A Qantas Boeing 747-400 will take off from Sydney on November 14 with 300 sick, disabled and disadvantaged children, plus former Olympic sprinter Cathy Freeman, for a joyflight. Organised by the Rotary Club of Turramurra, the 90 minute flight will take the children over New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The lucky children
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has outlined his airline’s ‘Airport of the Future’ initiative, which plans to speed up the check-in and baggage claim processes for domestic passengers while at the same time increasing terminal efficiency. “Our research with our domestic customers has told us that airport check-in today is nothing less than ‘a point of
Professional engineers at Qantas have voted to impose overtime and out-of-hours callout bans after reaching an impasse with the airline on wage negotiations. Members of the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA) in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, which represents approximately 130 professional engineers at Qantas, voted in favour of the bans on
The Qantas Group has spoken out against plans by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority to impose passenger safety charges on Jetstar’s domestic New Zealand services. Under changes to legislation proposed by the New Zealand government, the NZCAA would be able to impose a levy on services operated within New Zealand by airlines operating on
Qantas opened its new Business Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport on November 3, replacing the current lounge which opened in 1998. The new Business Lounge is on Level 5 of the Hong Kong International Terminal Building. Entry to the lounge is located on Level 6 of the terminal, via lift or escalator opposite Gate
Qantas has stood down two pilots after an incident on October 26 where they prepared their Boeing 767 to land without engaging the landing gear. The crew were reportedly on approach for landing at Sydney Airport and were understood to have been at an altitude of 700ft when they recognised that the gear had not