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Qantas’s international network has achieved a double-digit increase in passenger numbers in January, as the boost in capacity in the month was more than met by market demand. The Flying Kangaroo’s overseas flying carried 618,000 passengers in January, up 13.3 per cent from the prior corresponding period, figures from Qantas’s monthly traffic figures released on Monday
Australia’s competition watchdog has given final approval to Qantas’s partnership with American Airlines on trans-Pacific routes. The green light from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) leaves the two oneworld alliance members waiting for the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to hand down its decision on the tie-up. This content is available exclusively to
QantasLink is adding an extra two flights a week between Sydney and Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport at Toowoomba. The additional services were due to begin on February 29 and operate on Mondays and Wednesdays, lifting the total number of QantasLink return flights a week at the airport to 15. This content is available exclusively to
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
Qantas expects to take delivery of the first of 99 Airbus A320neo (new engine option) aircraft the airline group has on order from the end of calendar 2017. The guidance for A320neo arrivals was outlined at Qantas’s 2015/16 first half financial results on Tuesday. Airbus delivered the first A320neo to Lufthansa in early January. This
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