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New Emirates flights to Copenhagen
Emirates has announced flights to Copenhagen in Denmark: good news for business travellers heading to the pharmaceutical and IT...
Air New Zealand buys into Virgin Blue
The relationship between Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue is getting cosier, with the Kiwi flag-carrier taking up a 14.9% shareh...
Qantas set for international upgrade
Qantas may have more than twice the market share of its closest international rival but the Australian flag-carrier is determin...
American's new 777s could reach Sydney
American Airlines has ordered larger, longer-range Boeing 777 aircraft, giving the airline its first plane that could comfortab...
Boeing readies next-gen 747
Boeing is set to debut the new 747-8 on February 13, ahead of its first commercial flights in late 2011 or early 2012. Officia...
Qantas to fly daily from LAX to NY
Qantas is bumping its LAX-NY connecting flight up to a daily service from 1 June 2011. The Red Roo-liveried Airbus A330-200, w...
Boeing pushes 787 Dreamliner back to Q3
Boeing has pushed the debut of its first service-ready 787 Dreamliner back to at least July and possibly as late as September. ...
QF 107 diverts to Fiji with engine trouble
Another Qantas flight has experienced engine difficulties, with this evening's QF 107 – a Boeing 747-400 from Sydney to L...
Qantas expands in Western Australia
Qantas has announced that it is putting on more flights -- and adding larger aircraft -- to and around Western Australia. On t...
BMI cuts Heathrow flights to Manchester, Glasgow
British airline BMI is cutting its domestic UK routes from London Heathrow, meaning less convenient connections at the UK's mai...
Travel agent slugs Brisbane flood victim $2,000
Although most airlines were quick to waive fees for passengers who needed to change their flights to or from Brisbane due to la...
AirNZ's new 777-300ER debuts on Auckland-LAX
Air New Zealand’s new business class and premium economy ‘Spaceseat’, along with the 'cuddle-class' Skycouch...
CX: 747 and A340 won't get new biz seats
UPDATE | Cathay Pacific has now revealed the first details of its new Premium Economy class as well as a replacement for t...
Fire fighters called to Qantas 747
UPDATE: A Qantas spokesperson has confirmed that the cause of the engine flames was an "engine turbine failure" in the Rolls Ro...
Virgin Atlantic & Air New Zealand to codeshare
Virgin Blue's Velocity Rewards members can now earn points on Air New Zealand Flights by booking AirNZ flights with Virgin Atla...
Qantas axes direct Sydney-San Francisco flights
Qantas is cancelling its direct service between Sydney and San Francisco as of May 14, forcing passengers bound for San Francis...
Qantas launches SYD-DFW direct
Qantas will begin direct flights from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) airport in Texas from 16 May 2011. DFW is the primary ...
Qantas codeshares with Finnair
Qantas Frequent Flyers will earn more points when flying to Helsinki via Bangkok or Singapore when new QF flight numbers are a...