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Qantas Airways promises customer focus as profits dip on lower fares

Qantas net profit down 12.8% Announces on-market share buy-back of up to A$400 mln Fares falling as capacity continues to normalise New CEO Hudson looks to rebuild reputation By Praveen…

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Pilots at Qantas’ unit to stop work for two days over wage talks

Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Australian Federation of Pilots (AFAP) said on Friday it has advised an unit of Qantas Airways it will stop work on Wednesday to Thursday next…

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Qantas pilots plan 24-hour walkout in possible blow to energy firms

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Pilots at Network Aviation, a subsidiary of Qantas Airways, will go on strike on Oct. 4, the Australian Federation of Air Pilots…

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Qantas ex-CEO takes 900% pay rise, but bonus cut amid scandals

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways said its former CEO took a pay increase of 872% as he collected years' worth of long-term incentives on…

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Australia regulator sues Qantas alleging sale of tickets on cancelled flights

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator sued Qantas Airways QAN.AX on Thursday, accusing it of selling tickets to thousands of flights after they were cancelled,…

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Qantas sees air fares slipping off highs as capacity returns

ISTANBUL, June 5 (Reuters) - Air fares are moderating as capacity returns to the global airline network after the pandemic, Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce said on Monday. Airlines have…

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Qantas eyes return to 100% of pre-COVID capacity by March 2024

May 19 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd , Australia's flagship carrier, said on Friday it expects its international capacity to reach about 100% of pre-COVID-19 levels by March 2024, as…

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UPDATED: Qantas flight lands at Sydney airport after issuing distress signal

By Kirsty Needham and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A Qantas Airways flight from New Zealand landed safely at Sydney airport on Wednesday after the airline said it…

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Australia’s Qantas apologises to customers for operational problems

SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays, cancellations,…

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Qantas expanding Australia freight fleet to meet online shopping demand

SYDNEY, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways said on Monday it would add six Airbus A321 converted freighters to its domestic fleet to replace five ageing Boeing Co 737s…

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Qantas engineers vote on work stoppages as they seek higher pay

SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd's unionised licensed aircraft engineers are voting on work stoppages of up to 12 hours and overtime bans from next month after failing to reach a…

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Qantas inbound bookings rise as Australia eases border curbs

SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd has seen a significant rise in international ticket searches and bookings since Australia said it would reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers…

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Qantas to switch domestic fleet to Airbus in blow to Boeing

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it has chosen Airbus SE as the preferred supplier to replace its domestic fleet, switching from Boeing Co…

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Qantas reports surge in domestic bookings as state borders open

SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it had taken nearly 500,000 domestic bookings in the past two weeks as states begin to open their borders,…

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Qantas to step up international flying amid ‘massive demand’ from Australians

SYDNEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it would speed up plans to restart flights to many destinations and use some bigger planes amid "massive demand"…

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Qantas to bring forward restart of international flights to November

Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it would restart some international flights a month earlier than planned after the Australian government said fully vaccinated Australians could enter and leave the…

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Qantas aims for international travel from December

Qantas Airways Ltd on Thursday said it was preparing for international travel with countries with high vaccine rates to resume in December, sending shares higher, as it reported a narrower…

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Australia’s Qantas to require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Qantas Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it would require all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of its broader commitment to safety, in line with some…

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Qantas accelerates cost-cutting as cash flow turns positive

Qantas Airways Ltd on Thursday announced fresh cost-cutting initiatives to help it weather the coronavirus crisis, and said debt had started to fall after it swung to a positive cash…

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Qantas forecasts domestic capacity will soon leap beyond pre-pandemic levels

Qantas Airways Ltd said it expected domestic travel would top pre-pandemic levels next financial year as it raised its forecast for the current quarter on the back of strong demand…

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Qantas sees domestic business travel recovery 3 months behind leisure market

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd has seen domestic leisure travel rebound to pre-pandemic levels, but demand in the corporate travel market is lagging about three months behind, its chief executive said.…

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Russell Crowe’s father died on flight

Russell Crowe's father John died onboard a flight. Passenger Andrew Fraser told Australia's 7 News that the actor's dad was flying on a regional Qantas flight from Sydney to Coffs…

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Australia’s Qantas celebrates subdued 100th birthday

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, the world's third-oldest airline, on Monday marked its 100th birthday during its toughest year yet due to the coronavirus pandemic but is looking to the future…

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Coronavirus-hit Qantas reports £1bn annual loss

Qantas has reported an annual loss of almost A$2bn (£1bn) as it deals with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian flag carrier's boss says trading conditions are the…

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Qantas to operate three one-hour “farewell jumbo joy flights” for 747 jumbo jet

Qantas has announced a program of events to farewell its last remaining Boeing 747 and provide Australians the opportunity to say goodbye to the much loved “Queen of the Skies”…

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No international flights for another year, says Qantas

Qantas has confirmed that it won’t fly internationally at all this year, in a major blow to all those hoping to reach Australia any time soon. The national flag carrier…

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Qantas to cut 6,000 jobs

Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it is axing at least 20% of its workforce and plans to raise up to A$1.9 billion ($1.30 billion) of equity as part of…

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Qantas halts most international flights until October

Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it had cancelled most international flights until late October after the Australian government indicated its border closure because of the coronavirus was likely to…

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Qantas to reactivate plans for Sydney-London flights

Qantas Airways Ltd will reactivate plans to order airplanes capable of the world's longest non-stop commercial flights from Sydney to London when the airline returns to financial strength, its chief…

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Qantas plans to ‘ramp up’ Australian flights

Australian airline Qantas says it hopes to increase domestic flights to 40% of pre-pandemic levels by August, up from 5% currently. That's contingent on state borders reopening as expected, says…

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Qantas suspends all international flights due to coronavirus pandemic

A Qantas aircraft takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, 19 March 2020. According to media reports on 19 March 2020, Qantas has suspended all international flights and will…

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Qantas completes “double sunrise” test flight from London to Sydney

Qantas Airways Ltd completed a 19-hour 19 minute non-stop test flight from London to Sydney on Friday as it nears a decision on whether to order planes for what would…

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Qantas to operate another non-stop London to Sydney research flight

Australia’s national carrier is preparing for its second ultra-long haul research flight, as part of scientific studies into minimising jetlag for passengers and improving crew wellbeing. The first research…

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Qantas grounds Boeing 737 plane due to ‘cracking’

Australian airline Qantas has grounded one of its Boeing 737 NG planes after discovering "cracking" in one section. The carrier said several airlines were inspecting their 737 NG fleets after…

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Record-breaking direct New York to Sydney flight touches down

The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air. A total of 49 passengers and crew were on…

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Qantas to test 19-hour flights to New York

Qantas will run test services of its planned 19-hour flights to determine whether passengers and crew can withstand the marathon journeys. The airline wants to operate non-stop services from Sydney…

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Qantas safest airline in survey which ranks airlines and aircraft – Ryanair least liked short-haul airline in separate survey

Airlines including British Airways, Emirates and Qatar were ranked among the world's 20 safest airlines, while Wizz and Flybe were ranked among the world's safest low-cost airlines. Qantas is the safest…

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Qantas criticised for asking airline staff to volunteer time at airport

Qantas has faced heavy criticism after the airline sent an email to staff asking them to volunteer time at the airport during its busiest period over Christmas. The Australian Services Union…

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