Singapore Airlines will conduct a charity auction for seats on the first commercial flight of the new double-decker Airbus A380. The auction will be held on e-bay for the October flight, and money from ticket sales will be divided among Singapore’s Community Chest, two children’s hospitals in Sydney, and the Nobel Peace Prize winning Médecins […]

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is offering free add-on round-trip economy tickets to Singapore to passengers who purchase a round-trip ticket from London or Vancouver before August 15th. The free flight will be on Jetstar Asia. A one-night stay in Hong Kong is required on the outbound leg, and a one-night stay is also required in […]

Qantas announced that its new Airbus A380 aircraft will have a state-of-the-art interior, one created with a new level of customer involvement. The design by Australian industrial designer Marc Newson incorporates many customer-initiated ideas. Customers were also involved in testing the ergonomically designed seating. The fleet of twenty aircraft are scheduled for delivery starting in […]

While passenger traffic between the United States and China has been up more than 10% annually in recent years, Korean Air has experienced a 55% year-on-year growth in the number of passengers it carries between the two countries. Korean Air is focusing on traffic to China and has declared the country is its second home […]

Virgin America will offer Google Maps on Red, its in-flight entertainment system. Interactive and personally controlled moving maps will be available on every seat-back screen. The program has been custom-developed by Google and Virgin America. The system will allow guests to see location, distance and time to their destination, and time remaining to their destination […]

Qatar Airways now flies daily non-stop between Doha, Qatar’s capital, to Washington DC’s Dulles International Airport. The Washington route is operated with the Airbus A340 aircraft in a three-class configuration, with First Class offering eight seats convert into flat beds and the 42 Business Class seats providing a 160 degree recline. Economy Class has 216 […]

On October 18, 2007 Cathay Pacific Airways will inaugurate its second non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong. The new flight will have a daytime departure to give passengers a choice of both a day and evening flight on Cathay Pacific. The airline also increased the number of flights on its Vancouver-Hong Kong route […]

Virgin America, a new U.S. domestic carrier has begun selling tickets for travel between August 8 and February 12.The airline plans to begin service with two flights per day to JFK International Airport in New York and five flights per day to Los Angeles International Airport. Additional flights to these cities and to Washington DC […]

The long-haul business carrier Eos Airlines has opened a new departure lounge at London’s Stanstead Airport. The new lounge, called Club 48, is located gate-side. In addition to a guest services counter and circulating attendants, Club 48 offers two 50-inch wide screen televisions, WiFi access, and computer workstations along with bar and food services. The […]

Budget airline Viva Macau will fly non-stop between Macau and Sydney three times weekly starting August 15, 2007. The route will use wide-body Boeing 767 aircraft in a two-class configuration. Introductory one-way fares for economy, or Star Class, start at MOP 1,155 (approximately AUD 158) exclusive of taxes and surcharges. Superstar Class fares start at […]