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Alarms will be sounding at Qantas, but not in the cockpit
It’s not as though Qantas can look at its latest result in the World Airline Awards and shrug its shoulders. Instead, it should roll up its sleeves.Â
- by David Evans
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Two photos, taken from same spot – but 120 years between them
The first image, taken from a balloon, is believed to be the first elevated panorama of Sydney.
- by Tim Barlass
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Qantas
Lost guns, damaged planes: Qantas’ slew of complaints to ground handler revealed
Employees at a major ground handling service have made at least one error a day on Qantas flights this month, including damaging planes and mishandling firearms.
- by Amelia McGuire
A big decision for Boeing: Is it time for a new plane?
Building a new plane soon could help the company regain ground it has lost to Airbus. But doing so would be difficult, and risky.
- by Niraj Chokshi
Bonza hopes dashed, hundreds sacked after no rescue bid emerges
More than 300 workers at budget carrier Bonza have been told their roles have been terminated as no one has offered to buy the plane-less airline.
- by Amelia McGuire
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An early review of Qantas’ new looooooong-haul flights. BYO gas mask
Of course, none of this should be interpreted as a defence of stopovers, which are one of the few good arguments for staying the course for 22 hours.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Qantas says 22-hour non-stop flights to Europe, US still on track
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson says global manufacturing delays won’t derail the airline’s plan to launch direct flights to London and New York in 2026.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Another approach? The Qatar decision scar has barely healed. Now it’s about to be reopened
This time Qatar has a lot more support for gaining extra flights to Australia. A conga line of competition economists and tourism operators will be watching closely.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘We made a good choice’: Virgin boss stands by Boeing as carrier sheds poor performance tag
Virgin Australia’s outgoing boss Jayne Hrdlicka says the airline has fixed its on-time performance problems despite ongoing delivery issues at Boeing.
- by Amelia McGuire
Boeing’s issues have cost $3 billion and will last years, warns Emirates boss
The president of Emirates, Sir Tim Clark, says he’s bracing for the manufacturing issues plaguing Boeing to result in late aircraft deliveries for at least the next five years.
- by Amelia McGuire
Planes will keep landing in hour before curfew ends if Sydney Airport gets its way
Australia’s largest airport wants to keep a rule that lets some international aircraft land in the hour before the overnight curfew lifts each morning.
- by Matt O'Sullivan