Qantas

Qantas may have to add a Singapore stopover on what should be its direct service between Perth and London Heathrow, the first and currently only non-stop regularly scheduled flight between Australia and Europe.  The warning was issued as rising tensions…

Story Highlights Qantas flight returned to Sydney airport with hydraulic systems issue Once on the ground, the plane started to fill with a “thick haze” Qantas says passengers reported “sore eyes and itchy throats” Two passengers were injured during evacuation,…

Singer, songwriter and Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am has been urged to retract allegations of racism he made against a Qantas flight attendant on Friday night or face the possibility of being sued for defamation.  Will.i.am, whose real name is…

Qantas has refuted allegations by the American pop star Will.i.am (real name: William Adams) who has accused a flight attendant of racist and aggressive behaviour towards him.  Adams was on a Qantas flight between Brisbane and Sydney on Friday night…

A leaked internal email sent to cabin crew at Australian airline Qantas suggests a quarter of its flight attendants have been sexually harassed by their own colleagues in the last 12-months.  But according to the Financial Times, only 3 per…

Australian flag-carrier Qantas provided an update Friday on urgent inspection work it has been carrying out on its fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft, saying that cracks have now been found in three of the aeroplanes.  The airline had previously said…

A new record has been set – after 19-hours and 16-minutes in the air, the very first non-stop commercial flight between New York and Sydney touched down safely on Sunday morning.  Onboard the special Qantas research flight were just 50…

Qantas’ first refurbished Airbus A380 took off over two hours late on Monday evening for its inaugural flight from London Heathrow to Singapore Changi.  It may not have been the perfect start but the passengers on Qantas flight QF2 would…

You could be easily forgiven for never having heard of the Australian pop duo The Veronica’s but the group made up of identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso have certainly made a name for themselves in the last week. …

Qantas has today announced plans to carry out a series of special research flights for its eagerly anticipated Project Sunrise services that it has dubbed the “final frontier in aviation”.  In the next few years, the airline hopes to launch…

The Australian Fair Work Commission has ruled that Qantas was right to fire a flight attendant with over 30-years experience after she admitted drinking a quarter of a litre of vodka during a flight between Sydney and Johannesburg.  Alison Warr…

Remember 10-year old airline fanatic Alex Jacquot who wrote to the chief executive of Qantas asking for some business advice after he decided to start his own airline that he called Oceania Express during the school holidays?  Well, Alan Joyce…

We’ve known for several months that Australian flag carrier, Qantas has been cracking down on the hand luggage that passengers are allowed to bring onboard a flight with them.  Qantas has traditionally had a pretty generous hand luggage allowance which…

This is incredibly adorable – During the school holidays, 10-year old airline fanatic Alex Jacquot decided to start his own airline that he called Oceania Express.  Alex appointed himself the Chief Executive Officer of the upstart airline and he even…

The Qantas Group may well be the largest airline business in Australia but to retain that position the company’s chief executive Alan Joyce is betting big on a making a success of its international long-haul business.  Unfortunately, like so many…

Ever since Qantas launched its historic direct flight between Perth and London in March last year, the Australian airline has been doing more than probably any other airline to figure out the effects of ultra-long-haul travel – and how they…

Australian flag carrier Qantas has once again been named as the world’s safest airline by industry publication AirlineRatings.com.  Qantas has consistently claimed pole position in the prestigious ranking of the world’s safest (and least safe) airlines.  The Sydney-based carrier has…

Over the last few months, an increasing number of airline CEO’s have issued stark warnings about the potential impact that rising oil prices will have on the aviation industry.  Jet fuel prices have been rising steadily since late 2015 and…

For many years, Australian flag carrier, Qantas has taken a public view on political matters and its role within society.  The airline’s openly gay chief executive, Alan Joyce,  has championed LGBTI rights within Australian society and the airline has a…

Okay, we freely admit this headline is slightly misleading – rather, Luke Urso a member of cabin crew for Australian flag carrier, Qantas wasn’t sacked for drinking while on a trip but for what happened after he had been drinking. …

Back in May, we reported a major disagreement which had broken out between Australian airline, Qantas and it’s London-based cabin crew who work some of the carriers longest flights.  At the time, the union which represents the cabin crew even…

To much fanfare, Qantas launched the first ever direct scheduled flight between Australia and Europe at the end of March.  A journey, which in 1947 would take seven stops and almost a week to complete, has today been cut down…

A former Qantas flight attendant has told an Australian TV channel that she was forced to quit her dream job after being sexually harassed by an in-flight manager.  Hannah Rowlands, who worked on Qantas’ domestic network through ‘Maurice Alexander Management’…

Of course, asking what all the fuss about Qantas’ new epic 17-hour, 20-minute marathon flight from Perth in Western Australia to London isn’t meant to downplay it’s very real achievement.  But the point still stands – this new direct flight…

On 25th March, Qantas will commence service on a new flight which will take the record for the world’s longest flight.  The 14,498km service between Perth in Western Australia to London will take 15 hours 45 minutes – for the…

Fresh from the paint shop, Qantas has just released the first pictured of its latest indigenous aircraft livery which honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.  The artwork has been painted on the Australian airline’s latest Boeing 787-9 aircraft and…

Over the last few years, Qantas has used its in-flight safety videos to double as marketing films for Tourism Australia.  We’ve been taken on tours of the great Australian Outback and the country’s greatest city’s while also being briefed on…

Australian flag-carrier, Qantas has unveiled a set of incredibly cute mini uniform outfits for young aviation fans to dress up as cabin crew and pilots.  The designs are based on the real uniform that Qantas flight crew wear, designed by…

Australian flag-carrier, Qantas has been making some pretty major announcements in the last few months and weeks.  First came the long rumoured news that the airline would operate the world’s first direct flight from Australia to Europe.  Clocking in at…

Australian flag-carrier is celebrating one of its best years ever and as an award to its employees, everyone is going to receive a bonus of $2,500 AUD.  That’s equivalent to about $1986 USD or €1664.  It comes after Qantas posted…