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EVA Airways joins Star Alliance: what you need to know
Taiwan's EVA Air will formally join the Star Alliance network today, joining the likes of Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, United and Air New Zealand in the world's largest airline alliance. Travell...
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British Airways to launch Airbus A380, Boeing 787 on July 5
British Airways will welcome the two newest additions to its fleet on July 5 with the launch of the flag-carrier’s first Airbus A380 superjumbo and Boeing 787 Dreamliner at London’s Hea...
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Emirates increases fuel surcharge on Skywards award flights
Emirates will increase the fuel surcharge cost on frequent flyer award tickets from July 1st 2013, resulting in Skywards members paying substantially more for a 'free' flight. The revised fees wer...
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Qantas, Emirates close fuel surcharges loophole for frequent flyers
Qantas and Emirates are aligning their fuel surcharges on frequent flyer award tickets, closing a loophole which let savvy travellers avoid hundreds of dollars in Qantas fuel surcharges by usi...
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MAS to order more A380s: Sydney, Melbourne back on the superjumbo slate?
Malaysian Airlines plans to add more Airbus A380s to its fleet, in a move which may see the airline resume plans to fly the superjumbo to Sydney and Melbourne. MAS now has filled its initial o...
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Air New Zealand tips Auckland-Shanghai as first Boeing 787-9 route
Air New Zealand is likely to send the world's first Boeing 787-9 onto the Auckland-Shanghai route when this stretched version of the Dreamliner makes its debut in the second half of next year. The...
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New website rates world's safest - and most dangerous - airlines
Qantas, Emirates, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines rank among the world's safest 'seven star' airlines, but you take your life into your hands when you fly with Indonesia's Lion Air, Air India...
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Air New Zealand's new livery revealed
Air New Zealand's fleet is in for a makeover, with bold new livery incorporating the iconic New Zealand 'fernmark' logo. The new livery will introduced later this year as part of a worldwide ...
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