Australia’s Qantas is set to convert two Airbus A330 aircraft into freighters, amid signs of consumers moving their shopping habits online. The two converted A330s will be operated for Qantas Freight’s international network, and as part of a dedicated fleet…
Qantas confirmed that it has chosen the northern Australian city of Darwin as the stopover point for flights to London when international flights out of the country resume in November. The carrier says an agreement has been reached with Darwin…
Qantas will reduce costs in the next three years by $15 billion, including the reduction of 6.000 jobs and parking of some 100 aircraft for the coming twelve months. All twelve Airbus A380s will enter deep storage until at least…
So Qantas has made up its mind: it has selected the Airbus A350-1000 as the preferred aircraft to operate the ultra-long services from ‘Down Under’ to the US and Europe over Boeing’s offering, the 777X. What has made the difference?…
News from Sydney today reports that Qantas is going to put a hold on their Project Sunrise. The report states: “Qantas has rejected Airbus and Boeing’s proposals for new aircraft that can fly non-stop from Sydney and Melbourne to New…
With great interest from especially Australian media, a brand-new Qantas Boeing 787-9 started the world’s longest non-stop flight on Friday, October 18. Freshly delivered VH-NZI departed New York JFK at 9.27 pm local time, arriving at 7.42 am on the…