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New Melbourne-Sydney route takes off
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
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The world's third busiest travel route has welcomed a new player to the market, with Tiger Airways launching budget flights between Melbourne and Sydney. From Friday, up to four daily services will run between Sydney and Melbourne, which is expected to...
Qantas to give ground amid lull
Melbourne :: Australia | 5 months ago
Credibility The airline is showing it is willing to cede control in areas such as ground services, where it was once dominant in Australia, because of marginal profitability. Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific is the latest of a growing list of airlines to end its...
Tags: Hong Kong, Qantas, New Zealand
Qantas piles on the pressure as Boeing's dream sours
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
Credibility Australian flag carrier Qantas yesterday cancelled orders for 15 Dreamliner aircraft and deferred delivery of another 15 by four years, dealing yet another blow to Boeing's much-delayed new model. The B787's maiden flight, due on 30 June, was postponed...
Tags: Boeing, Qantas, Dreamliners
New RAAF tankers arrive in Brisbane
Brisbane :: Australia | 5 months ago
Credibility Airbus A330-200 aircraft has arrived in Australia for conversion into an airborne refueller. It is the second aircraft to be converted by Qantas at its Brisbane heavy maintenance base, which Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet...
Qantas Airbus Turbulence Injuries
Qantas passengers were thrown around the cabin of a Qantas Airbus during severe turbulence in a flight from Hong Kong to Perth on Monday. Twelve people were treated for minor injuries after the airbus lifted and dropped 250 metres due to ‘convective...
Tags: Qantas, Qantas Airbus, David Epstein, QF68, A330-300, Royal Perth Hospital, RPH, Swan Districts Hospital, Air France, Air France A330-200, ATSB
Qantas flags more London, LA flights
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
Credibility It receives its fourth A380 plane at the end of July which carries 450 passengers, compared to the 350 passengers on a 747. It says that will allow it to add two extra flights a week on its Sydney to London service, and one extra flight a week on its...
Tags: Qantas, Sydney-Singapore-London, Australia, a380 services, Los Angeles
Qantas chief slams airports over costs
Melbourne :: Australia | 6 months ago
Credibility Qantas wants to form partnerships with Australia's leading airports in an effort to cut its annual $700 million airport costs which include landing rights, licences and staff car parks...Qantas has forecast a loss in the second half of its 2009 financial...
Tags: Qantas, Alan Joyce, Mr Joyce, staff car, qantas chief
Cash-strapped Qantas scraps first class
Sydney :: Australia | 6 months ago
Credibility The airline will not sell first-class fares for the Sydney-Buenos Aires route as well as Sydney-San Francisco and Melbourne-Hong Kong-London between July 6 and October 31. While first-class service will not be offered, passengers may still find themselves...
Tags: Sydney-Buenos Aires, Qantas, Sydney-San Francisco, Melbourne-Hong Kong-London
Australian Broadcasting Company: Qantas worker refused to clean swine flu plane
Mexico City :: Mexico | 7 months ago
Credibility Qantas worker refused to clean swine flu plane Posted May 1, 2009 08:16:00 The Transport Workers Union says a Qantas cleaner was threatened with disciplinary action when she refused to clean a plane that had carried passengers who potentially had swine...
Australian Broadcasting Company: Airport workers fear swine flu exposure
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
Credibility Airport workers fear swine flu exposure Posted April 28, 2009 06:12:00 Unions have accused Qantas and other airlines of failing to put proper procedures in place to protect frontline workers who might be exposed to swine flu from infected travellers.
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