Reviews - Australian Business Traveller

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A350 first class: MH1, London to Kuala Lumpur

Whisking passengers between London and Kuala Lumpur aboard its new Airbus A350s, Malaysia Airlines' first class cabin is an exclusive experience available to just four passengers on every flight, but one we'd describe as being more 'premium' than 'luxury'. With double-daily service between KL an...

6 APR, 2018 20 Comments
United Airlines Boeing 787-9 business class, Sydney to Houston

Ultra-long haul flights are becoming more and more common, with airline chiefs touting improved technology and features to help make the longer flights more bearable. In this review, we test one of the world’s longest flights – Sydney to Houston – in business class on United Ai...

21 MAR, 2018 17 Comments
Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A350 business class (Kuala Lumpur-London)

Bringing fully-flat beds with direct aisle access onto its London flights, Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A350 business class service offers Australian travellers a familiar and consistent experience on their journey from Down Under to the UK. That's because these 'new' seats are very similar to thos...

20 MAR, 2018 28 Comments
Fiji Airways Boeing 737 business class (Brisbane-Nadi)

Most Aussie travellers jetting to Fiji with Fiji Airways will find themselves aboard the airline's Boeing 737 jets, which offer business class service between Nadi and Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, and between Sydney and Suva too. While there are no fully-flat beds as you'd find on t...

24 JAN, 2018 13 Comments
Qantas Boeing 787 business class (Los Angeles-Melbourne)

Now jetting between Melbourne and Los Angeles and soon to take wing on non-stop Perth-London flights in 2018, Qantas' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner offers business class passengers fully-flat beds, direct aisle access from every seat, and an 'any time' dining menu for a bite throughout the flight. Whi...

21 DEC, 2017 18 Comments
Singapore Airlines' new Airbus A380 2018 business class

It may be the tail end of 2017, but Singapore Airlines’ all-new business class seat should be badged as a 2018 product. That’s the year in which this seat will really take off, on all five of the Singaporean flag-carrier’s factory-fresh Airbus A380s as well as the first upgrades...

20 DEC, 2017 14 Comments
Qantas Boeing 787 premium economy (Melbourne-Los Angeles)

Qantas boasted of a "revolutionary" design for its all-new premium economy seat created for the Boeing 787, but too little legroom and an overly-complicated footrest system detract from the seat's many positive traits. Australian Business Traveller travelled in premium economy on t...

18 DEC, 2017 77 Comments
SilkAir Boeing 737 MAX business class

Singapore Airlines' regional arm SilkAir is now flying new Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, a fuel-efficient evolution of the popular Boeing 737-800 series (and which Virgin Australia will take up from late 2019, with Qantas also mulling the MAX from the 2020s). And taking pride of place at the point...

15 NOV, 2017 4 Comments