The new routes taking Qantas back to the skies
Alan Joyce says demand for reopened Sydney-Melbourne corridor is ‘unbelievable’ as the airline experiments with routes it has never operated before.
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Reborn Virgin aiming for the middle
A revived Virgin sees itself sitting somewhere between Qantas and Jetstar, but there’ll be no free snacks in economy.
Jetstar aiming for new sale record
Jetstar offers free return trips on flights from next February to stimulate travel.
A Qantas chip off the old block
All that Wendy Miles has of the £6850 investment that helped launch Qantas in 1920 is a treasured block of wood.
Airlines ‘hoarding’ airport slots
Sydney Airport has accused Qantas and Virgin of hoarding valuable slots at the gateway to keep them out of competitors’ hands.
Airline’s low-key celebration of milestone
Qantas has marked a significant anniversary in one of the most challenging years ever faced by the Flying Kangaroo.
Qantas has always been part of the Australian story
For 100 years the airline has helped shape a nation that’s in turn shaped by distance.
Head in the clouds for 50 years
Qantas’s historic centenary on Monday will have a little more significance for one pilot who’s been with the airline for half of its 100-years.
Qantas, 100 years and counting
Yarn-spinners are in abundance in Longreach, a Queensland town with a colourful history.
How a ‘hard so and so’ became Australia’s G-G
Former governor-general Sir Peter Cosgrove details his time as both victim and perpetrator of hazing at Duntroon in his follow-up memoir.
Qantas domestic lounges to reopen
After an eight-month shutdown, Qantas will reopen all but five of its domestic lounges from December.
Pilots say airlines providing no support
Australian pilots say their livelihoods are being entirely supported by JobKeeper and that major airlines are providing no support.
Judges struggling with complex wages case
Qantas has appealed a Federal Court ruling on payment of the Jobkeeper allowance, in the hope of avoiding a huge compensation claim from workers.
Qantas moves to airport self-serve
Sales and service desks are set to go from airports as Qantas moves towards more ‘contactless’ travel.
Qantas change a ‘nightmare for passengers’
The airline has revealed an overhaul to its service desk that will leave passengers with last-minute changes stranded, union says.
Qantas ramps up new routes
The COVID crisis has seen Qantas add nine new routes in the last two months, with three of those being unveiled on Friday.
Flight numbers take off as border reopens
The reopening of the NSW-Victoria border will see the return of hundreds of flights to domestic airline schedules.
Qantas hero pilot runs out of time
The mothballing of Qantas A380s has cut short the career of one of the airline’s heroes, Captain Richard de Crespigny.
Red tape, green future on Joyce’s agenda
Qantas boss Alan Joyce has used a key business address to call for action on climate change, industrial relations and red tape.
Queensland baffles Qantas’ Joyce
Alan Joyce has upped calls for Queensland to reopen to Sydneysiders, saying ‘the popular decision isn’t always the right one’.
‘Frankly ridiculous’: airlines slam fortress Queensland
Qantas and Virgin Australia have both lashed out at the Queensland Government’s border announcement.
‘Ridiculous’: Qld border decision slammed
Business leaders including Qantas chief Alan Joyce have pilloried Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk over locking out Greater Sydney.
Australia’s hardest border set to fall
Australian residents, excluding those in NSW and Victoria, will be able to travel to WA without quarantining as Qantas, Virgin lash Qld’s continued border closure.
Uluru launch for Qantas scenic flights
Buoyed by the success of its ‘flight to nowhere’, Qantas is rolling out a series of ‘flights to somewhere’ showcasing Australia.
Qantas pushes masks as flights resume
Qantas is upgrading its face mask policy for crew in the hope passengers will follow suit.
Sun ready to rise again on Qantas first-class services
Qantas has given hope to frequent flyers promising lower fares and the best first class product in the world when the COVID crisis eases.
ASX bounces after debate, as ASIC boss shocks
Australia’s share market finished slightly weaker, but mostly recovered from an intraday fall, as ASIC’s chair stepped down.
Flights to UK, US unlikely for another year
Bad news for Aussies itching to travel overseas. Qantas says we will be unlikely to be able to fly to the UK or US until the “end of 2021”.
Qantas demands wage cut to battle Virgin
Qantas warns employees they’ll have to accept the same cuts as at Virgin so the airline can maintain its competitive advantage.
Heathrow to Top End flight a relief
The first Qantas international flight in four months leaves London direct for Darwin carrying 175 Australians, many trying to get home since March.
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