Airline News
Cutting the cable: airlines adding Bluetooth for IFE
Wirelessly connect your favourite noise-cancelling headphones or earbuds to the plane's inflight entertainment system.
Your guide to flying Qantas with children and infants
Whether you've had a recent addition to the family or you're preparing for your next trip, here's your guide to flying with kids.
Pets may soon travel in the cabin on domestic flights
Instead of putting fido or kitty into the cargo hold, why not book them a seat right next to you?
United goes all-in on premium flyers
The 270 new jets and the remaining single-aisle fleet will be upgraded with a new ‘signature interior’.
Revealed: Lufthansa’s new second-gen premium economy seat
Lufthansa will standardise on the just-launched premium economy seat of sibling Swiss for its Boeing 777-9 and Airbus A350 fleet.
Rex adds two more Boeing 737 jets as it eyes new routes
The regional airline says the new jets will unlock new routes from September.
Your guide to Swiss’ new Boeing 777 premium economy class
There’s more space, extra legroom and upgraded meals in the new 28-seat premium economy cabin of the flagship Swiss Boeing 777s.
The all-economy class Qantas Boeing 747
The promise of supersonic travel could have resulted in a Boeing 747 packed with economy seats from tip to tail.
Did Qantas really invent business class?
Qantas has long claimed to have created business class, but the real story is a little less clear-cut and much more fascinating.
Lufthansa’s new Airbus A350 first class arrives mid-2023
Ten Airbus A350s fitted with a single row of first class will be based at Lufthansa's Munich hub.
United to order over 200 A321neo, 737 MAX jets
The Star Alliance member is poised to order more than 200 of the latest Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
SQ wants ‘building blocks’ for Australian travel bubble
Before we get to when the bubble will open, it’s a matter of determining how it will open – and how to keep it open.
Revealed: Qatar Airways’ new business class suites
The Gulf carrier’s new Dreamliner business class suite will take wing this month to Europe, with Asia to follow.
New Zealand travel bubble slams shut for NSW flyers
This is the third time the bubble has burst since it opened in late April.
Qantas is set to emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever
While COVID has proven terminal for many of its peers, Qantas is set to soar even higher than before.
Virgin to offer free flights for vaccinated Australians
Airlines are putting prizes up for grabs to encourage Aussies to get their jabs.
Garuda axes Perth, Melbourne flights; Sydney could be next
Weighted down by US$6.5 billion in debt, Garuda is slashing routes and downsizing its fleet.
Unruly US airline passengers fined $750k in just six months
Three out of four incidents of unruly passengers were related to face masks.