All Qantas articles – Page 5
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NewsQantas flags A$11 billion full-year revenue hit amid optimism about recovery
Qantas Group anticipates an A$11 billion ($8.1 billion) revenue drop for the year ending June 2021, but remains optimistic about recovery prospects amid a “vast improvement in trading conditions” in recent months.
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ANA wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for Asia-Pacific region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the Asia-Pacific region, sponsored by Shannon Engine Support.
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Qantas likely to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for international passengers
Being vaccinated against Covid-19 is likely to become a prerequisite of flying internationally with Qantas, according to the airline’s chief executive Alan Joyce.
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Qantas celebrates centenary in shadow of pandemic, quietly hopeful about future
Qantas chief Alan Joyce has expressed optimism about the carrier’s prospects of its ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise, stating that the “business case for that is going to be even better” once the gloom surrounding the coronavirus crisis lifts.
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Qantas considers moving Sydney head office to save costs
Qantas is considering relocating its 49,000m2 head office in a Sydney suburb as part of a three-month cost-saving review of the location of some of its key facilities.
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Qantas to cut another 2,500 jobs by outsourcing ground handling
The carrier will review operations at 10 Australian airports where ground handling is done in-house, alongside external ground handlers.
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Qantas raises only $51.4 million with share-purchase plan
Qantas has raised only A$71.7 million ($51.4 million) from a share-purchase plan (SPP) intended to raise as much as A$500 million, according to a 10 August filing to the Australian Securities Exchange.
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How many jobs are airlines cutting due to coronavirus?
Of the large airlines to have made announcements so far, most have implemented job cuts affecting significant proportions of their workforces.
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Qantas tests limits of ultra-long-haul service
Project Sunrise could see flights of 19h-plus from New York and London to Sydney - if the aircraft, passengers and crew can take the strain
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Qantas executives and board take pay cut
Qantas’ Alan Joyce has joined the growing list of airline chiefs taking pay cuts to tackle the coronavirus crisis. For the rest of the financial year (FY) ending 30 June 2020, Joyce will take no salary while the group executive management team will take a 30% pay cut. ...
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Qantas grounds eight A380s for six months
Australia’s Qantas Group is to ground eight Airbus A380s for six months, as it cuts capacity by nearly a quarter over the period to September 2020. Only two A380s will remain flying, because two others are undergoing scheduled maintenance and cabin upgrades. The measures follow the continuing downturn ...
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Qantas prepared to bypass union for Project Sunrise
Qantas is keen to go ahead with Project Sunrise, even if its pilots are not on board. “It’s become clear that Sunrise is something that our international business needs to maximise its long-term success and defend its competitive position,” Qantas International chief executive Tino La Spina wrote ...
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Australian investigators probe QantasLink Fokker 100 overrun
Australian investigators are probing an overrun during landing by a QantasLink Fokker 100 at the remote Newman airport in the west of the country. The aircraft stopped about 100m beyond the far end of runway 05, which has a length of about 2,000m. None of the passengers or ...
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Qantas takes a long shot with Project Sunrise
On 14 November, Qantas made the second of three research flights – under the ambit of its ambitious Project Sunrise – by flying a brand-new Boeing 787-9 from London to Sydney direct, carrying only 50 passengers and crew
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Qantas A330 suffers hydraulic fluid leak
A Qantas Airbus A330-200 returned to Sydney shortly after it took off, after one of the three hydraulic systems on board suffered a leak. The airline says in a statement that it is now cooperating with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) in investigations into the incident, which left ...
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Full Sunrise A350-1000 details yet to emerge
Airbus has yet to disclose detailed final specifications of the adapted A350-1000 which will be developed for Australian carrier Qantas’s Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights. The provisional selection of the twinjet by Qantas is still to evolve into a firm order, owing to continuing negotiations over various aspects of the ...
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Qantas tentatively picks A350-1000 for Project Sunrise
Qantas has tentatively selected the Airbus A350-1000 for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul route initiative, following a competition against the rival Boeing 777X. The Australian carrier would order up to a dozen aircraft, and says a final “go or no-go” decision will take place in March 2020. ...
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Australian watchdog flags concerns over frequent flyer programmes
Australia’s competition watchdog has expressed concern about airline frequent flyer programmes, flagging the potential for unfair pricing and anti-competitive practices.
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Qantas aligns with Asia growth
Asia remains a long-term growth opportunity for Qantas Group, with Qantas and Jetstar “playing where we can win in Asia”, investors were told at the Group’s recent investor day.
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Competition watchdog allows Emirates to exit Singapore-Brisbane
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has given Emirates its approval to end its Singapore-Brisbane service.
