Category: Qantas

Qantas will tomorrow begin an eight week trial of wireless internet service on A380 flights to and from the US. Six of the airline’s A380s will be equipped with wi-fi during the trail, with internet connection available on flights between Sydney or Melbourne and Los Angeles. The service will initially be provided free of charge

A Qantas plea to extend its code-sharing alliance with South African Airways has been rejected, with Australia’s International Air Services Commission saying the partnership discourages competition and amounts to an “effective duopoly.” Qantas had appealed an earlier decision by the IASC against the agreement but the commission stood by the decision. The IASC did however

A union official has lashed out at Qantas plans to shed 500 jobs as illegal, saying the airline should be prosecuted under the Fair Work Act. Calling Qantas CEO Alan Joyce a “foul liar,” Transport Workers Union boss Tony Sheldon said the plan to cut jobs violated requirement laid out by Fair Work Australia and

Qantas will slash  500 jobs and launch a review of maintenance operations likely to lead to more cuts and the shutting of maintenance facilities after announcing an 83 per cent drop in half yearly profits today. The airline said its underlying pre-tax profits for the six months ending December 31 fell to $202 million, down