November 24, 2020 10:52 am ET
October 19, 2020 8:26 am ET -
Qantas Operates Repatriation Flights While Growing Domestic Operations
COVID-19 continues to drastically affect the airline industry, and several airlines — particularly in the U.S. — are actively and rapidly adding new routes to attract passengers and stay afloat. Meanwhile, Qantas looks to work with the Australian government to…
October 19, 2020 6:00 am ET -
Safe Travel Zone Prompts Quarantine-Free Flights to Australia
A glimmer of hope for a return to some kind of normality in the Trans-Tasman aviation market came a few days ago on Oct. 16, when Air New Zealand and Jetstar started operating flights under the new “Safe Travel Zone”…
September 21, 2020 6:15 am ET -
Scenic Flights Could Provide Help to Airlines
Qantas Airlines recently announced a “flight to nowhere” that sold out in ten minutes. The flight will be a scenic seven-hour flight around eastern Australia. The airline has been hemorrhaging money since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic effectively closed…
August 26, 2020 9:57 am ET -
Qantas Group Cuts 2,500 More Jobs
In Australia, Qantas Airways and its low-cost subsidiary, Jetstar have announced plans to ax 2,500 jobs following the announcement of the carrier's second-largest financial loss in a century. In June, the flag carrier has announced 6,000 of its workforce would…
August 23, 2020 6:30 am ET -
Qantas Reports Second Highest Loss In Company’s History
Sydney-based Qantas announced its consolidated fiscal year results marking the depth of the crisis caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Australia’s flag carrier posted a statutory loss of 2.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.9 billion) for the fiscal year ended June…