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Airbus may add extended wings to its A380 superjumbo, the world's biggest passenger aircraft.

Supersize superjumbo: World's biggest plane could get even bigger

Airbus's A380 superjumbo may sprout extended wings with winglets up to five metres long.

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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has been made a companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia.

Same-sex marriage issue pays off for Qantas, says Joyce

For Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, speaking up on marriage equality is personal. But the airline's public support of same-sex marriage has been good for business, too, he says - and now has him earned the highest civilian honour in the country.

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Paul Pritchard: Five places that changed my life

Sometimes the worst thing that can happen to you can also be the best thing.

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The dark and cavernous Blue Eye lounge has more than a hint of a Bond villain's lair.

World's first underwater cruise ship lounge unveiled

The world's first underwater ship lounge will offer passengers an 'immersive sensory experience of the subaquatic world'.

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AirAsia pilots wearing the new hijab with designer Neelofa.

AirAsia just unveiled a special hijab for its female pilots

AirAsia has unveiled the latest in crew fashion with a new specially designed hijab for the carrier's female pilots.

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A man rides a zip line from the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, 115 metres above the ground and 800 meters long.

There's now a giant zipline running off the Eiffel Tower

A zipline has been set up on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower that sends users whizzing to the ground.

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The Concorde at its final home at Aerospace Bristol.

The last Concorde supersonic jet's new final resting place

The Concorde jet dazzled when it began hurling passengers from Washington to London at twice the speed of sound.

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You can now get up close to Uluru via Google Street View.

You can now explore Uluru up close via Street View

Australia's ancient, iconic rock has met cutting-edge technology and you can now explore Uluru via Google's mapping service.

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US company Tauck operates cruises on Ponant ships.

Amazing new concepts coming to cruise ships

It's all happening in the world of small-ship and luxury expedition cruising.

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Luxurious Southern Ocean Lodge will now be more accessible.

Qantas to start flying to Australia's answer to the Galapagos

Kangaroo Island is about to get a boost in tourist numbers with the announcement of direct flights from Adelaide and Melbourne by Qantas.

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Solitaire Lodge has 10 suites with panoramic water views and some with Mount Tarawera vistas.

Under the volcano

Solitaire Lodge offers all of the dramatic landscape of Rotorua in blissful comfort.

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Paul Middleditch: Multiple award-winner.

Paul Middleditch : Five places that changed my life

This advertising guru spent his younger years dreaming of travel, and most of these dreams have come true.

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