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Qantas international pilots accept six-year deal with a 25pc raise theaustralian.com.au/busines…
Qantas has shared the breakdown of categories and earn rate for its "status on the ground" offer starting Dec 8. theaustralian.com.au/busines…
Qantas lays claim to lion’s share of additional seats into Indonesia theaustralian.com.au/busines…
How Qantas fed an NFL team: overhead lockers stuffed with snacks theaustralian.com.au/busines…
Truly extraordinary - only the RAF C-17 that carried Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from Edinburgh to London in September 2022 attracted more interest!
And a total number of 3,652,947 people tracking it home, making it our second most tracked flight ever! Congratulations @Airbus!
24 hours in the air and minutes to go till Airbus test flight of Qantas A350-1000ULR lands in Toulouse!
And it's away!
The first non-stop flight from Toulouse to Melbourne is in the air. The nearly 17,000 km flight is part of the A350-1000ULR’s flight test campaign. Follow along at flightradar24.com/AIB35LR/40…
Can’t wait for this! The Airbus test flight of the aircraft built to fly 20+ hours nonstop for Qantas Project Sunrise services starting October 2027.
DFAT reiterates travel advice for UAE and Qatar is “reconsider your need to travel” in light of renewed military strikes in region but doesn’t upgrade to “do not travel”.
United is fast-tracking its rollout of Starlink WiFi for MileagePlus members, with a 777-200 the first of nearly 60 widebody aircraft to be fitted with the service by year's end. Hopefully on Australian-bound flights soon.
Bit of a twist in the Qantas Project Sunrise specifications for economy pax. 30 per cent of seats will be 32” pitch, some will be 33” and then there will be some 34” seats for those willing to pay a bit extra. #qantas #projectsunrise
What will be the first Qantas A350-1000ULR to be delivered to Australia - and operate Sydney to London nonstop from October 2027.
Qantas to fly Sydney London on first Project Sunrise flights, going on sale in February ahead of services in October
Qantas says first A350-1000ULR will be named Vega; after one of the stars that helped pilots navigate double sunrise flights in 1943.
Qantas looks to the stars as Project Sunrise jets take off theaustralian.com.au/busines…