All Qantas articles – Page 8
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Asia's older A380s subject to wing spar check
Two Airbus A380 operators in the Asia-Pacific region will be sending their widebodies for inspections, following a proposed directive from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency about cracks in the outer rear wing spar.
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Qantas taps seaside town for second pilot academy
Qantas has selected Mackay, Queensland as the site of its second pilot academy, citing clear weather and access to airspace.
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Qantas Group commits to taking 36 Airbus A321XLRs
Qantas has committed to taking 36 Airbus A321XLRs in an update to its orders for A320neo family aircraft.
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Qantas to use 787s on Sydney-Auckland over summer peak
Qantas will operate one of its five daily Sydney-Auckland services using Boeing 787-9s between 4 December and 28 March.
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Qantas targets April launch for new US routes from Brisbane
Qantas has confirmed that it plans to launch flights from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco by the end of April 2020, subject to its network joint venture with American Airlines being finalised.
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Senate report suggests cabotage trial from Darwin
An Australian Senate committee has suggested that a trial of allowing foreign carriers to fly on limited domestic routes from Darwin could occur, but stopped short of formally recommending it to government.
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Qantas to launch new Chicago and San Francisco routes
Qantas plans to launch flights from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco as a direct result of receiving tentative approval for its transpacific joint venture with American Airlines.
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US gives tentative nod to American-Qantas joint venture
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved a joint venture (JV) between American Airlines and Qantas Airways.
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Airbus confirms both A350 variants viable for Qantas Sunrise bid
Airbus has confirmed that it can offer ultra-long-range versions of both A350 variants to Qantas to meet its "Project Sunrise" requirement for an aircraft able to operate nonstop flights between Sydney and London.
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Qantas pressing manufacturers for final offers on Sunrise aircraft soon
Qantas will move towards seeking final offers from Airbus and Boeing for ultra-long-range jets capable of meeting its Project Sunrise requirements, making it likely that an order will be announced this year.
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Regulator blocks expanded Qantas-Cathay codeshare
Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) is proposing to block a proposed expansion of Qantas and Cathay Pacific’s codeshare arrangements on Australia-Hong Kong routes due to concerns that it will extend their dominance in the market.
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Qantas upbeat as Q3 revenue rises 2.3%
Qantas is on track to deliver record revenue for the financial year after it reported a 2.3% rise in revenue to A$4.4 billion ($3.07 billion) for the quarter ended 31 March.
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Qantas to downgauge Sydney-San Francisco to 787-9
Qantas will cut the seat capacity on the Sydney-San Francisco route by a third from 4 December by replacing the Boeing 747-400s used on its daily services with 787-9s.
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La Spina to head Qantas International from October
Qantas group chief financial officer Tino La Spina will become chief executive of the carrier’s international unit from 1 October.
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PICTURES: Top campaigning liveries on commercial airliners
Lufthansa's new #SayYesToEurope livery – intended to promote the idea of a strong European Union in the run-up to parliamentary elections – is the latest example of an airline using a special livery to promote a particular cause or organisation. Here, we present a selection of such schemes
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Qantas to go seasonal to Sapporo
After an absence of 12 years, Qantas will return to Sapporo-New Chitose, flying thrice-weekly services from Sydney between 16 December and 28 March 2020.
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Qantas International chief Webster to leave on 24 April
Qantas International chief executive Alison Webster has resigned from the airline, with 24 April set as her last day.
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Qantas Freight to upsize to 747-8Fs
Qantas Freight will replace the two Boeing 747-400 Freighters it wet-leases from Atlas Air with larger 747-8Fs that will still be operated by the US carrier.
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Stick-shaker triggered as 747 slowed to insufficient hold speed
Investigators have determined that a Qantas Boeing 747-400’s stick-shaker activated when the aircraft entered a holding pattern but slowed to a speed much lower than that required.
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Qantas hails successful first year of Perth-London flights
One year since it opreated its first nonstop Perth-London flight, Qantas has lauded it as a major success for the company and Australian tourism.