Qantas confirms direct flights from Perth to London
The 14,498km service will be the first regular passenger service to directly link Australia with Europe, Qantas says.
The 14,498km service will be the first regular passenger service to directly link Australia with Europe, Qantas says.
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Revelation comes after Donald Trump questions pricing of new Air Force One jet from Boeing.
Two major Middle Eastern airlines refute reports they plan to fly to Canberra.
A veteran flight attendant was sacked after being found with alcohol at the end of a flight.
Qantas has baled out of an ambitious deal with American Airlines that would have increased trans-Pacific traffic for both carriers, after a US regulator blocked it on competition grounds.
A major fuel shortage at Melbourne Airport is causing flight delays and forcing some international flights to divert to make fuel stops elsewhere.
A deal opening the door to the massive Chinese business travel market has lit a fire under online travel agent Webjet.
Qantas and American Airlines will fight a US transport regulator's decision to tentatively block an expansion of the pair's alliance which would have seen them fly more between Australia and the United States.
None of Virgin Australia's owners are happy with the airline's languishing share price.
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"Subdued trading conditions" push Virgin Australia's quarterly operating earnings into the red.
Qantas has warned of soft trading conditions as it battles the headwind of rising competition from rival airlines even though it has benefited from a further decline in oil prices.
Record low airfares have knocked some of the gloss off Qantas' profit since June, and its first-half result won't match last year's bumper result.
Qantas is quietly lifting the amount it slugs passengers for excess baggage by 75 per cent.
Qantas has revealed a glimpse its new fleet of 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which chief executive Alan Joyce says will "revolutionise" its business.
The iconic flying kangaroo that has adorned Qantas planes for more than 70 years lost its wings in a 1984 redesign.
Handlebar moustaches, backpacks and chewing gum are out, while jackets are to be worn more regularly.
Britain on Tuesday backed a $29 billion expansion of Heathrow Airport, ending 25 years of indecision and promising to boost global trade links following the vote to leave the European Union.
Qantas says it ensure capacity matches demand as intense competition on international routes weighs on airfares.
Australians living in regional towns and cities are missing out on cheaper airfares and better schedules.
Virgin Australia frequent flyers will be able to earn points when they shop at Coles under a new rewards deal.
Qantas will resume direct fights between Sydney and Beijing in January, more than seven years after it axed services to China's capital.
The United Nations accord to clean up pollution from international aviation may cost airlines as much as $23.9 billion annually by 2035 but the airlines see it as a victory.
A man and a woman were separated by cabin crew after they traded blows over a reclined seat, a witness said.
A major expansion to Brisbane Airport's domestic terminal has been put on hold following a downturn in regional travel.
Incorrect take-off data was entered into the flight management system during a flight from Canberra to Sydney in June.
The future of air safety could lie in the example of Drongo, Nemo and Titan.
Queensland's rescue chopper pilots have been saved expensive training overseas with the opening of a $10 million training centre at Brisbane Airport.
Jetstar will resume flights to and from Bali on Wednesday, a day after a volcanic ash cloud grounded flights out of the holiday destination during the busy school holiday period.
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