Category: Qantas

Qantas is reportedly planning a January 17 return to the Pacific route for its A380 fleet after receiving assurances from Rolls-Royce that the aircraft’s Trent 900 engines can be operated at full thrust settings. While the carrier is yet to confirm the date, media reports say global ticketing systems have the A380 loaded on the

Qantas international passenger numbers fell by 0.6 per cent in November compared to same month in 2009, as the airline felt the affects of grounding its Airbus A380 fleet for much of the month following the QF32 inflight uncontained engine failure emergency. Qantas carried some 479,000 international passengers for the month, despite its six strong

QantasLink has announced plans to resume regular Bombardier Q400 services between Cairns and Horn Island from February 1 2011, after the Torres Strait Council upgraded Horn Island Airport’s runway. “They [Q400s] were launched on our Cairns-Horn Island services in February 2008 but, regrettably, the need to upgrade Horn Island Airport’s runway meant Q400 flying on

Virgin Blue has poached another key Qantas executive, this time head of airports customer experience Roger Lindeman. Lindeman, a 40 year Qantas veteran, will join Virgin Blue in early 2011 as general manager service experience. “Roger’s renowned customer service skills have won him many accolades and awards. He will be a huge asset to the