Five amazing ideas for the future of airline seats and beds

Ah, Crystal Cabin. Its always good for some mad cabin shots. Please, someone install the bunk beds or the sideways aisles. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Full details: Emirates' new Skywards Platinum frequent flyer tier

Emirates will bump revenue passengers off flights to make room for frequent flyers, will offer partner Golds to anyone a Platinum nominates (not just a husband or wife), and more... (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Qantas plans 787 services to China, India, Japan, Korea

Qantas is considering its options for new business travel destinations using its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with Beijing, Seoul, Mumbai, Delhi and Tokyo's city-centre airport Haneda all on the cards once the stretched 787-9 version of the jet arrives in 2016. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Singapore Airlines upgrades old 777-200ERs with new seats

Finally...just in time for my AMS trip next winter! Glad to see the back of the old version... (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

PHOTO TOUR: Inside Virgin Atlantic's redesigned Newark Clubhouse

Virgin Atlantic's newly revamped Clubhouse business class lounge at New York's Newark Airport is certain to wow travellers with its fantastic bar, array of seating choices and laptop-friendly side tables. The one thing it doesn't have: windows. The Clubhouse is a fully enclosed space within the terminal, with nary a view to the tarmac or the open skies beyond. This could have resulted in a depressing cave, yet the airline has transformed this into a hip parlour. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Qantas: 747 back on Sydney-Perth, more A330 for Melbourne-Perth

Qantas has shaken up its schedule for the 2012/2013 timetable period, with bigger planes heading from Sydney and Melbourne to Perth, more resources flights from Brisbane, extra Jetstar services and the promise of more to come for Qantas Frequent Flyers. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Emirates plans Perth Airbus A380 flights from mid-2013

Emirates plans to upgrade its Perth flights to an Airbus A380 service next year. "Emirates Airline will fly the 489-seat A380s to Perth as soon as the WA airport completes a dedicated boarding bridge now being built," Emirates country manager Khalid Al Zarooni revealed today via Twitter. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Qantas, Emirates reveal full alliance and frequent flyer benefits

Qantas and Emirates will offer an extended range of perks for business travellers and frequent flyers across their new alliance, which comes into force on 1 April. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...