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Qantas roughly halves its full-year loss to $860 million, as revenue jumps 54 per cent from 2021, when state and international border closures affected air travel more severely.

A Qantas engineer made an error that released hundreds of oxygen masks but failed to accurately document the problem. As engineers strike over pay, profit results are released and a jet base insider reveals widespread stress among staff, what can we learn about an airline under pressure?

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MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters are warned to allow extra time as industrial action hits the rail network across the city and some regional areas.

Qantas is rolling out a $50 flight discount as an apology for the poor service and lost baggage in a turbulent post-pandemic return to the skies.

Qantas Airways Ltd will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays, cancellations, lost baggage and staffing issues since travel demand rebounded.

Qantas will build a state-of-the-art facility near Sydney Airport to train pilots and cabin crew from early 2024.

Australian flag carrier Qantas said Monday it will procure six Airbus A321 standard aircraft and convert them to freighters as replacements for smaller, older Boeing cargo jets to keep pace with the huge upswing in cargo volumes powered by e-commerce.

"This can't be right. This is Canberra, things like this don't happen."