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These five watchmakers show a non-Swiss approach to timepieces
Oct 12, 2018, 09:00 AMUK Bremont also make some impressive bespoke watches.
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Apple axes AirPort WiFi travel routers, Time Capsule backup drives
Apr 30, 2018, 11:04 AMSuch as shame. When the Airport Extreme came out, it was the router of choice for NBN FTTH 100M plan, as it could drive it at full speed and had a clean design without all these MIMO aerials of competitor routers.
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Singapore Airlines brings first class to Canberra on daily flights
Jan 24, 2018, 12:34 PMFantastic news for us in CBR. Avoids routing via SYD/MEL for lie-flat Biz, and now a chance to upgrade to F.
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British Airways eyes more Airbus A380s
Jan 22, 2018, 09:40 AMI (quickly) looked at the IAG Capital Markets Day slidepack from November 2017. Fuel / Fuel efficiency isnt the highest margin contributor but wil improve as new aircraft delivered. Ahead of fuel are Staff costs and Suppliers. Big focus on squeezing suppliers in their 5 year plan & potentia...
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Boeing, Embraer tie-up means big business for small jets
Dec 22, 2017, 12:08 PMAirbus/Bombardier and now (potentially) Boeing/Embraer will place a question mark on the success of the Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ...
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Your Australian passport can access fast-track Singapore immigration
Dec 22, 2017, 10:37 AMDitto.. Excellent.
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Vodafone scraps free roaming in New Zealand
Dec 01, 2017, 01:12 PMWith mobile terminate rates falling, and Voda plc having an extensive NZ network, easy way for VHA to grab some needed revenue.$5/day is still a great deal.
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Are credit card annual fees worth the cost?
Nov 28, 2017, 03:42 PMI try and maximise my AmEx Pt card offers, but they have future room to improve on the value curve.FWIW: AmEx dropped fees and increased reward earn rates to fight back against the Chase Sapphire Reserve card when that launched in the USA.
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I have the Premier version of this card, and HSBC online card banking is certainly not at the bottom of the functional list. For example, ANZ banking doesnt show pending transactions, and rewards redemption is via a separate online portal. BTW: The interface is the same across the HSBC group i...
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Should you dress up for business class?
Jul 14, 2017, 01:18 PMSmart casual works for me. I've also found asking for an upgrade works best when you're dressed appropriately for the cabin you want.
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Is Virgin Australia Part of a Global Airline Alliance?
Sep 02, 2016, 04:10 PMWould have been great years ago for VA to join *A, but the massive growth from the ME3 have triggered defensive "virtual" alliances to offer customers equivalent coverage/schedules. Ultimately this tact devalues the need for alliances, and the alliances themselves have inconsiste...
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Qantas eyes future Boeing 787 orders
Sep 02, 2016, 03:50 PMAgree - better to have fast reporting with an occasional redaction than wait for perfection..
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New hotel credit card fees for Accor IHG Rydges Starwood Parkroyal
Sep 02, 2016, 03:45 PMOnce the ACCC regulated merchant cost, the incentive to bargain with card program fees were eliminated. Hotels, etc. can argue this is their true cost. Perhaps an unintended consequence.... or not.. Pity the consumer.
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Qantas eyes future Boeing 787 orders
Sep 01, 2016, 02:52 PMDo you have a URL that exposes the scrapping of RR and GEnx replacement? Bloomberg only highlights that RR will replace the blades on all 100 engines (which I assume for nix as they are under TotalCare) - the cost of such a transition is market moving for GE and RR.. https://www.bl...
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Travel tip: drop your bags at Hong Kong's CBD airline check-in
Jun 10, 2016, 01:22 PMCOEX in Seoul also offers a similar down-town check-in service. Used it many times.