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Virgin on Qantas: "No competitor is invincible"
Virgin Blue CEO John Borghetti is set to attack Qantas' "near-monopoly" on the Australian business travel market, declaring tha...
Leaked photos: Qantas A380 damage
Leaked photos taken by Airbus engineers tell the tale of how badly damaged Qantas' Airbus A380 was after the uncontained engine...
Garuda to bring SkyTeam alliance closer to Australia
Australian travellers will have more reason to take notice of the SkyTeam alliance when Garuda Indonesia joins the group in 201...
Did Rolls-Royce know A380 engines could explode?
Rolls Royce knew about problems in its A380 engines months before Qantas' one exploded, but didn't tell the airline -- or the a...
Qantas:
Update Qantas’ new wireless Q Bag Tags are swish and smart – smartchipped, in fact – but frequent flyers st...
LAN increases Sydney services
In yet another sign that business travel has bounced back, LAN Airlines has resumed daily weekday flights from Sydney to Santia...
Qantas upgrades seats & screens
Australia's longest direct flight – the five hour trek from Sydney to Perth – will soon be more bearable more often...
Which Aussie airports will miss out on Qantas Next-Generation Check-in?
Qantas passengers in Sydney and Perth can already check in and board a domestic flight with a swipe of their smartchip-equipped...
The 'new Qantas domestic experience' revealed
Update Qantas has just completed today's launch of its 'new domestic experience'. We all know about Next Generation Check-in,...
Telstra boosts iPad data expiry to 365 days
Telstra has announced a new annual prepaid Next G plan which will keep 3G iPads connected on the excellent Next G network for j...
Get frequent flyer points for mobile checkins
Frequent flyers and pointhounds now have two more ways to build up their account, albeit in small chunks. Virgin America and U...
Emirates allies with JetBlue for single-ticket US travel
Emirates and JetBlue have inked a deal allowing travellers to book a single ticket for journeys involving the two airlines, inc...
Russian airline S7 joins oneworld alliance
The oneworld alliance has added a 12th member to its ranks in the form of S7 Airlines, based out of Moscow. S7 expands the alli...
Rolls-Royce to replace A380 engines
BREAKING NEWS: Tue 23 Nov -- Qantas announces it will resume flying the A380, but under different conditions. Upd...
Photo gallery: Canberra Airport's new terminal
Update Australian Business Traveller flew down to Canberra for Sunday's opening of Canberra Airport's new terminal. We were ve...
Qantas A380s: Grounded all summer?
Reports are emerging that Qantas' fleet of A380s could remain grounded throughout summer, although the beleagured airline dism...
Qantas A380s: Grounded all summer?
Reports are emerging that Qantas' fleet of A380s could remain grounded throughout summer, although the beleagured airline dism...
Update: Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights to Jakarta
Update: Jetstar has announced most flights will be returning to normal from Friday morning onwards. However, its Perth-Jakarta ...