Category: Qantas

A Qantas Boeing 767-300 returned to Sydney Airport shortly after takeoff after suffering a tailstrike during rotation on February 1. According to a Qantas spokesperson, the aircraft was operating QF453 to Melbourne, and encountered a wind gust which lifted the nose of the aircraft more than usual, leading to the tailstrike. There was minimal damage

Qantas is reportedly considering removing first class from its fleet of Boeing 747-400s, leaving the product only on the airline’s A380s which fly to London and Los Angeles. According to a report in the Australian Financial Review, citing a leaked seating plan, the carrier would strip first on its 747-400s, leaving only 12 first seats

Qantas recorded the highest rate of domestic on-time departures during December 2009, according to new data released from BITRE. For the month, Qantas recorded an on time departure rate of 89.1, followed by Jetstar (84.5 per cent), Virgin Blue (84 per cent) and Tiger Airways (76.9 per cent). Overall, the industry averaged an on time

QantasLink has announced that it will increase capacity on a number of regional New South Wales routes from March as it takes delivery of its 19th Bombardier Q400. On the Sydney to Wagga Wagga and Coffs Harbour routes, a number of services will be upgraded to be operated by the 74 seat Q400s in place