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UK, USA ban powerless gadgets on flights

Qantas travellers to London better make sure their laptops, tablets and smartphones are charged up …

Air New Zealand streamlines LAX transit

Air New Zealand's streamlined passenger transit procedure at LAX has been given the green light by&n…

Globalgig 3G data roaming unlikely to impress

Looking for a mobile data roaming fix that works in the US, UK and Australia? Australian company Gl…

United: business travellers board before families

Business class passengers and top-tier frequent flyers now get the jump on families with children wh…

Australians set for SmartGate style customs in US

Those interminable queues at US airports could soon be a thing of the past, with US government plann…

Qantas' LAX-NY flight bumped up to a 747

If you're heading between Los Angeles and New York on Qantas, don't be surprised to see a Boeing 747…

Delta adds SFO-LAX flights: now 11 returns daily

If you're a regular Delta or Virgin Australia traveller from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to San Fr…

Businesses abroad closed for Easter?

Key supplier closed for business at Easter? Out of office reply saying your contact will be away for…

Hawaiian's NYC flights: new one-stop from AU

Hawaiian Airlines is starting daily direct flights to New York next June, providing another one-stop…

Virgin, Delta start AU-USA codeshares in November

Virgin Australia and Delta will begin codesharing on trans-Pacific flights between Australia and Los…

Alaska Airlines offers free inflight internet

IN BRIEF | Connecting from Qantas or V Australia at LAX onto Alaska Airlines? Throughout this month …

Hurricane Irene: when will airports re-open?

Looking for news on Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy, aka Hurricane Sandy or Superstorm Sandy? Click…

Singapore Airlines: USA private jet connections

Business travellers connecting through Los Angeles LAX, San Francisco SFO or Houston IAH can take ad…

US earthquake: flights unaffected

Following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake centred within 150km of Washington DC in Mineral, Virginia, whi…

United's raft of in-flight improvements

Passengers on US airline United will see a raft of improvements, including more flat-bed seating, a …

United's first 787 to fly from Auckland

American airline United has confirmed the seating layout for its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraf…

Stream video to your laptop on American Airlines

American Airlines passengers can watch streaming movies over in-flight wifi, in a world first. So i…

iPhone app finds decent coffee in San Francisco

You might be surprised at how difficult it is to find good coffee in San Francisco, especially if yo…