Airline News
Lufthansa’s ex-Philippine A350s have a better business class
The German flag-carrier will soon fly former Philippine Airlines A350s which boast a superior business class to Lufthansa's own.
It’s Airbus vs Boeing in Qantas’ order for 100 new jets
The massive domestic fleet renewal program could be worth as much as $14 billion at list price.
Singapore eyes more ‘Vaccinated Travel Lanes’ by year’s end
Several new 'Covid-safe' corridors could open before the end of this year.
Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 returns to London, Paris
The popular European cities will once again welcome Qatar’s superjumbo.
Emirates to bring Airbus A380 back to Australian skies
Expect to see those superjumbos – and maybe Emirates’ new premium economy class – in 2022.
Premium economy is the hot ticket for post-pandemic travel
The highly-profitable ‘middle class’ is enjoying a surge of appeal as travellers look to avoid crowded economy cabins.
Qantas, Emirates extend partnership for five more years
The airlines say more than 13 million passengers have travelled on their joint network since 2013.
Australia may pause international travel for Covid outbreak
A surge in Covid cases or the arrival of a new variant could see overseas travel come to a sudden halt.
New Zealand to ban unvaccinated travellers from November 1
New Zealand and its flag-carrier both embrace mandatory vaccination as “the new reality of international travel.”
EVA Air returns to Brisbane
The Taiwanese airline, and its impressive Boeing 787 business class, bounce back to Brisbane in December.
Global airline CEOs gather amid cloudy travel outlook
Executives meet in person to demonstrate it’s safe to fly, and chart a post-pandemic course for the industry.
China to build quarantine mega-centres for overseas arrivals
The specialised quarantine facilities are a cornerstone to the nation's 'Covid zero' strategy.
Qantas to restart Sydney-London, Sydney-LA flights on Nov14
All passengers will need to be fully-vaccinated and take a pre-departure Covid-19 PCR test.
Australia’s international travel ban lifted in November
It’s finally time to dust off your passport!
Qantas will now fly from Sydney to London via Darwin
For one month, that stop-over at Singapore is replaced by a dawdle at Darwin...
Australia removes international passenger arrival caps
Fully-vaccinated Australians stranded overseas will finally be able to return, and spend seven days in home quarantine.
This dog flew SQ business class from Sydney to Italy
High-flying fido is upgraded from a kennel in the cargo hold to row 1 in business class.
Qatar Airways will bring back the Airbus A380 from November
At least five of the Gulf carrier’s superjumbos will return to the skies this year as the airline ramps up capacity.