Photos: Inside the Airbus A350's crew rest loft

Photos of the six-berth crew rest loft at the rear of the Airbus A350 (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Lufthansa slaps airport lounge lizard with bill for €2,000

A German man has been ordered to pay Lufthansa €1980 – the equivalent of $2,700 – for repeatedly visiting Lufthansa's business lounge in Munich without actually flying anywhere. The un-named lounge lizard bought a flexible business class ticket for €745 to fly with Lufthansa from Munich to Zurich, but never took the one hour flight. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Air New Zealand readies last Boeing 747 for retirement

It's no accident that Air New Zealand will put the last of its Boeing 747-400 jets out to pasture in the same week that sees the start of international flights for its new Boeing 787-9. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Video: AirNZ's final Hobbit safety video is "The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made"

Air New Zealand has shot its final Hobbit safety video, and it's an epic clip which is fittingly titled "The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made" - starring Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Dean O’Gorman (Fili the Dwarf) and Sylvester McCoy (Radagast). (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Drunk man boards plane by climbing bag carousel

Lee Jezard, 22, managed to sneak through the baggage carousel, evading security at Birmingham Airport, before walking across the tarmac and onto a Lufthansa plane. He was reportedly only caught after cleaning staff found him asleep in the toilet. Jezard cannot remember how he did it because he was too drunk at the time, a court heard on Wednesday. Read more:… (www.smh.com.au) More...

Emirates locks down order for 150 Boeing 777X jets: 115 x 9X and 35 x 8X

Emirates has signed on the dotted line for 150 of Boeing's new 777X jet, finalising an order worth a staggering US$56 billion at list prices, with purchase rights on an additional 50 777X aircraft. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Airbus A350 world tour to visit Sydney on August 5th

The Airbus A350 will visit Sydney next month as part of a worldwide tour to test the aircraft ahead of its commercial debut at the end of this year. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Qantas, Virgin Australia ban 'Knee Defender'

Qantas and Virgin Australia have banned the controversial Knee Defender dongle which prevents economy seats from reclining. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Qantas retires its very first Boeing 747-400

Qantas will retire its first-ever Boeing 747-400 next month - VH-OJA – which opened up the one-stop Kangaroo Route between Australia and London, and even made a promotional non-stop flight from London to Sydney (albeit with minimal passengers and cargo) to highlight the jumbo's long-range capabilities. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...

Airbus launches A330neo jet, first delivery due early 2017

Airbus will proceed with the A330neo jet, officially dubbed the A330-800neo and A330-900neo, as a next-generation upgrade to its best-selling A330 twin-aisle aircraft. (www.ausbt.com.au) More...