I accumulated enough Qantas points for business-class seats on one of the world's longest flights. My wife and I agreed our 17-hour trip from Dallas to Melbourne felt luxurious, not exhausting.

Despite Qantas' Boeing 737-800s also being fairly old ... Each of QantasLink's A220-300s can carry up to 137 passengers - 10 in business class and 127 in economy class.

Capacity for international travel is rising as airlines experiment with new routes. But the real difference may be felt when ...

This contract win should significantly boost Boeing’s commercial airplane business ... new 737-8 and 737-10 jets will offer operational commonality and the best per-seat costs in their class ...

The airline has 28 A321XLRs on order, with the first to arrive by June and seven to be flying by the end of 2026, alongside Qantas’ existing Boeing ... for the 20 business class seats.