All Qantas articles – Page 16
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Alliance Airlines considering switch to NZ AOC
Australia’s Alliance Airlines could switch its aircraft onto a New Zealand air operator’s certificate owing to headaches in dealing with Australia’s air safety regulator.
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Qantas to operate year-round Brisbane-Christchurch service
Qantas plans to operate a year-round Brisbane-Christchurch service from June, having operated a seasonal service from 3 December 2015 till 22 February 2016.
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Qantas A330 take-off weight discrepancy spurs procedural changes
Qantas Airways has changed its loading procedures from Bangkok after an Airbus A330-300 aircraft departed with a 2,785kg load discrepancy owing to a miscommunication among ground staff.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Malaysia Airlines turns to Emirates
Following months of painful trimming as part of a broad turnaround programme, Malaysia Airlines (MAB) looks set to receive a boost from its newly announced codeshare agreement with Gulf major Emirates Airline.
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Qantas to move capacity from US to Asia
Qantas will slow capacity growth on its US routes in 2016 , and redeploy it to the fast-growing Asian market.
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PICTURE: Qantas debuts ‘Retro Roo II’ livery
Qantas has revived the livery that adorned its Boeing 707s between 1959 and 1961 on a 737-800 named 'Retro Roo II'.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin Australia, Qantas play it cool down under
With turnarounds in the fortunes of Qantas Airways and rival Virgin Australia, both carriers are keeping their cool in the core domestic market.
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NewsQantas firms order for eight 787-9s
Qantas Airways has announced an order for eight Boeing 787-9s that will be used to replace five of its ageing 747-400s and allow for future international growth.
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Qantas to reduce Johannesburg capacity
Qantas Airways will cancel one weekly frequency on the Sydney-Johannesburg route from 3 February.
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NewsFatigue, sickness involved in botched Qantas A330 approach
Qantas Airways has updated its training for visual approaches following an incident in which the crew of an Airbus A330-200 misjudged an approach into Melbourne airport, resulting in warnings from the aircraft's enhanced ground proximity warning system (EPGWS).
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NewsQantas to return two CIT A330s by end-2015 for MRTT conversion
Qantas Airways will return two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to CIT Aerospace by the end of the year, pending their conversion to multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The (non) rise and fall of Jetstar Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority’s (ATLA) decision to deny Jetstar Hong Kong a licence to operate marks the end of the upstart’s long battle to get airborne, and indicates the barriers to entry in the Special Administrative Region are high indeed.
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IATA: Oneworld sees alliances value despite spread of JVs
Oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby says that the multilateral alliances remain compelling even as more carriers pursue joint ventures.
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NewsQantas on track for cost-cutting programme
Qantas Airways says it is on track to reduce debt by A$1 billion in its 2015 financial year, as part of its transformation programme.
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Qantas, Asiana sign A380 MRO deals with LTP
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) has signed an “exclusive, long-term agreement” with Qantas Airways for the base maintenance of the latter’s Airbus A380 fleet.
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NewsQantas A380 damaged in maintenance incident
A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 is expected to be out of service for around six weeks after it was damaged while under maintenance in Sydney.
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NewsINTERIORS: Australia's big two up the ante on domestic mid-haul
Competition in the Australian domestic airline market remains fierce and looks set to stay that way. Driven by a need to retain premium passengers, the country’s two largest carriers are investing more and more resources and marketing effort into routes from the east coast to one key destination – Perth ...
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NewsPICTURES: Qantas’s first 747-400 makes final flight
Qantas Airways’ first 747-400 has flown into retirement after completing an historic ferry flight to Illawarra Regional airport on 8 March.
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NewsATSB concludes 2013 A330 loss of separation investigation
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published its final report into a loss of separation incident involving two Qantas Airways Airbus A330-200s on 20 September 2013, and the failure of one aircraft’s traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Brickbats to bouquets for Qantas and Virgin Australia
The brickbats of a year ago turned to bouquets in February as Qantas and Virgin Australia both revealed a return to profit for the six months to 31 December.
