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Best seats: Business, SQ all-biz top deck A380
Singapore Airlines now flies two variants of the Airbus A380: one with economy at the back of the upper deck, and a new versio...
Vietnam Airlines aims for Kangaroo Route traffic
Vietnam Airlines has plans to link Australia to London via Vietnam as of December, providing another option for cost-consc...
China Eastern joins SkyTeam alliance
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines has finalised its membership of the SkyTeam airline alliance, with subsidiary Shanghai Ai...
Royal Brunei axes flights to Australia & NZ
In brief: Royal Brunei will abandon its current services to Brisbane, Perth and Auckland at the end of October. The Airline Ro...
Qatar skips Sydney
In brief: Qatar Airways is looking to add a second Australian city to its current Melbourne-only schedule, but says that Sydney...
Hainan Airlines cuts back Sydney-Shenzen services
Hainan Airlines will cut back its direct Sydney-Shenzhen flights from October 30 as the Chinese airline adjusts its schedule fo...
Skywest continues fly-in fly-out expansion
In brief: Western Australia regional airline Skywest is continuing its expansion into the lucrative fly-in fly-out mining ...
BA revamps JFK checkin shared with Qantas
British Airways is revamping the Business and First Class check-in area that's also used for Qantas flights to Los Angeles LAX ...
Happy flyers vote Qantas ahead of Virgin Australia
In brief: Qantas holds a slight lead over Virgin Australia in terms of customer satisfaction while Tiger Airways is easily Aust...
Best seats: Business on Qantas' 747-400ER
Every week, Australian Business Traveller brings you road-tested analysis of the best seats to pick on the aircraft you're most...
Virgin Australia hikes airport lounge fees
Membership to the Virgin Australia Lounge program – the challenger airline's equivalent to The Qantas Club – is set...
Qantas cuts orders for new planes
In brief: The Qantas Group, which also owns subsidiary Jetstar, is cutting back on orders for new aircraft as it seeks to slash...
DJ ends Priority Pass lounge access
Update: Virgin Australia has advised Australian Business Traveller that "following further discussions with Priority Pass,...
COMPARED: Qantas Classic vs Any Seat Awards
So you've been travelling back and forth on business trips across Australia or overseas, flying with Qantas or partner oneworld...
Best seats: Business, Singapore Boeing 777-300ER
Travelling on Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER in Business Class and trying to figure out which are the best seats to pick?...
QF won't offload bags from SYD-DFW
Qantas will now guarantee that passengers’ luggage won’t be left behind at Dallas/Fort Worth when its Boeing 747-40...
Qantas gearing up for in-flight internet?
In what could be the first signs of a dramatic leap forward for domestic business travel and competition in the market, Qa...
AA to offer Samsung Galaxy Tabs
While British Airways is trialling iPads in its new First Class, and Jetstar will be offering them for rent, Qantas' oneworld a...
