JETSTAR, the discount carrier of Qantas Airways, today said it planned to commence long-haul flights from its major Asian hub in Singapore to Australia, north Asia and possibly European destinations by the end of this year.
The airline said in a statement that it will operate two wide-bodied Airbus A330-200 aircraft at Changi Airport and hopes [...]
April 22 (Bloomberg) — Qantas Airways Ltd. and Asian airlines are resuming normal schedules today as European airspace is reopened after an ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland caused more than 100,000 flights to be canceled.
Flights from Asian stopovers left overnight and departures from Australia should run as planned today, Qantas spokesman Simon [...]
April 9 (Bloomberg) — Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest carrier, has apologized to customers after planes operated by the company suffered at least five malfunctions in the past two weeks.
“We hate disappointing our customers and we do all we can to rectify matters,” Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce said in an e-mail to members [...]
A Qantas airline pilot has testified he repeatedly had urges to crash the passenger-laden jumbo jets he was flying — but doctors cleared him to fly anyway.
In a case that is partially reflective of a recent Canadian court action, Bryan Griffin said he once even had to “immobilize” his arm after it had — of [...]
Qantas says a strike by British Airways staff will not impact on the Australian airline’s services to and from Britain.
BA cabin staff will walk off the job after two days of talks with BA management failed to resolve a dispute over pay and work practices.
More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled in the [...]
EMERGENCY inspections of 600 Boeing 737 planes are being conducted worldwide following concerns a faulty mechanism could render the aircraft uncontrollable.
Australian carriers Qantas and Virgin Blue have been affected by an “emergency airworthiness directive” issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding the issue, but insist passengers won’t be affected by the checks.
The order [...]
Plumbers turned up twice this morning to the Bondi home of Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke in an apparent bid to find the missing $200,000 engagement ring of former fiancee Lara Bingle.
The plumbers arrived at 8.45am, brandishing a metal detector, but left soon after when they were spotted by the media.
Love down the toilet
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The workmen [...]
An emergency airworthiness directive was issued affecting many Boeing 737 aircraft by the US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.
One of the aircraft, a Ryanair 737-800, had experienced serious vibrations and had to make an unscheduled landing in Belgium. Inspection found extensive damage to the tail.
Qantas and Virgin Blue are among the airlines which fly Boeing [...]
Alan Joyce, the chief executive of Qantas, faces challenges in two partially-owned corners of the empire. It’s more than six months since Qantas confirmed it was talking to the Fijian government over a sale of the flying roo’s 46 per cent stake in Air Pacific.
There’s been radio silence ever since, but a sale of the [...]
SYDNEY—Australia’s two biggest airlines shuffled executive ranks Tuesday, as Qantas Airways Ltd. said its finance chief would resign while rival Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. tapped a former Qantas executive as its new chief executive.
Qantas said Chief Financial Officer Colin Storrie, who is also a director, will resign Friday for personal and health reasons after less [...]
