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Malaysia Airlines passengers will see a number of changes to Australia flights starting next month, as the airline shuffles its planes around on Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth services. The news is mostly good for business class passengers, since it means more flights on the airline’s new Airbus A330-300 planes — with an updated business class offering. www.cirpac.com 1800-482-4772 ... Read more

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will enter into service with launch customer ANA has rolled out of the paint hangar. The aircraft bears a special livery signifying the core elements of ANA’s brand. “Our teams are making outstanding progress in completing the first aircraft to be delivered and achieving certification of the 787,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general... Read more

American Airlines has announced the initial phase of the launch of Entertainment On Demand – an inflight streaming video product – as a new IFE option for customers on its entire fleet of 15 Boeing 767-200 aircraft. American is the first North American airline to offer inflight streaming video, which enables customers to wirelessly stream content such as movies and... Read more

American Airlines has been awarded with the highest prizes for their wine selection available to first and business class passengers. The airline received three of the top awards for the wine lists provided in their first class and business class cabins. Global Traveler magazine are responsible for the awards; a panel of judges decided who would be awarded the prizes for... Read more

First and Business Class customers travelling onboard flights with SWISS Airlines will be treated to brand new amenity kits containing plenty of new goodies. The airline will introduce a new range of travel kits this August, offering premium travellers top-quality items from brands such as Bally, La Prairie, Valmont and QWSTION. Business Class passengers flying from Switzerland will be given an amenity... Read more

Etihad Airways has announced this week that they are set to increase the number of flights that will fly to and from Abu Dhabi, therefore increasing the available capacity on the route. The service will now run two flights per day and will depart from Manchester airport. The additional flights aim to strengthen the services available to business travellers and... Read more

Virgin Australia has announced it will offer Business Class flights to and from the Gold Coast by the end of the year. Chief Executive John Borghetti broke the news that Virgin Australia would be the only carrier to offer Business Class seats to the Gold Coast and that the airline would open a swanky new 140-seat premium lounge at the beginning... Read more

Yesterday, Korean Air’s Airbus A380 aircraft made its debut flight to JFK Airport, New York from Asia. The airline’s new aircraft is configured with three classes, including First Class and Business Class (referred to as Prestige Class). The aircraft has a total of 407 seats and has dedicated the entire top deck of the aircraft to Prestige Class – there are... Read more

Celebrated Los Angeles chef Suzanne Goin has designed a series of gourmet meals for Singapore Airlines. Passengers will be able to savour the new dishes on the airline’s flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Singapore from August 1st 2011. The airline has made an annual investment of $500 million to improve the quality of inflight dining. First and Business Class... Read more

Etihad Airways will fly to East Africa for the first time next year when it launches flights to Nairobi in Kenya. Nairobi will be Etihad’s 72nd destination throughout the world. The airline will launch flights to the Kenyan capital on April 1st next year. Flights between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi will be operated by a two-class Airbus A320 with Business Class. Onboard... Read more

Emirates has opened a brand new 1058 square metre lounge in Dubai for its First Class passengers. The lounge is located in Terminal 3 at Concourse 1 in front of the Business Class lounge and is the second dedicated First Class lounge in the terminal. There is also a dedicated First Class lounge at Concourse 2, so passengers have the option... Read more

Air France has launched flights between Paris and Lima in Peru. The airline is now operating 5 weekly flights to the Peruvian capital using a Boeing 777-200ER with 35 new Business Class seats ND24 Premium seats. Air France’s new Business Class features lie-flat beds designed by ergonomic experts to offer ideal sleeping conditions. The bed is one of the most spacious... Read more

Emirates have responded to an increased demand from Business and First Class passengers in the Sudan to add an extra flight to the weekly service to Khartoum. The airline will increase the frequency of flights to Khartoum to four flights per week, starting in August this year. The airline will operate the A330-200 Airbus aircraft, with a configuration of three classes... Read more

Jetstar has announced it will launch a service from Melbourne to Beijing via Singapore from November 24th. The aircraft being used on the route is a two-class Airbus A330 with Business Class. This isn’t a direct route, so passengers will have a stopover at Singapore’s Changi Airport on both the outbound and inbound journey. The daily service will be operated in... Read more

Etihad Airways is going to double its flights between Abu Dhabi and Erbil from the beginning of September. The airline currently operates two flights per week, but will increase this service to four times per week. Etihad currently flies to two cities in Iraq, offering a daily service to Baghdad on top of the Erbil service. The carrier has been operating... Read more

Turkish Airlines has launched flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Sulaymaniyah in Iraq. Passengers wishing to book tickets on this route are able to fly in Business Class. Effective from 20th July 2011 flights will depart from Istanbul on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 23:15pm, arriving in Sulaymaniyah at 01:45am the following day. The return flight leaves Sulaymaniyah on Mondays,... Read more

Thai Airways plans to launch flights between Bangkok and Brussels. The airline will commence flights to the Belgian capital on 17th November using a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft with Business Class seating. There will be three direct flights per week between the two cities. Flights will depart from Bangkok on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 00:30am, landing in Brussels at 07:00am. The... Read more

British Midland Airways (BMI) has announced that they will be improving their Business Class cabins for passengers who travel on flights to Freetown (Sierra Leone), Bishkek and Almaty. These destinations are said to be in higher demand for the airline; the routes will not operate the Airbus A330 aircraft instead of the Boing 757 that currently serves these routes. The new... Read more

British Airways passengers travelling in First Class will be treated to a glass of Balfour Brut Rose champagne on board flights this summer. The champagne is British-produced and comes from Hush Heath winery in Kent. The winery was solely set up to produce sparkling rose and says its bubbly is just as good as, if not better than, the top French... Read more

Korean Air has now launches it first flights, using the Airbus A380 aircraft, on services that run between Tokyo and Seoul. Korean Air has placed an order for 10 of these aircrafts and will receive five of these orders by the end of this year; the remaining five will join the airline’s fleet in 2014. Korean Air will be implementing the... Read more