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The new Qantas first-class suite planned for its A350 ultra-long range flights.

Qantas’ Project Sunrise could take passengers over the Arctic

The extraordinary range of the Airbus A350-1000 ULR – for “ultra-long range” – will give Qantas passengers the ability to skip time-consuming stops and fly direct from Australia to any point on the globe.

  • Chris Zappone

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Qantas flies away from its legal fight with regulator.

Net zero mandates could make airfares too expensive for most: Qantas boss

The higher costs of clean fuel could push up airfares and make flying “something for the privileged,” Vanessa Hudson says.

  • Christopher Jasper
Vanessa Hudson, chief executive officer of Qantas, speaking during a news conference at the company’s hangar in Tullamarine.

‘Like new’: Qantas announces major upgrade along with $1.4b profit

The airline will pay shareholders its first dividend in six years after revealing a solid half-year profit on the back of robust travel demand.

  • Chris Zappone
New Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson will have to clean up the industrial relations mess she inherited from Alan Joyce.

Alan Joyce’s final legacy: A massive industrial relations damages bill

At first blush, the Qantas boss’s industrial hardball line looks set to cost the airline $100 million. Possibly more.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Qantas and its budget arm Jetstar expect to carry more than four million passengers over the September school holidays, an increase on last year.

Qantas faces hefty payout to 1700 sacked workers

The Federal Court has ordered Qantas to pay $170,000 in compensation to three workers who formed a test case for workers illegally sacked during COVID.

  • Kayla Olaya and Olivia Ireland
Alan Joyce stood down early after a series of scandals and growing customer anger.

Qantas forks out another $3.4 million for Joyce as executive pay revealed

Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce received $3.4 million for his last two months in the job. In his last two years, he took home nearly $20 million.

  • Amelia McGuire
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Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson.

Threat of higher overseas airfares under ‘same job, same pay’, warns Qantas boss

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has unveiled her first full-year result since taking over as chief executive last September.

  • Amelia McGuire and Penry Buckley
Vanessa Hudson’s balancing act.

How Vanessa Hudson scored on her maiden Qantas result

For the first time in living memory, Qantas shareholders took a hit for the team. That said, it wasn’t a big one.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson says plans for the world’s longest direct flights are on track.

Australia can’t sustain more than three airlines, says Qantas boss

Vanessa Hudson says the demise of challenger airline Bonza highlights why the federal government needs to ensure the Australian aviation industry stays sustainable.

  • Amelia McGuire
Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson.

Sorry, not sorry: Qantas perfects the art of the non-apology

To suggest that the airline’s settlement over the ghost flights matter makes Qantas a trustworthy company is to be wilfully blind to its recent history.

  • Joe Aston

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