Category: Qantas

The union representing Qantas pilots believes the airline’s decision to start hiring pilots again is just the “tip of the iceberg”, given the improved performance of the Flying Kangaroo. Qantas on Tuesday said it planned to hire 170 new pilots over the next three years, as it prepared to introduce the Boeing 787-9 to the

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has delivered a bumper 2015/16 first half profit, with the Flying Kangaroo’s international operations “going gangbusters” as the lower currency fuels demand for travel into Australia and alliance partners funnel passengers onto a domestic network that is also reporting strong profit growth. The airline group reported statutory net profit after

Buried within the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ latest monthly international airline activity report is a remarkable stat. For the month of November 2015, Qantas flew 10.7 per cent more international passengers into and out of Australia than it did in November 2014. When was the last time Qantas International passenger numbers grew

Free high-speed wi-fi internet access is coming to an Australian domestic flight, with Qantas planning to roll out on board wifi from 2017. Subject to a successful trial on board a Boeing 737-800 due to be conducted in late 2016, the technology will be installed on Qantas’s domestic fleet of 737s and Airbus A330s. This