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  • QANTAS ANNOUNCES CHAIRMAN SUCCESSION PLAN

    Qantas Chairman Leigh Clifford will step down from the national carrier in October 2018, after 11 years in the role. Current board member, Richard Goyder, will assume the role of Qantas Chairman following the AGM on 26 October. Mr Clifford became Chairman of Qantas in November 2007. He led the Board through one of the […]

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  • QANTASLINK UNVEILS CABIN UPGRADES FOR REGIONAL FLYERS

    QantasLink’s first upgraded turboprop aircraft will today take to the skies with a refreshed cabin and greater comfort for the airline’s regional customers. The upgraded Q300 turboprop was unveiled this morning at QantasLink’s hangar facility at Tamworth Airport, the airline’s hub for regional aircraft maintenance. The program to upgrade the fleet of 45 Bombardier Q200, […]

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  • QANTAS ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST OF REGIONAL CITIES FOR NEW PILOT ACADEMY

    The Qantas Group has today released a shortlist of the nine regional cities in the running to be home to the new Qantas Group Pilot Academy. The Academy, due to open its doors in 2019, is part of the Qantas Group’s plans to build a long-term talent pipeline for its airlines and meet the increasing […]

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  • QANTAS ADDS MORE FLIGHTS TO ASIA-PACIFIC ROUTES

    Qantas is making adjustments to parts of its Asia-Pacific network. From December 2018, Qantas will operate additional Airbus A330 services on the Sydney-Singapore and Sydney-Jakarta routes to meet the increase in demand. From 14 December, a third Sydney-Singapore service (QF83/84) will be added on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays.^ This brings the total Sydney-Singapore services to […]

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  • THE TRUTH ABOUT TURBULENCE

    A statement from Qantas Chief Pilot Richard Tobiano The recent reports on QF94 show that turbulence is probably one of the most misunderstood elements of flying. For pilots, it’s an everyday part of our job and nothing to fear. Aircraft are engineered to deal with levels of turbulence well beyond anything you’d realistically encounter. But […]

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