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Best seats: business class, Qantas 4-class 747

If you're travelling on Qantas flights to Johannesburg, Hong Kong, London Heathrow via Hong Kong and Bangkok, or Melbourne-Sing...

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CX working on new economy seats

 Cathay Pacific’s new business class is a winner, and its premium economy seats are taking shape… but what ab...

David Flynn |

DJ and NZ Trans-Tasman alliance starts today

Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand take another step down the alliance aisle today with their new trans-Tasman partnership co...

David Flynn |

First Dreamliner 787 flight scheduled: October

If you've been on tenterhooks waiting to see what Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner looks like first-hand, your opportunity is just a...

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Virgin Australia to open new Brisbane lounge

Update: Virgin Australia's new Brisbane lounge is now open – check out our photo gallery!  Previous: Virgin Au...

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The best in-flight bars in business class

Business class passengers enjoy a wider range of things to do in the air than ever before, from widescreen entertainment to pow...

John Walton |

Review: Agoda hotel booking app for iOS

There's a new iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch hotel booking app out for business travellers, which will be especially useful if you...

John Walton |

Etihad to start Dusseldorf flights in December

Virgin Australia passengers will be able to make single-change connections to Dusseldorf via Abu Dhabi once Middle Eastern part...

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Korean Air adds Sydney-Seoul flights

In brief: Korean Air will introduce three additional weekly flights from Sydney to Seoul at years' end. From 12 December ...

David Flynn |

Cathay Pacific gives premium economy hints

Cathay Pacific Airways CEO John Slosar confirmed CX’s premium economy plans to a National Aviation Press Club lunch in Sydney ...

David Flynn |

American Airlines mulls direct AU flights?

Analysis: Frequent travellers to the USA will be interested to hear what American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey has to say about hi...

John Walton |

Qantas pilots start protest announcements

UPDATE: this is the text of what Qantas pilots are saying over the P.A. Tip of the hat to the always excellent Ben Sandilands a...

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When the inflight entertainment goes down

Newlyweds Prince William and Duchess Catherine were slightly miffed, to say the least, when the inflight entertainment on their...

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Not again! Qantas diverts Dallas 747s low on fuel

Qantas has diverted its QF8 flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney via Brisbane for fuel again this week -- twice! -- because ...

John Walton |

Novotel BKK: have "breakfast" any time of day

The Novotel Suvarnabhumi airport hotel in Bangkok has changed its "room with breakfast" policy to mean "room with any meal you ...

John Walton |

Qantas wants to woo affluent Chinese travellers

Qantas wants to woo affluent Chinese travellers as part of its company restructuring next month. Airline chief Alan Joyce told...

danwarne |

Happy 50th birthday, in-flight movies

Fifty years ago, the very first in-flight movie was shown on a Boeing 707 flying between Los Angeles and New York. TWA, a US a...

John Walton |

New flight cuts five hours off Sydney-Brazil

Planning a business trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? LAN Chile Airlines has introduced a new flight that cuts out one of the thr...

danwarne |