Emirates has completed the refurbishment of its lounge at John F. Kennedy International’s Terminal 4 in New York. The 1,200-square-metre lounge is the Dubai-based carrier’s largest Emirates Lounge in the U.S.

Responding to growing demand from passengers flying between Australia and South America, Latin American airline LATAM Airlines Group has announced it will increase the number of non-stop flights between Melbourne and Santiago, Chile from the current three-weekly to five.

With just one easy-to-book ticket, travellers will be able to fly on Emirates and reach some of Italy’s most picturesque cities and towns using high speed, modern and comfortable Trenitalia trains that leave from Emirates’ four Italian gateways: Bologna, Milan, Rome and Venice. Through the partnership, passengers will be able to board Trenitalia trains directly without the need to exchange their boarding pass for a separate ticket. As with their flight, they will be assigned a seat number and car number which will appear on their e-ticket.

The first Ultra Long-Range Airbus A350 XWB to be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines has rolled out of the paintshop in the carrier’s distinctive livery. Now at an advanced stage of production, the aircraft will undergo further testing before being delivered to the airline in the coming months.

Delta Air Lines has confirmed plans to introduce its top-of-the-line Delta One Suites and Delta Premium Select seating on the Australia route in 2019, “bringing more luxury, comfort and choice” to customers.

Available to all passengers and launched in mid-June this year, Thai Airways International has been rolling out LIVE TV on its Airbus A350-900 aircraft operating to and from Chiang Mai, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing, Shanghai, Rome, Milan, Melbourne and Brussels and on eight Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft that service flights to and from Tokyo, Taipei, Dubai, Vienna, Brisbane, Auckland, and Manila before progressively rolling out over other services.

Etihad Airways has forged a major new partnership with the Italian fragrance brand, ACQUA DI PARMA. From August, the UAE national airline will introduce a range of exclusive amenity bags and toiletries for its customers travelling in The Residence on its Airbus A380s, and on long-haul First Class and Business Class services. The brand will also feature in the airline’s flagship First Class Lounge & Spa in Abu Dhabi.

The Australian carrier will operate the carbon-composite Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on select Qantas flights ex Brisbane (from 19 December), Melbourne (between 13 December and 29 March) and Sydney (from 30 March) in 2019.

Having revealed the first part last January and having already welcomed more than 200,000 customers, Air France’s entirely new Business lounge located in Hall L of Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has opened this month.

Cathay Pacific Airways will commence new non-stop services to Seattle from 31 March 2019, becoming the only airline directly linking Hong Kong with the fastest-growing city on the west coast of the United States.

Etihad Airways’ dynamic live auction will give guests the chance to select a premium offering at a price they are willing to pay by putting them in control of the experience.