Qantas is celebrating a half century of jet flights to New Zealand, which started on April 10 1965 when a Boeing 707 touched down at Christchurch Airport in front of about 10,000 onlookers. The Boeing 707, which had 20 first and 84 economy class seats, replaced the turboprop Lockheed Electra aircraft on the route. This content is
Qantas says about two million passengers have flown on codeshare services since its global alliance with Emirates kicked off two years ago. Moreover, the airline says members of the Qantas frequent flyer program have earned points on 1.6 million flight segments and flown about 16 billion kilometres on the joint Qantas-Emirates network. This content is available
Qantas says yields were up across its domestic and international network in February as the cricket World Cup and the arrival of the Year of the Goat boosted demand for travel. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) called upon the expertise of the country’s Wool Testing Authority and US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to determine the origin of a rag found in the electronics and equipment compartment area under the flightdeck of a Qantas Boeing 737-800. The rag was discovered during a routine maintenance
A water cannon salute has marked the closure of QantasLink’s turboprop base at Perth Airport. QantasLink has withdrawn its Q400 turboprops from Perth as part of network and fleet changes announced in November 2014. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,
Allowing the proposed alliance between Qantas and China Eastern would give the two carriers the ability to limit capacity and lift fares on the Sydney-Shanghai route, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,