Geoffrey Thomas

There are some spectacular cruise specials on offer but you will have to be quick to snap up some bargains. The cruises cover some of the favourites for ‘cruiseophiles’ and a couple that are quite different.

Air New Zealand has the package and attitude to redefine its place in the market.

Options for getting into the Kimberley have never been better. Qantas, Skywest Airlines and Virgin Blue all offer differing flight and pricing packages that cover all budgets.

Emirates is one airline that uses MedLink services and has recently introduced the passenger health monitoring system, Tempus, from UK-based Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd (RDT).

As part of the celebrations to mark Qantas’s inaugural Sydney-San Francisco flight last month, the airline officially signed for up to 115 Boeing 787s to be used extensively from Perth.

Qantas has become the largest purchaser of the world's fastest selling twin-aisle aircraft, ordering 65 240-290 seat Boeing 787s worth $7.6 billion.

OzJet’s decision to concentrate on charter work has left business travellers awaiting the arrival of Jetstar and its budget service.

Malaysia Airlines is undertaking a $250 million makeover to redefine its 747-400 and 777-200ER fleet.

National Jet Systems (NJS) will take delivery of the eighth, and last, 115-seat Boeing 717 on March 1, to replace the venerable workhorse, the BAe-146, on services in Western Australia and across the top end.