Category: Qantas

The Qantas Group recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers during October, although yields remain low. The increase in passenger numbers came from Jetstar, which recorded increases of 3.6 per cent in domestic operations and 115.8 per cent for international operations. Qantas’s domestic services saw passenger numbers fall by 0.9 per cent, while

Qantas has taken delivery of a new Airbus A330-200 for domestic operations which features new seats and individual in-flight entertainment across all cabins. The A330, registered VH-EBM and named Tamar Valley, features 36 business and 265 economy seats, which have been designed in collaboration with Marc Newson. The new business seats feature a width of

Qantas says that its Jetstar subsidiary will now receive half of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners the airline group has ordered, raising the prospect that the budget carrier will operate the majority of the Qantas Group’s new international routes over coming years. Qantas made the statement in clarifying a presentation made by group executive operations Qantas

Pilots operating a Qantas Boeing 747-400 a flight from Hong Kong on November 17 aborted their takeoff roll after hearing a loud bang from one of the aircraft’s engines. According to media reports, the 747 with 313 people on board was approaching rotation speed when the noise occurred, forcing pilots to initiate a high-speed rejected