Qantas has called on the general public to suggest names for its forthcoming fleet of eight Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which it says it wants to name after “Australian icons”. The airline has published a page on its website where anyone can provide eight name suggestions for the 787s, the first of which is due for delivery in October this year.
Qantas Freight has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-400F freighter, with the one-time British Airways-operated aircraft arriving in Melbourne from the US on Sunday afternoon. The 737, built as a 737-400 passenger aircraft in 1990, is due to join the Qantas Freight subfleet which delivers domestic mail, parcels and Express Post for Australia Post
Qantas plans to include an outdoor area as part of its new Perth Airport premium passenger lounge to be completed in time for the start of nonstop flights to London Heathrow. The facility will be located at Qantas’s Terminal 3/4 precinct on the western side of the airfield, which is being upgraded to handle both domestic and
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Qantas is aiming for cost savings of $400 million a year for the three years to 2019/20 as the Boeing 787-9 replaces older 747-400s and the use of new technology and innovation supports a more efficient operation both on the ground and in the air. The airline group spelled out the target at its investor
Qantas anticipates reporting a fall in underlying profit of up to 11 per cent for the full 2016/17 financial year as competition on international routes and weakness in the resources sector pressure revenues. The airline group said in a trading update on Thursday that underlying profit before tax (PBT) for the 12 months to June 30