Qantas

Aviation

Clouds on horizon for embattled Qantas

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas dropped almost 6 per cent on Friday after chief executive Alan Joyce flagged a tough second half due to competition in the domestic market and one-off costs from international flying.

Airlines

Competitors combat Qantas alliance

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the airline’s international competitors are mounting ‘‘aggressive short-term responses’’ to its alliance with Emirates.

Airlines

Former Qantas exec to lead Tiger

Lucy Battersby Virgin has picked former Qantas executive Rob Sharp as the new boss of struggling budget carrier Tiger.

Aviation

From Qantas to boss of Tiger in Australia

Lucy Battersby John Borghetti picks former Qantas executive as the new boss of Tiger Airways Australia.

Aviation

Qantas pushes for Latam ties

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas is keen to strike a closer alliance with South American airline group Latam but concedes the latter's recent merger has been a distraction from meaningful talks between the two airlines.

Malcolm Maiden

Virgin grab a nightmare scenario for Qantas

Malcolm Maiden When Singapore airlines took 10 per cent of Virgin Australia last year eyebrows were raised.

Virgin deal a headache for Borghetti, and for Qantas

Matt O'Sullivan As Singapore Airlines emerges with the biggest stake in Virgin Australia, the challenge for Virgin boss John Borghetti will be to manage competing interests of the very big shareholders now sitting...

Alliance surge fuels Qantas

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas boss Alan Joyce says its alliance with Emirates will help counter stiff competition from rivals such as Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific but he will not bring forward long-term targets...

CBD

Qantas' happy flights of fancy

Ben Butler It's not always a case of what goes on the plane, stays on the plane for the glitterati of the aviation world.

CBD

Qantas' happy flights of fancy

CBD It's not always a case of what goes on the plane, stays on the plane for the glitterati of the aviation world.

Aviation

Qantas hopes deal will lure Europeans

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas insists its alliance with Emirates will help encourage more Europeans to travel to Australia.

Airlines

Qantas tie-up sparks bargain fares to Europe

Matt O'Sullivan Travellers wanting to fly to Europe are benefiting from airlines responding to Qantas’ extensive alliance with Emirates by discounting fares heavily.

Airlines

ACCC approves Qantas Asia move

Glenda Kwek Qantas and its budget airline Jetstar have been given the go-ahead by the competition watchdog to integrate their operations with four Asia-based Jetstar joint ventures.

Malcolm Maiden

Qantas will fly high under Emirates deal

Malcolm Maiden The competition watchdog has given the final go-ahead to Qantas's global alliance with Emirates, and ACCC chairman Rod Sims has imposed only one condition - the airlines must maintain the services...

Competition

Cleared for takeoff but ACCC dismisses Qantas 'decline' claim

Matt O'Sullivan The competition watchdog has rejected a central argument of Qantas management that its international operations face "terminal decline" without an alliance with Emirates.

Aviation

ACCC approves Qantas-Emirates deal

Matt O'Sullivan The competition regulator has given the final tick of approval for Qantas’ extensive alliance with Emirates but with conditions on flying on trans-Tasman routes.

Aviation

Qantas gets liftoff on Emirates deal

Matt O'Sullivan The competition watchdog has rejected a central argument from Qantas management that its international operations face 'terminal decline' without an alliance with Emirates.

Malcolm Maiden

Blue sky forecast for Qantas

Malcolm Maiden Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims says the Qantas-Emirates tie-in will generate ''material but not substantial'' public benefits, but that's the view from a consumer...