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JAL to offer inflight internet from next year
IN BRIEF | Japan Airlines will offer inflight internet connection on some international flights from 2012. It will be installe...
Air New Zealand to sell Skycouch to other airlines
Five star hotels have long been selling their exclusive pillow-top beds at whopping profit margins to well-heeled customers. N...
China Southern: direct Brisbane-Beijing flights
Brisbane and Beijing will be linked by direct flights when China Southern Airlines connects the Chinese and Queensland capitals...
Qantas' first 737-800 with Sky Interior
Qantas will unveil a radical new-look cabin on its domestic fleet next month when the airline takes delivery of its first Boein...
3,800 Qantas staff to strike from 20th September
UPDATE | Qantas will cancel almost 30 domestic flights for tomorrow, and has scheduled delayed departures for almost ...
Travel tip: pack an Australian power board
Business travellers are packing more electronic devices than ever -- and the cords, wires and power adapters to go with them. ...
Virgin dominates in airline awards
Virgin airlines have dominated the Passenger Choice Awards in Seattle overnight. Virgin Australia won in three of 14 categorie...
FIRST REAL-LIFE VIDEO: flying in a Boeing 787
If you're curious to see what the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner looks like in-flight -- not just in computer renderings of the airc...
Best seats: Air NZ 777-300ER Premium Economy
Travelling in Air New Zealand's Premium Economy Spaceseats on the Kiwi airline's Boeing 777-300ER flagship flights to Los Angel...
Air NZ boosts Premium Economy legroom
Air New Zealand has just finished removing an entire row of seats from its much-touted Premium Economy Spaceseat cabin, adding ...
NZ to get Qantas' Next-Gen Checkin
Qantas will introduce Next-generation Checkin to New Zealand airports by year's end, and is also looking to extend the service ...
Qantas' new Asian airline to be called RedQ?
Qantas has successfully trademarked the name "RedQ" in an expedited application to IP Australia, suggesting it may be soon to u...
Best seats in Premium Economy: Qantas 747
Qantas plans to either retire its Boeing 747-400 aircraft or upgrade them to the Airbus A380 standard of seats and services --...
Virgin Atlantic bathes in Virgin Australia 'halo'
Virgin Atlantic is eying Qantas’ axing of Hong Kong-London services, and a new codeshare partnership with cousin Virgin A...
Qantas to cut older 737s from NZ flights
Qantas will retire its last two elderly Boeing 737-400 planes plying the trans-Tasman routes with New Zealand subsidiary Jetcon...
Virgin Australia's new inflight entertainment plan
UPDATE | Virgin Australia will launch its new in-flight entertainment system in mid-2012, using wireless networking to bea...
Qantas ends priority domestic boarding trials
Qantas has ended a Sydney Airport trial of priority boarding for its top-tier passengers, which provided an 'express lane' for...
Business class on Virgin: PER-SYD, MEL, BNE
Virgin Australia's Perth flights to and from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will all see business class as standard on every se...