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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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QANTAS AND JETSTAR MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WITH MORE THAN 50 ALL-FEMALE OPERATED FLIGHTS
Qantas and Jetstar are taking to the sky this week with over 50 flights operated entirely by women in the lead up to International Women’s Day 2025. Taking off from today, the flights aim to inspire the next generation of girls and women to explore career opportunities within the aviation industry, particularly in roles which […]
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QANTAS MARKS NEW ERA FOR THE AIRLINE WITH UNIFORM REDESIGN SET FOR THE RUNWAY
Qantas is embarking on a major uniform redesign for the first time in over a decade as the national carrier ramps up its historic fleet renewal program, continues to invest in customers and prepares to conquer the final frontier of aviation with the launch of Project Sunrise. As the airline cements its path to an […]
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FIRST APPRENTICES START TRAINING AT NEW QANTAS GROUP ENGINEERING ACADEMY IN BRISBANE
The Flying Kangaroo’s new Engineering Academy will officially open its doors in Brisbane today, welcoming the first new intake of apprentices. The Academy will train the next generation of aircraft engineers through an updated training program developed by Qantas and Aviation Australia designed to increase the number of apprentices that can be trained each year. Under […]
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QANTAS GROUP PILOT TRAINING SET TO SOAR IN NEW SYDNEY FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE
Qantas and global training provider CAE have officially opened Sydney’s new purpose-built flight training centre today, where thousands of new and existing Qantas and Jetstar pilots will train each year. The state-of-the-art facility in St Peters near Sydney Airport is now home to five full-flight simulators, three fixed training devices and ten classrooms. Further tranches […]