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Airbus aims for twelfth A380 delivery by year end
Airbus has handed over its third A380 to Qantas Airways of Australia, making it the 11th super-jumbo it has delivered this year. The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer is attempting to achieve its goal of 12 deliveries of the A380 by ...
by Jamie Barnett December 30th, 2008
British Airways and Qantas end merger talks
British Airways and Qantas have said they are unable to agree on terms for a proposed merger they had hoped would help them cut costs during the downturn in the airline industry and the global economy. "Despite the potential longer ...
by Doug Smith December 19th, 2008
Officials insist Qantas control remain in Australia
A Qantas-British Airways merger wouldn’t be approved by Australian officials unless control of the "Flying Kangaroo" remained in Australia, a spokesman said on Wednesday, as shares in Qantas rose significantly on the potential of a deal that would see the ...
by Emily Welch December 4th, 2008
British Airways exploring merger with Qantas
British Airways has revealed that it is in talks with the Australian national airline, Qantas, regarding a potential merger of the two carriers. BA officials are saying, however, that there are no guarantees at this time that a joining-up of the airlines will occur. In a statement released
by Charlotte Fellows December 3rd, 2008
Qantas jet aborts takeoff when wing damage spotted
On Saturday, A Qantas jet with 213 passengers on board aborted its takeoff from the Sydney airport when an engineer noticed damaged to one of the plane’s wings, a spokeswoman for the airport said. The Boeing 747-300 was bound for ...
by Dave Humphries November 25th, 2008
Qantas launches scheduled A380 service from LAX
On Monday, Qantas Airways is launching the first regularly-scheduled superjumbo service on the A380 from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Australian national carrier will operate two round-trip flights each week between LAX and Melbourne and one linking ...
by Dave Smith October 20th, 2008
Qantas hopes to easy anger over delayed flights
Qantas is reporting that after a period characterized by higher than normal rates of flight delays and cancellations, its on-time performance is improving. According to front-line staff performances, the improvement can’t come quickly enough. The airline’s performance slumped in June ...
by Emily Welch September 29th, 2008
First Qantas A380 arrives two years late
Qantas Airways is now the third carrier in the world to boast having an Airbus A380 in its fleet. The first super-jumbo landed at the Sydney Airport on Sunday, just about two years later than originally planned. The A380, carrying ...
by Emily Welch September 22nd, 2008
Mechanical failures continue to trouble Qantas
On Monday evening, a Qantas flight en route to Sydney was forced back to the Brisbane airport when the pilot detected a mechanical problem with one of the aircraft’s air conditioners. Qantas flight 555 departed at around 8:00 pm from Brisbane, making it nearly half way to its destination
by Andrew Bones September 10th, 2008
Qantas chief says eventual merger inevitable
The chief executive of Qantas Airways has said that it is inevitable that Australia’s national carrier will merge with another major airline, as the industry restructures globally, in comments made last Friday. The CEO of Qantas, Geoff Dixon, who will be retiring from his position in November, explained his
by Andrew Bones August 25th, 2008
Qantas struggles to restore damaged reputation
Qantas Airways is in a struggle to repair the recent damage to its reputation as one of the safest airlines in the world, by working out new strategies for its maintenance programme. Senior managers at the carrier, including Geoff Dixon, ...
by Katy Davies August 17th, 2008
Another Qantas plane grounded for aircraft technical problems
Qantas was forced to ground another plane on Saturday at the Sydney Airport, for a technical problem, which meant a delay of seven hours for the carrier’s passengers, according to airport officials. The flight was due to depart for San ...
by Katy Davies August 10th, 2008