Australia

Qantas brought its first two A321XLRs into service this week, making the Australian flag carrier the first in the Asia-Pacific region to operate the type.

AirlineGeeks spoke with Fiji Airways CEO André Viljoen about the airline’s future plans and how it competes with larger carriers in the Pacific.

AirlineGeeks went behind the scenes at Qantas Wine Week in Australia, then toured the airline’s Integrated Operations Centre.

Qantas has ordered 20 more Airbus A321XLR aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet renewal program, bringing its total order for the type to 48.

Australian flag carrier Qantas is facing growing backlash over plans to extend a ban on beards for pilots to its regional airline.

According to Reuters, Malaysia Aviation Group is nearing a deal for more A330neo aircraft after placing an initial order for 20 in 2022.

Australian flag carrier Qantas confirmed Wednesday that cybercriminals targeted a third-party customer service platform containing the personal information of about six million users.

Qantas’ first Airbus A321XLR is part of the way through a roughly 10,600-mile-long journey from Europe to Australia, and is set to break a flight record.

QantasLink is phasing out its aging fleet of Fokker 100 aircraft currently used by its Western Australian subsidiary Network Aviation.

The announcement of this new route coincides with the reintroduction of Qantas flights from Perth to Auckland, New Zealand.