All Qantas articles
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AnalysisHow humility and trust helped Topi Manner lead Finnair out of a double-crisis
When Finnair chief executive Topi Manner makes his recently announced departure from the Oneworld carrier by March 2024, he will step away from the airline industry with a whole new appreciation of crisis management and business transformation.
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AnalysisAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q2 2023
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the April-June 2023 quarter – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsQantas to retire A380s from 2032, as airline orders more 787s and A350s
Australia’s Qantas will start retiring its fleet of Airbus A380s from around 2032, with the superjumbo to be replaced by new A350-1000s.
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NewsQantas firms additional batch of A220s
Australian operator Qantas Group has firmed orders for an additional nine Airbus A220-300s, taking its overall commitment to 29 of the twinjets. The carrier had unveiled orders for A220s a year ago and, earlier this year, had signalled that it would take another batch. Qantas will receive its first A220 ...
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NewsQantas to keep A380s for ‘at least’ 10 years: Joyce
Qantas expects to keep its Airbus A380 fleet for the next decade, as it commits to returning its full fleet of ten aircraft by 2024, a year later than earlier reported.
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NewsQantas to assess A330 replacement by year-end
Qantas is to kick off a replacement campaign for its Airbus A330 fleet in the second-half of 2023, its incoming CEO Vanessa Hudson confirms, amid “significant demand” for widebody aircraft in the wider airline sector.
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NewsQantas flags network growth prospects as it touts new fleet advantages
Qantas has teased the prospect of expanding its international network as it moves closer to taking delivery of the first of many new aircraft under its long-term fleet renewal programme.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Q1 earnings, Ryanair order, Go First woes, Joyce's Qantas legacy
Graham and Lewis discuss how European and North American carriers performed during the recent earnings season, which saw a degree of ‘normalisation’ and plenty of positivity about the summer
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NewsletterQantas CEO succession a fitting outcome after Joyce’s diversity focus
It is Alan Joyce’s exit from Qantas that has perhaps brought the most high-profile evidence of his diversity and inclusion efforts, with the appointment of chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson as his successor.
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AnalysisAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q4 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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AnalysisSignificant rise in women leading airlines offsets falls elsewhere in C-suite
A significant rise in the number of women leading airlines at the end of 2022 was undermined by falls in female representation elsewhere in the C-suite, according to FlightGlobal’s latest survey.
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News‘Huge turnaround’: Qantas reports record half-year profit on strong demand, higher yields
Australia’s Qantas Group swung back to profitability on the back of “robust” travel demand and higher yields, despite being hit by a series of operational snags.
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NewsQantas urges calm after third 737 mechanical issue in three days
Qantas has defended its safety record following a spate of mechanical issues on its Boeing 737s across three days, calling for calm and stressing that it was important “to put these things in context”.
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AnalysisAirline share prices weaker at end-2022 versus end-2021 despite demand recovery
Airline share prices ended 2022 down on the same point 12 months earlier, following a challenging year for wider economies around the world
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In depthAirline Business performance tracker: Asia-Pacific Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent Asia-Pacific earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsQantas ups profit forecast amid travel boom
Qantas has upgraded its profit forecast for the first half of its 2023 financial year – on the back of “continued strength” in travel demand, especially on its domestic network.
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NewsPositive about prospects, Qantas acknowledges industry ‘far from post-Covid’
Australia’s Qantas has acknowledged that the airline sector is “far from post-Covid”, even as its leaders remain optimistic about near-term recovery prospects.
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NewsCompetition watchdog delays verdict again on Qantas’s Alliance buy
Australia’s competition regulator has delayed its findings - for the third time - on Qantas’ proposed acquisition of Alliance Aviation, prompting the national carrier to express “disappointment” at what it calls one of the “longest processes for informal clearance”.
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News'Set the record straight': Qantas chairman defends airline performance, embattled CEO
Qantas’ chairman Richard Goyder has defended the airline’s performance in recent months, as he hit back at critics of embattled airline chief Alan Joyce, who has faced renewed calls to step down.
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NewsRolls-Royce axes testbed conversion plan for ex-Qantas 747-400
Rolls-Royce has ditched plans to turn a former Qantas Boeing 747-400 into a flying testbed and will now dispose of the aircraft which has sat idle at Moses Lake airport in Washington state for over two years.