Virgin drops massive $49 flights sale
Australians feeling the pinch have been thrown a travel lifeline as Virgin launches a major sale offering cut-price fares.
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Qatar eyes deal with Virgin Australia
After having its bid for more flights blocked, a major international airline is in talks for a stake in Virgin Australia, in a move that could lower ticket prices.
Assange heads to Australia after guilty plea
Julian Assange has left US soil, now a free man and destined for Australia after pleading guilty to a charge relating to the leak of classified documents.
Qantas to boost regional fleet as it explores electric
Qantas is investing in ‘newish’ Q400s on regional routes while it explores electric and battery powered aircraft for the flights.
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Would you pay $600 for a four-hour nap on a long-haul flight?
Air New Zealand has revealed how its Skynest sleeping pods will work on long-haul flights and how much passengers will pay to book a spot.
Holiday tax hike to hit travellers
The cost of flying or cruising out of Australia is set to increase, in a move tourism bosses have said is disappointing and short-sighted.
Hidden tax to make holidays more pricey
The move, which has been described as a “tourism tax”, is expected to send prices soaring.
Aussies’ heroic act in ‘chaotic’ Bali fire
Six Australians have put their lives at risk to help locals in Bali after a huge building fire threatened to destroy two businesses.
Boeing setback for Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia must use 12-year-old Boeing 737-700s on its impending Cairns-Tokyo route after being told by the manufacturing giant delivery of its new jets is delayed.
Virgin Australia CEO mourns death of husband
Jayne Hrdlicka says she will take personal leave over the next few weeks following the loss of husband Jason Gaudin.
Qantas fronts High Court to defend outsourcing
Qantas’s decision to outsource its ground handling operations goes before the High Court this week to judge once and for all if the airline acted within the law.
Rex’s cheeky claim on Virgin Australia branding
The airline has failed in a cheeky attempt to trademark the brand Economy X for itself, after learning Virgin Australia had not done so.
Is Alan Joyce the best CEO in the business?
New Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson faces a challenge in taking the place of Alan Joyce, who may not be loved by all Australians but is widely considered world class.
New pants offered instead of a pay rise
Aircraft engineers at a RAAF base in NSW have been offered an extra pair of $55 work pants as a ‘sweetener’ to sign a new pay deal, the AWU claims.
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