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LATTE attended an exclusive media event to hear from Air New Zealand's CEO, Christopher Luxon, about the airline's activities in Australia. Held at the Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh on Thursday 6 October, LATTE and select other media learned that Air New Zealand is determined to change Australian travellers’ perceptions of where…

British Airways is helping businesses reach new heights with the re-launch of its On Business scheme, aimed at small and medium enterprises. Last year…

Emirates has announced plans to launch services to Multan, Pakistan, beginning 1 August 2015. Service to Multan, Pakistan’s 5th largest city by…

SWISS will be serving its premium passengers inflight delights from Canton Zurich over the next three months. The latest chapter in the award-winning “SWISS Taste of Switzerland” culinary concept spotlights dishes from Zurich’s mesa restaurant, while the “SWISS Traditions” feature will be celebrating the city of Winterthur’s annual…

Emirates has commenced a daily nonstop service to the island of Bali in Indonesia. Flight EK 398 from Dubai arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International…

As of 1 June, Air China has commenced Melbourne-Beijing direct, non-stop flights, becoming the only carrier flying from Australia to offer this service.…

Etihad Airways' much-anticipated A380 has arrived in Sydney, beginning an exciting new era of luxury travel on the Sydney-Abu Dhabi and Sydney-London routes. The A380 features The Residence by Etihad, the airline’s private three-room suite in the sky, a first in commercial aviation. The inaugural Abu Dhabi-Sydney A380 flight – EY454 –…

Air France has confirmed it will operate an additional weekly flight to Havana in Cuba from October 2015, increasing its offer to 11 weekly departures…

Fiji Airways is set to introduce a fifth Boeing 737-800 into its fleet this Friday. The leased aircraft – Island of Ovalau – features Fiji Airways’…

Qantas is teaming up with international supermodel and businesswoman Jessica Hart to connect what’s trending in fashion to what Qantas customers can experience in-flight and on the ground. The Australian-born, New York-based model will become a Trend Consultant to Qantas, in an arrangement that will draw on her knowledge of global fashion and…