Category: Qantas

A crack in the external window of a Qantas jet caused an emergency landing at Adelaide airport this afternoon.
A Boeing 747 flying from Perth to Sydney was forced to make the unscheduled landing when the window "popped", a passenger said.
"A window in the business class section popped mid-air," said the passenger, who did not want […]

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The Stormers may be the enemy for the Western Force on Friday night but the South African Super 14 rugby team are heroes in the eyes of cabin crew of a Qantas flight.
Smarting from a last minute loss to the Blues in Auckland, the Stormers were flying from Sydney to Perth on Sunday when an […]

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Domestic travellers flying Qantas will soon be able to send SMS messages and emails while in the air, but voice calls are off limits for now.
Qantas has committed to implementing the technology following a trial on one of its domestic 767 planes, which ran from April last year to January this year.
Vanessa Hudson, general manager […]

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Qantas Airways Ltd is to increase the number of flights to the United States to a record 47 a week, just a month after applying for unlimited capacity under an "open skies" agreement that gives American and Australian carriers unlimited access to the route.
A generational low in the US dollar is encouraging Australians to travel […]

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QANTAS says its new premium economy cabin is already performing strongly as passengers seeking to escape the cattle-class crush upgrade for the additional space and service.The first Boeing 747-400 fitted out with the new premium economy cabin flies today to Hong Kong. Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti said the airline was seeing customers upgrading […]

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It is the flying kangaroo meets the sleeping dragon: Qantas will be one of the first airlines to fly in when the world’s biggest airport, Beijing’s huge new international Terminal 3, opens for business tomorrow night.
With its long tail, golden roof and triangular-shaped skylights resembling scales, the $US3 billion-plus ($3.2 billion) terminal is designed to […]

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BOC Aviation, the aircraft leasing arm of the Bank of China, said on Monday that it will lease eight Airbus A320 aircraft to Qantas Airways.
The agreement is the second deal between Qantas and BOC, which leased three A320s to Qantas in 2004, the Chinese bank said.
BOC Aviation will deliver the planes between the third quarter […]

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A Qantas jumbo jet was given priority landing clearance as it arrived in Sydney yesterday after its flight crew noticed an "odour" in the cockpit.
Qantas said flight QF566 from Perth to Sydney was given priority clearance to land last night after it "developed an odour in the cockpit" as it approached Sydney.
The flight crew responded […]

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Australia and the United States have agreed to open up trans-Pacific air routes between the two countries, prompting Australia’s Qantas Airways on Friday to immediately increase its flights.
Australia’s Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, said talks with US officials in Washington had reached agreement on an open-skies pact, which could see more US carriers fly to Australia […]

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Quaff with Qantas
Qantas has won three well-regarded awards for its in-flight wine.
The annual Cellar In The Sky awards in London gave the Australian national carrier the nod for having the best first-class cellar, as well as serving the best business-class sparkling. Qantas was also recognised for consistency of wines across business and first class.
For those who turn […]

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