Qantas and Emirates will offer cargo customers streamlined access to freight capacity as part of the larger alliance between the two airlines, the carriers announced this week. As part of the alliance, which is pending regulatory approval, Emirates SkyCargo and Qantas Freight will cooperate to offer seamless access to cargo capacity on both carrier’s passenger
Qantas is said to be in negotiations to purchase up to four used Boeing 747-400 Freighters to replace cargo jets it currently leases from US-based Atlas Air. Qantas’s wet lease for two crewed 747s is set to expire early next with the lease on a third aircraft up in 2015. This content is available exclusively
New Qantas partner Emirates is launching an additional A380 service to Sydney. Emirates said it planned to upgrade one of its daily Boeing 777 service between Sydney and Dubai to an A380 from June 1, adding about 1900 seats per week on the route. The service will depart Sydney as EK415 at 9:30 pm and
The aviation industry has lost an iconic figure in the death of James Strong, who firstly oversaw the transformation of TAA into Australian Airlines, and then was head of Qantas for its merger with Australian, and subsequent privatisation. “James Strong passed away peacefully in Sydney on the 3rd March 2013 from lung complications following surgery,”
Jetstar Japan has formed agreements with Japan Airlines and Qantas that extend its international reach and provide improved on-carriage for customers of the respective airlines. Jetstar Japan and JAL have entered a codeshare agreement enabling JAL customers flying internationally to Tokyo (Narita), Osaka (Kansai) and Nagoya (Chubu) to book onward travel on Jetstar Japan’s growing
AWAS announced today it has delivered the last two of three new Airbus A320s to the Qantas Group for deployment with its Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Australia operating units. The aircraft are from AWAS’s existing new order pipeline with Airbus. AWAS now has a total of eight aircraft on lease with the Qantas Group overall.