Qantas Airways

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

The A220s will have double the range of the Boeing 717s they replace, opening up new domestic route opportunities and deployment on some international routes.

Qantas said the decision to end the JBA was due to the draft rejection of the extension by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in September.

The decision follows Australia’s competition regulator announcing its formal opposition to the proposed tie-up between Qantas and Alliance in April 2023.

Growing sustainable fuels has turned into a key focus area across aviation, while the number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnerships continues to grow.

Qantas announced it will be replacing most of its board members over the next year.

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission intends to reject a one-year extension sought by Qantas and China Eastern over frequency and growth concerns.

Airline CEO ends tenure early as criticism grows.

The allegations relate to more than 8,000 canceled flights between May and July 2022.

Qantas has ordered more Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s to replace its A330s, and said the A350-1000 will take over its A380 routes one day.

Qantas plans to boost its international capacity beyond 2019 levels in mid-2024, aided by the expected return to service of its last two parked Airbus A380s.

Australia’s competition regulator has given final approval for the extension of the partnership between Qantas and Emirates.

An ATSB report pointed out the "importance of training, following standard procedures and effective communications" as crucial to aviation safety.

The transformation of Australia’s narrowbody fleet is taking major steps forward in 2023.

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.

The Qantas Group’s incoming CEO Vanessa Hudson has named the senior leadership team she will work with, which includes some familiar names and new additions.

The Qantas Group is due to add more aircraft to its operational fleet next month as the airline continues to rebuild its international network.

Demand for long-haul first class has picked up. Is it a sustainable trend?

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has proposed allowing Emirates Airline and Qantas to continue their antitrust-immunized alliance.

The council's major theme will be the development of a local SAF industry, including issues such as production, refining, transport, and logistics.

Qantas' seasonal service between Perth and Rome Fiumicino marks the third international service the airline is operating from the Western Australia capital.

Qantas’ new route to New York puts the carrier in direct competition with rival Air New Zealand.

Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.

Auckland Airport is raising per passenger charges on domestic flights from NZ$6.75 currently to NZ$10.25.