Qantas has begun its $250 million cabin refurbishment program for nine of its Boeing 747-400s, with each aircraft to be fitted with new, Airbus A380 style seats and inflight entertainment systems by the end of next year. The 747 refit project will see seats, electrical wiring, fittings, galleys and inflight entertainment stripped from the aircraft
Telco company Optus has launched a new alliance with Qantas, aimed at allowing its personal, small and medium business customers opportunities to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer (QFF) points. The arrangement will see Optus personal customers earn two QFF points for every dollar spent on most Optus personal services per month or per transaction, which will
Qantas and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) have held ‘conciliation talks’ at Fair Work Australia today. Qantas requested the hearing by the workplace relations tribunal in an attempt to settle its long running dispute with AIPA, which represents the airline’s 1650 long haul pilots. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has rejected as a conspiracy and a “ludicrous suggestion” claims that Qantas was subsidising Jetstar to make its low cost carrier’s profit figures look good at the expense of its mainline operations. In parliament last night independent Senator Nick Xenophon said the airline’s assertion its international operations were losing money needed
Qantas Group has posted a 46 per cent lift in underlying profit before tax (PBT) for the 2010-11 financial year to $552 million, on an eight per cent rise in revenue to $14.9 billion, thanks to solid results from its frequent flyer, Qantas mainline and Jetstar businesses. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the result was
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft decision to approve the Joint Business Agreement (JBA) between Qantas and American Airlines. Under the proposed JBA, both airlines will be allowed to “coordinate operations on services between Australia/New Zealand and the United States” on trans-Pacific routes, as well as on services which support