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  • QANTAS GROUP TRADING UPDATE – FIRST QUARTER FY20

    Total Group Revenue up by 1.8 percent to a record $4.56 billion Increase in Group Unit Revenue driven largely by strong Qantas International performance. Headwinds from foreign exchange expenses, impact from Hong Kong unrest and trade war impact on international freight market. The Qantas Group continued to deliver revenue growth in the first quarter of […]

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  • OPINION PIECE FROM QANTAS GROUP CFO VANESSA HUDSON

    Earlier this week, union official Steve Purvinas shared a unique perspective on the performance of Qantas. He said the turnaround of the national carrier was relative only to the financial loss presided over by the same management. And, therefore, any performance pay based on that turnaround was misplaced. So, in a nutshell: if you’re on […]

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  • RECORD-BREAKING DIRECT NEW YORK TO SYDNEY FLIGHT TOUCHES DOWN

    The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air. A total of 49 passengers and crew were on the flight, which was used to run a series of experiments to assess health and well-being onboard. Data from these experiments will be used help […]

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  • QANTAS’ NEW YORK TO SYDNEY NON-STOP RESEARCH FLIGHT SET FOR TAKE-OFF

    Qantas’ first Project Sunrise research flight is set to take off from New York to Sydney this evening. Qantas Flight 7879, with 50 passengers and crew on board, will depart New York’s John F Kennedy Airport at 9pm New York as the first commercial airline to fly non-stop between New York and Sydney. The 787-9 […]

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  • QANTAS BACKS CAIRNS EXPORTERS WITH NEW DIRECT HONG KONG FREIGHT CONNECTION

    Qantas Freight has today announced that it will launch a direct Cairns to Hong Kong freighter service in partnership with the Queensland Government, Cairns Airport and the Cairns Regional Council.* Operated by a Boeing 767 freight aircraft, the direct service will provide same day delivery to Hong Kong, helping support exporters in Far North Queensland. […]

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