Qantas says it makes no apology for taking a hard line against this morning’s industrial action at five airports around the country.
The airline has docked four hours’ pay from union members who walked off the job this morning in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says the strikers may have gone [...]
Qantas Airways has reported a 6 per cent boost in the number of passengers in August but the amount paid per customer has slumped since the start of the financial year.
The number of passengers carried on Qantas group flights was 6 per cent higher in August than in the same month last year, thanks to [...]
Qantas has dismissed an Australian survey that rates it the worst international airline.
The survey of 4000 subscribers to consumer magazine Choice also found Qantas’s domestic service was outshone by all rivals except its low-cost subsidiary Jetstar.
However, Qantas has cited a larger, international poll as proof its customers are satisfied.
The national carrier would not comment directly [...]
Aircraft United Airlines 747-400.
Route Melbourne to Los Angeles.
Class Economy, seat 46K.
Seat pitch and width pitch 31 inches between rows of seats; 17 inches between armrests.
Seat configuration Three-four-three.
Luggage allowance Two checked-in bags allowed for economy flyers, with a maximum of 23 kilograms a person. One bag (no bigger than 23cm x 35cm x 56cm) and one [...]
Australian airline QANTAS is getting criticised for big executive payouts – but the airline is more focused on trying to buy in to the biggest shake-up in Asian aviation in a decade.
The company’s annual report shows former CEO Geoff Dixon retired from Qantas in November last year and took home almost eleven million Australian [...]
Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) is the national airline of Australia. The name was originally “QANTAS“, an acronym for “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services“. Nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo”, the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport. It is Australia’s largest airline and is the world’s second oldest continuously operating airline [...]
The Boeing 777 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The world’s largest twinjet and commonly referred to as the “Triple Seven”,[3][4] the aircraft can carry between 301 and 368 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,372 km). Distinguishing features of [...]
THE famed Qantas flying kangaroo may be headed for extinction – or at the least – an expensive makeover.
Qantas confirmed rumours it is looking at remodelling one of Australia’s most recognisable logos.
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“We are always looking to ensure our product and [...]
Qantas is seeking advice on whether it should place restrictions on the use of Apple Mac notebooks on its aircraft, following the computer maker’s recall of 1.8million batteries today.
Qantas is seeking advice on whether it should place restrictions on the use of Apple Mac notebooks on its aircraft, following the computer maker’s recall of [...]
The mother of a severely disabled man says her son may never be able to leave Alice Springs in central Australia because of new wheel chair regulations on Qantas flights.
Qantas has restricted wheel chairs higher than 84 centimetres on Boeing 737s because they say there is a risk of damaging the chair or injuring airline [...]
