The Latest Breaking News from Qantas

Pilot strike 'increasingly difficult' for miners

Regional air passengers and workers face more travel headaches as pilots working for a Qantas subsidiary extend industrial action from three to six days.

AAP · Feb 13, 2024

Townsville tapped to turn farm waste into jet fuel

Australia's first sustainable aviation facility could be established in north Queensland to turn sugarcane by-products into low-carbon fuel.

AAP · Feb 13, 2024

Three-day pilot strike to hit some regional routes

Regional travellers and workers could have their flight plans disrupted by a three-day industrial action by pilots, due to start on Wednesday.

AAP · Feb 12, 2024

Qantas decision to reduce flight capacity may have led to RBA rate hike, inquiry finds

The ACTU inquiry into price gouging chaired by Allan Fels strongly criticised the lack of competition in Australia’s domestic aviation industry

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2024

Pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary to hit fly-in workers

Regional travellers and fly-in fly-out workers could face delays in WA as pilots give notice of a full-day strike amid stalled pay negotiations.

AAP · Feb 5, 2024

Virgin should get rights to extra Bali flights over Jetstar, Transport Workers Union says

TWU backs Virgin over Qantas’s budget carrier, citing former’s commitment to employing locally based crews in submission to International Air Services Commission

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024

“It’s Your Responsibility”: Couple Gets Refunded After Sitting In Pee For 10 Hours On Flight

The list of horrific things that can happen in a plane continues to grow. The post “It’s Your Responsibility”: Couple Gets Refunded After Sitting In Pee For 10 Hours On Flight first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Jan 17, 2024

Qantas tumbles down rankings of Australia’s best brands as Bunnings maintains top spot

Hardware chain tops Brand Finance rankings for strongest brand for third year in a row, with Woolworths, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and Coles ranked the four most valuable brands

The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2024

‘Mini-city’: meet the 30,000 workers who power Australia’s busiest airport every day

Hidden from travellers, Sydney’s airport workers operate intricate networks of conveyor belts, birdwatch with shotguns and sniff out contraband

The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2024

Attacks over Joyce meeting an 'absurdity': Albanese

Anthony Albanese has hit back at criticism over a meeting with former Qantas boss Alan Joyce at Parliament House.

AAP · Jan 5, 2024