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Virgin Blue offers double Velocity points
Virgin Blue is now offering double Velocity frequent flyer points to travellers who book flights on Virgin group airlines aroun...
Inflight meals to eat at home?
Despite the best efforts of airlines in employing masterchefs to oversee their inflight menus – Qantas’ Neil Perry ...
CX mulls inflight Internet, premium economy
Inflight Internet service and a new premium economy class are both being considered by Cathay Pacific as the airline looks to f...
Emirates wins best airline food award
The best food in the sky is to be found on Emirates, with Australian airlines nowhere to be seen in the top ten. However...
Jetstar aims for 100% self-service
Jetstar technology chief Stephen Tame has stated his intention to make the budget airline "100% self service". However, the go...
Five best features in new CX biz class seats
Australian Business Traveller has already spent some time with Cathay Pacific’s all-new business class cabin, which is no...
Emirates becomes world's third largest airline
With only 144 aircraft in its fleet, Emirates has just become the world's third largest airline by capacity, overtaking US carr...
SQ and PayPal partner up
Singapore Airlines is now accepting PayPal alongside credit cards for purchasing flights online at singaporeair.com. Passenger...
Virgin Blue to drop 'Blue'
Virgin Blue will drop the ‘Blue’ from its name when it unveils a new brand within the next four months.The move is ...
Airline launches inflight iTunes downloads
Cramming your iPod, iPad and iPhone full of entertainment has become par for the course before a long haul flight, but if airli...
BA 747 grounded after bedbugs attack
British Airways has admitted one of its 747s was infested with bedbugs, after a passenger sustained bites around her torso and ...
AirNZ's new 777 to make weekend visits to Mlb
Air New Zealand hopes introduce its new Boeing 777-300ERs on direct flights from Auckland to San Francisco and Vancouver this y...
World's best airports: Seoul, Changi & Hong Kong
Asia’s supersized yet streamlined airports made a clean sweep of the world’s top airports awards, with Seoul&r...
V Australia launches first flight to Abu Dhabi
V Australia begins direct flights between Sydney and Abu Dhabi from today, making it the first Australian airline with a dedica...
Tiger hopes to fly to NZ, Singapore
Tiger Airways wants to expand to an international airline, flying to countries around the Asia-Pacific rim – and take bus...
Borghetti: business class is "a nuclear arms race"
The introduction of a new domestic business class in May this year sees Virgin Blue adding yet another category of seating into...
GALLERY: Virgin Blue’s new uniforms
Virgin Blue (since this article was first written, the airline has rebranded as Virgin Australia) has revealed a swish new look...
PICTURES: Virgin Blue's new business class seats
Virgin Blue's new business class seats and service will debut in May on twice-daily flights between Sydney and Perth.The cabin ...