As airlines roll out upgraded cabins, finding the perfect business class seat comes down to the details — privacy, seat layout, and personalisation. Here’s what separates the best from the rest.
Australia’s only privately owned airport has lost a crucial international freight flight, with the operator blaming Labor’s ‘city-centric’ policies for being unseated by Brisbane.
Corporate Travel Management says Donald Trump’s flurry of trade tariffs has cost the company $30m in earnings, as businesses go cold on work trips.
A US company claiming Rex stole planes from an Arizona boneyard has appealed a ruling it can’t sue while the airline is in administration.
Complaints from pilots about unsafe conditions at a charter flight business were not properly investigated by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, a damning ATSB report on a serious crash has found.
Frequent flyers can still unlock the luxury of business class travel using points but doing so calls for more strategy and flexibility. Here are expert tips to scoring that long haul, lie-flat bed.
Former Virgin Australia boss Jayne Hrdlicka is not about to disappear from the public eye, with a new role at liquor and hotels giant Endeavour Group.
Qantas has quietly switched on wi-fi on select international routes after delays placed it behind rival carriers that have offered internet connectivity in the skies for years.
Flight Centre has blamed US policy changes for wiping up to $105m from its full-year profits. So is Donald Trump changing the way we travel?
Travel retailer Flight Centre has downgraded its full-year profit guidance, blaming recent changes to US trade and entry policies.
Former Rex boss Lim Kim Hai is making a mark at FIFO charter operator National Jet Express with his unique management style.
The spate of bad behaviour by airline passengers has continued over the Easter period, with Australian Federal Police called out to more than 200 incidents in four days at nine major airports.
Extra airline capacity to Europe over the northern summer — courtesy of the Virgin-Qatar partnership — has done little to reduce airfares for Australian travellers.
The Philippines is about to see a lot more Australian visitors, with Jetstar banking on the island nation to be the next Asian hotspot.
International airlines will be allowed to fly domestic services from Darwin to other capitals under a Coalition plan to unlock Australia’s northern gateway – but will they want to?
A string of airlines are rolling out new cabin features like the first ever business class ‘quad suites’ on Qatar that allow a family of four to sit together for meals, in a move designed to challenge Qantas’ comeback.
Virgin Australia’s plans for a June IPO have received a boost with new on-time performance data crowning the airline the country’s most punctual once again.
Think your 30-year-old, red-tailed A330 is tired? We tracked where some of Qantas’s most beloved but oldest planes have ended up, from the Mojave desert to other big airlines.
Qantas and Virgin Australia’s reward programs aren’t just for frequent flyers — Aussies are using everyday spending and these savvy hacks to earn big travel perks. Here’s how to join them.
It’s 90 years to the day since Qantas first carried two passengers on a DH86 aircraft from Brisbane to Singapore but the airline now faces significant challenges to its expansion.
A recent surge in bad behaviour by airline passengers does not bode well for the busy Easter holiday period, with federal police increasing airport patrols in preparation.
Beijing’s instruction to Chinese airlines not to take further delivery of Boeing jets or parts could cost the US manufacturer as much as $40bn.
Customers can now earn up to 500,000 Qantas Points per month just by having money in their account under a new partnership with one of the big banks.
After years of decline, Qantas’ brand is on the rise with the carrier returning to the top ten ‘strongest airline brands’ globally thanks to a $1.3bn boost to its reputation.
One in three air travellers over the Easter period are choosing to spend their time overseas, bookings data shows.
Frustrated by the lack of progress in emissions-free air travel, Dick Smith is offering a valuable prize to the first person to fly an electric aircraft from England to Australia.
Latest travel figures show just how far America has slumped on the list of destinations Australians book for international trips.
The Kiwi carrier has unveiled its first redesign in 14 years as Qantas continues the hunt for a designer for its new uniforms.
The airline has admitted to overcharging more than 60,000 customers who made itinerary changes in the last five years.
A faulty radio and a risky flight path are among 28 factors found to have led to the Sea World mid-air crash that killed four people.
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