Category: Airlines

Qantas will deliver a dividend to shareholders for the first time since 2009 after reporting a near doubling of full year net profit in 2015/16 to more than $1 billion. The airline group said net profit after tax for the 12 months to June 30 2016 came in at $1.03 billion, up 84.7 per cent

Regional Express (Rex) has slumped to a full year net loss for the first time in 13 years as non-cash charges due to the end of a defence contract, currency movements and weaker passenger demand pushed the airline into the red. The company reported a statutory net loss of $9.56 million in the 12 months

Tigerair Australia is planning a return to Canberra with a daily service linking the nation’s capital to Melbourne. The low-cost carrier made the announcement at Canberra Airport on Monday, with Tigerair chief executive Rob Sharp flanked by Canberra Airport chief executive Stephen Byron and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. This content is available exclusively to

After 16 days of competition, Australia’s Olympic athletes will soon begin the long journey home from Rio de Janeiro on a Qantas Boeing 747-400ER decked out in special livery. The aircraft to bring the team back to Australia, VH-OEJ, left Sydney on Saturday morning operating QF73 bound for San Francisco. The aircraft features a Boxing Kangaroo