Qantas

Qantas sets aviation milestone

By becoming the first airline to operate non-stop services between Australia and South America, Qantas has set a milestone in the history of commercial aviation.

Succeeds Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon

American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey to chair oneworld

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - American Airlines chairman and chief executive Gerard Arpey was today nominated chairman of the governing board of oneworld(R), the leading quality global airline allianc

Flying Blind

Broken radar forces Qastas to “fly blind” over the Pacific

The crew of a Qantas jumbo carrying almost 300 people over the Pacific Ocean was forced to rely on weather reports from another aircraft when its own radar broke down.

Australia

Weak dollar not enough to tempt tourists

Qantas has warned that foreign tourists fearful of the global economic slowdown have yet to be tempted to take advantage of the weak Australian dollar and visit the country.

First Qantas A380 Named Nancy-Bird Walton

First A380 service between Australia and the US west coast begins for Qantas

Qantas became the first airline to operate commercial A380 flights

Airbus

QF72 incident may lead to the grounding of Airbus A330-300 models

In the October 7 incident, on Qantas flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth, passengers were hurled around the cabin after the Airbus A330 aircraft dropped with two plunges of 20 and 16 seconds 200 and 6

Qantas

Unhappy airline travel: Qantas delays thanks to wandering passengers

Flying 'roo Qantas can't catch a break at the moment.

Ceremony At Airbus Headquarters In France Tonight

Qantas ready to take delivery of first A380

SYDNEY (September 19, 2008) - Qantas confirmed today that its first Airbus A380 aircraft would arrive in Sydney at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 21.

Qantas

Dixon flags Qantas merger

The outgoing chief executive of Qantas, Geoff Dixon, says a merger with another carrier is inevitable in the next decade.

Qantas

More problems for Qantas

Qantas has suffered yet another mechanical scare, with the carrier forced to delay a Sydney-bound flight from London by more than 15 hours because of problems with the plane's rudder.

Qantas jet makes emergency landing in Sydney

Qantas: Third high-profile emergency landing in eight days

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile

Qantas

Qantas says jet with hole can be repaired

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian airline Qantas will preserve its track record of never losing a jet plane in an accident by repairing a gaping hole in the side of a jetliner caused by an exploding

Qantas

Airline faces fallout from mid-air drama

In a touch of irony, information systems provider Unisys released a survey on Friday showing Qantas was among the world's most trusted airlines.

Global Aviation

Fly free, pay for fuel days ahead?

In the face of shrinking profit margins, ballooning cost of fuel in the foreseeable future, airlines may be forced to face the reality of flying passengers for free, paying only for fuel and airport c

Qantas

Fuel hike prompts Australian airline job cuts

Australia's biggest airline, Qantas, is cutting jobs and reducing services in response to spiralling fuel costs.

Qantas says its fuel bill will jump by more than two-billion dollars next financial year.

Emirates, Qantas, Who's Next?

Airline offers in flight email and SMS

Aussie airline Qantas is installing technology on all its domestic planes that will enable passengers to send and receive email and SMS via mobile phones or personal electronic devices.

The news comes just days after the first in flight mobile phone call was made on an Emirates airline flight between Dubai and Casablanca. Like Emirates, ... read more

Qantas

Cracks found in 14 Qantas jets

THE once enviable safety record of Qantas has suffered another blow, after air safety investigators confirmed the discovery of cracks in the "drip shields" of nearly half of the airline's 747 fleet.

Regional Air Wars Over Australia

Pilot predicts airline 'bloodbath'

Regional travel will become more difficult as the drastic pilot shortage leads to cuts in routes, with predictions of a "bloodbath" among regional airlines.

Rex chief pilot Chris Hine has warned the situation would get worse this year as all three major domestic airlines – Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue – embark on aggressive fleet ... read more

Australia

Qantas on collision course with aircraft engineers

(TVLW) - Qantas is set to further inflame the tempers of its maintenance staff by unveiling "contingency" plans to offset threatened industrial action by its 1700 aircraft engineers.