The decision to approve Qatar Airways’ partial purchase of Virgin Australia, made yesterday by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), has been welcomed by the travel trade, with travellers expected to reap the benefits.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed it intends to give the green light to the cooperative alliance between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways for a five-year period.

Air India and Virgin Australia have inked a new codeshare agreement that will enhance connectivity and convenience for those travelling between India and Australia.

A major uniform redesign is on the cards for Qantas for the first time in over a decade as the national carrier sets the scene for a “new era”.

British Airways has unveiled its newly refreshed lounge at Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 in Singapore, part of the airline’s GBP7 billion transformation program.

A sprawling development to be built around Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), entitled SKYTOPIA, will include a luxury hotel, an entertainment complex, a cultural hub and much more, according to plans unveiled this week.

Under interim authorisation granted by the ACCC today, Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways can start marketing and selling 28 weekly scheduled return flights between Doha and Australia.

Dubai-based property developer DAMAC Properties will venture into the world of aviation with the launch of luxury airline DAMAC Air.

Lufthansa’s hotly anticipated Allegris First Class offering will launch aboard its A350-900 aircraft on its Bangalore service on 9 November, followed by Mumbai on 15 November.

British classics are on the menu at the new Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4, as the company celebrates 10 years of operating in the UK.

As Delta Air Lines prepares to mark 100 years of flying, the airline has unveiled a nose-to-tail cabin transformation designed to reflect the changing lifestyles of its customers.

Cathay Pacific has debuted its new Business Class Aria Suite aboard its retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, on the airline’s Hong Kong-Beijing route.