• Qantas A330s get Economy Plus seating

    Jul 15, 2026, 03:00 AM

    Why not just put proper premium economy in? Other carriers have it on A330.  It can't be that hard.

  • Qantas A350-1000 seat map revealed

    May 26, 2026, 08:03 AM

    If you login to aeroLOPA, you'll see (below the seat map) there's a legend for what the different colours mean, and also that there's a list of good & not-so-good window seats.

  • Putting more punters through each slot was the whole point about the A380. And it didn't exactly pan out that way...Long-range aircraft like the 787 are the true hub-busters: last year, to go from Australia to Paris, you'd be adding to the traffic going through SIN, LHR, DXB etc. Today, you go th...

  • Qantas ramps up A321XLR flights

    Aug 19, 2025, 02:37 AM

    That photo in the sim looks like they've been practicing landing at Paro.Anyway... AA, IB, TP, EI, B6 all have full-flat beds on their 321XLRs and neo-LRs; AA even have 3 rows of Premium Y! (With 4 toilets in total). So lie-flats are entirely possible.These airframes will eventually appear on lon...

  • Who said anything about wide bodies?A321XLR is just made for medium hauls to S.E. Asian capitals from Canberra, and A220 for runs to NZ and Pacific islands.Put a decent J in and outbound senior Aus government officials and inbound foreign government and business travellers (selling to Aus gov't) ...

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  • Virgin Australia LAX terminal move

    Sep 15, 2018, 02:50 AM

    Originally Posted by aggie57 Originally Posted by rencontre Is anyone able to confirm, Virgin Australia will once again be arriving/departing from the Delta terminal at LAX in the next few months?Check-in is already there atm, but then you need to hike through the mess that is TBIT to get to th...

  • US Domestic Lounge Access

    Jun 03, 2018, 02:06 PM

    Platinum Amex used to get you into Admirals Clubs, but not for a couple of years now.

  • No Business Lounge Access in U.S.

    Feb 21, 2018, 04:05 PM

    Amex platinum lounge access is reasonable in the US and there are good Centurion lounges at both DFW and LGA.

  • No Business Lounge Access in U.S.

    Feb 21, 2018, 04:03 PM

    Welcome to US domestic air travel. Aus ain't so bad after all.AA lounge access policy

  • It's a cracker. Flew it over & back over Christmas. I usually try to be loyal to Qantas but this is a step change over the Skybed. Unless your Qantas loyalty is a deciding factor, go for it.

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