Brisbane has beaten out Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in a race to secure extra Qantas flights to Tokyo. The airline announced in December it was returning to the Brisbane-Tokyo Narita route, launching the four-times-a-week offering with Airbus A330 aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
Qantas’s credit outlook has been lifted from “negative” to “stable” on the back of lower fuel prices and slower capacity growth. Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) revised its credit outlook for the Australian flag carrier on Wednesday, saying the airline was benefitting not only from more benign domestic market conditions and the recent steep
Qantas is adding extra seasonal nonstop flights to Vancouver in 2015 after deeming its six return services in January a success. Sydney-Vancouver flights with the Flying Kangaroo are returning in June and July, as well as between December and January 2016, with three flights a week, Qantas said on Wednesday. This content is available exclusively to
Some Qantas passengers will have the chance to experience the wonders of virtual reality at 38,000 feet when the airline commences a three-month trial of the new Samsung Gear VR headset in February. The headsets are fitted with a Samsung smartphone pre-loaded with some promotional Qantas material such as an on-the-ground perspective of an Airbus
Qantas has finally found a retirement home for its first Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OJA. The airline annonced on Thursday that VH-OJA will go on display with the Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS) at Illawarra Regional Airport at Albion Park south of Wollongong. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest
Qantas is restructuring its international fares to fold the fuel surcharge into its base fares, a move that will be a benefit for travellers redeeming Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Yet despite record low fuel prices, and an IATA-estimated industry-wide increase in profits of 17 per cent, the airline is not intending to match rival Virgin Australia’s