Media Releases

  • QANTAS CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL FLYING, BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER FOR MILLIONS OF AUSTRALIANS

    Qantas is today celebrating 90 years of international flying, marking an incredible milestone in the evolution of the aviation industry and nine decades of connecting Australia with the world. On 17 April 1935, Qantas operated Australia’s first international passenger flight from Brisbane to Singapore, carrying two customers on a DH86 aircraft. The flight took three […]

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  • AIRBUS AND QANTAS INVEST IN FUND FOR DECARBONISATION TECHNOLOGIES

    Qantas and Airbus have jointly committed to invest AUD$15 million into Climate Tech Partners (CTP), a leading climate-focused venture capital fund, to support their shared ambition to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other aviation decarbonisation technologies. The announcement was made in Sydney by Airbus Chief Sustainability Office Julie Kitcher and Qantas […]

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  • QANTAS GROUP BOARD CHANGES

    The Qantas Group has today announced the appointment of Dion Weisler as an independent Non-Executive Director, in line with its commitment to renew its Board. Mr Weisler, who will join the Board effective today, has extensive global and Australian experience most recently as President and CEO of HP Inc, a US Fortune 100 business. He […]

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  • QANTAS TAKES OFF FROM THE TOP END TO SINGAPORE

    Images available here Inaugural Darwin-Singapore flight takes off with $519 Economy return sale fare New one-stop option to Europe via Singapore Easier for international visitors to access the Territory Part of the Qantas Group’s broader expansion in the NT which will see more than 180,000 extra seats to and from the NT this year The […]

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  • QANTAS’ $10 MILLION REGIONAL GRANTS PROGRAM OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

    The national carrier is reinforcing its longstanding commitment to regional Australia with $2 million in regional grants available for Australian based not-for-profit community groups and projects that benefit regional areas in 2025. In its fourth year, the Qantas Regional Grants program will provide a total of $10 million in grants over five years – $2 million […]

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