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A Virgin Australia spokeswoman said the staff travel agreement with Royal Brunei was for the sole purpose of employee leisure travel benefits.

Virgin Australia clamps down on staff travel with Royal BruneiVirgin Australia has axed its staff travel agreement with Brunei's national carrier in response to Brunei’s introduction of new...

The corporate rewards programme will enable business travellers to redeem flights to over 160 destinations with no flight restrictions.

Qatar Airways takes flight with corporate rewardsQatar Airways has taken its corporate rewards programme global, with greater flexibility in the hope of attracting more small...

Scoot to Laos and make a trip to Kuang Si Falls near Luang Prabang.

Scooting to LaosWith its inaugural flight on April 1 from Singapore to Laos, Scoot’s network has officially reached 67 destinations across 19...

United is the first major airline to launch with Sabre’s NDC capabilities.

Sabre launches NDC booking capability for United AirlinesSabre on Tuesday released its first set of New Distribution Capability application programming interfaces (APIs) with United...

Etihad Airways and Panasonic are trialing the Jet Lag Adviser, which will be integrated into the airline’s passenger app.

Bogged down by jetlag? Etihad and Panasonic here to helpEtihad Airways and Panasonic Avionics Corporation are jointly developing a wellness solution aimed at helping travellers to...

Korean Air moves to quell another peanut controversy.

Korean Air: We’d be nuts to keep serving nutsKorean Air has moved swiftly to ensure the health and safety of passengers who are allergic to peanuts. The move follows a...

Etihad adds capacity to China with latest Dreamliners

Etihad adds capacity to China with latest DreamlinersAn Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down in Hong Kong on Monday morning after its inaugural flight from Abu...

An official announcement will be made soon on whether Firefly can resume its flight to Singapore.

Rekindled flames: Firefly may soon resume Singapore flightsMalaysian carrier Firefly will soon find out if it can resume services to Singapore, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke on...

Fernandes: I’m much too busy for Malaysia Airlines bidAirAsia Group Bhd’s co-founder and group CEO Tony Fernandes is not keen on taking over national carrier Malaysia Airlines as he...

Singapore’s Changi Airport will open the much-anticipated Jewel Changi Airport, a mixed-use development on April 17.

Asia’s airports dominate world rankingsSix of Asia’s aviation hubs were voted to be among the world’s top 10 airports, a showing that reaffirms the region’s explosive...