clouds.
More Air Canada flights for Brisbane, Sydney
The Virgin Australia partner and Star Alliance airline is ramping up just in time for the northern ski season.
AirNZ’s new 777 first class suite looks familiar...
This Boeing 777 is crowded by six spacious first class suites, along with vastly better business class seats…
Qantas axes China Eastern partnership
The long-running alliance has been dropped as Qantas restarts its own flights to Shanghai.
ANA resumes non-stop Perth-Tokyo flights
Direct flights to Tokyo are finally back on the map, and you can book them with Virgin Australia Velocity Points.
Flight delayed? Follow these five simple tips
Delayed domestic or international flight? Here’s how to handle it – and maybe even receive compensation.
Why some ‘window seats’ don’t have a window
Not every window seat is actually next to a window, so here are the seats to avoid…
Bamboo Airways axes Australian flights
The Vietnamese carrier will no longer fly to Sydney or Melbourne as it enters ‘shrink to survive’ mode.
