Category: Qantas

A distracted Qantas A380 pilot incorrectly entered departure runway information into the aircraft’s flight management system ahead of takeoff from Los Angeles last October, resulting in takeoff speeds not being displayed on the aircraft’s flight instruments as it rolled down the runway, the ATSB has found. As a result, the flightcrew were forced to call

The extent of damage inside a Qantas 747 engine that failed over Bangkok last year is making it difficult for investigators to determine what went wrong, the ATSB has said in an update to its inquiry on the incident. Qantas flight QF2, operated by VH-OJS, was eight minutes into its climb away from Bangkok on

A codesharing agreement between Qantas and Emirates could be finalised within six months but will not include any deal to share revenues, the chairman of Dubai-based Emirates has said. “We’ve been engaging with them for some time,” Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum told reporters in Dubai yesterday, according to Reuters. “The objective is

Qantas has confirmed that Emirates is among “a number of airlines” with which it is discussing potential alliances. The statement, released to the ASX, came in response to a report in The Financial Review claiming that Qantas and Emirates are close to a landmark tie-up that would substantially transform Qantas’s beleaguered international operations. This content