Qantas has given its third Boeing 787-9 a distinctly West Australian flavour as the airline counts down to the start of nonstop flights between Perth and London. The oneworld alliance member said on Friday the third of eight 787-9s on firm order would be named Quokka, which is a native animal most commonly found on
The NSW Department of Transport says it is investigating a runway extension at Lord Howe Island Airport after signing a new four-year deal with QantasLink to maintain air links to the island. Lord Howe Island Airport, located about 425nm east of Sydney in the Pacific Ocean, has a single runway in an east-west orientation that
It’s been a long time coming. When the first Qantas 787-9 touched down in Sydney at the end of its delivery flight from Boeing’s Everett factory on October 20, almost 12 years had passed since the airline first placed its order for the 787 in 2005. Qantas and Boeing have changed dramatically since the airline
Qantas received a NZ$32.6 million (A$29.86 million) dividend from its New Zealand offshoot, Jetconnect, accounts filed with the New Zealand Companies Office show. The accounts also show Qantas received a NZ$1.8 million (A$1.65 million) dividend from its New Zealand Jetstar operations. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
Qantas has announced that it is introducing a new route to be operated by the Dreamliner, with flights between Melbourne and San Francisco due to begin by late 2018. The route announcement came as Qantas revealed that its second Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft has been named Waltzing Matilda, ahead of the type’s first scheduled international
Qantas plans to deploy the Airbus A380 on the Sydney-Singapore route from the first week of March. The move is one of several changes to Qantas and Jetstar’s Singapore operation that was announced on Thursday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this