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Best Seats: Emirates' Airbus A380
Which is the best seat to pick in Economy class on Emirates' Airbus A380 superjumbo flying between Sydney and Dubai (or Sydney...
Melbourne to get more Qantas A380 flights
IN BRIEF | Qantas is set to boost the number of its Airbus A380 flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles. The daily service ...
New Luke Mangan menu for Virgin Australia lounges
Virgin Australia has rolled out its upgraded lounge menu, with award-winning Aussie chef Luke Mangan challenging Qantas consult...
Virgin Australia reveals new Luke Mangan meals
Update: We now have a rundown plus pics of the new Luke Mangan food, wine and snacks at Virgin Australia lounges. In Brief: Vi...
Video: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo
In what has to be the best thing we've seen all week, Virgin Galactic has put up high-definition video of their SpaceShipTwo sp...
Best Seats: QantasLink Dash 8 Q400, Q300 & Q200
We're taking our regular look at the best seats to pick on your flight. But this week we're moving away from the massive Airbus...
Sydney Airport says it has room for more flights
Business travellers may feel that Sydney Airport is packed with too many flights, leading to knock-on delays for and departures...
Rolls-Royce at fault for
Australia's ATSB air safety regulator has released an interim report that blames engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce for the Airbus...
Melbourne Airport bomb threat was a hoax, say poli
UPDATE 2:10PM: Victoria Police has confirmed that "there is no genuine threat to Melbourne and Avalon Airport. There is no cred...
Qantas to the USA: A380 to LAX or 747 to Dallas?
With Qantas' new flights from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth (and back via Brisbane) well under way, Australian passengers are pre...
Qantas 30% off award flights
Qantas has released another Frequent Flyer points offer, with 30% off all domestic routes booked on Frequent Flyer points. This...
Jetstar adds QF points, cheap flexible fares
One of the surprising changes in Qantas' major revamp of its Frequent Flyer program today was the introduction of Qantas Freque...
Airbus "not at fault" over AF447 crash
The crash of the Air France 447 Airbus A330 flying Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 1 June 2009 was not the result of errors by aircr...
SQ's Suites class: "beyond First" got cheaper
If you've been thinking of splurging on a flight in Singapore Airlines' ultra-luxurious First Class Suites, it just got a littl...
Which Chinese airline for Virgin Australia?
In our continuing series on the potential partner airlines Virgin Australia has its eye on, Australian Business Traveller is tu...
Cathay Pacific Airbus engine catches fire
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 has made an emergency landing just 40 minutes into its flight after one of its engines caught fire...
Virgin Australia / Air New Zealand: July relaunch
Virgin Australia's joint venture partnership agreement with Air New Zealand will take full flight from November, with the first...
Qantas' first flight to Dallas about to take off
The era of Qantas flying to San Francisco direct is officially over, and a new one about to begin, with the airline's first dir...