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WORLD FIRST US-AUSTRALIA BIOFUEL FLIGHT TAKES OFF
The world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia, QF96 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, is set to depart later today. The historic trans-Pacific 15 hour flight will operate with approximately 24,000kg of blended biofuel, saving 18,000kg in carbon emissions. Qantas will use biofuel processed from Brassica Carinata, a non-food, industrial type […]
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WORLD’S FIRST TECH TALK IN THE SKY
Passengers on Qantas flight 73 departing from Sydney to San Francisco this afternoon will experience the world’s first tech talk in the sky. ‘Ideas That Travel’ – a partnership with TEDxSydney – will see four of Australia’s most exciting technology and science innovators share their vision for the future of technology and design in […]
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GROWTH TO ASIA AND NETWORK CHANGES
Qantas will add more seats on routes to Asia from March 2016, responding to strong demand in the region. The extra capacity will come from upgrading three of Qantas’ seven weekly Melbourne-Hong Kong services from an Airbus A330 to a Boeing 747 aircraft – a 2.5 per cent increase in Qantas’ total capacity to Hong […]
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BUSINESSES TO BENEFIT FROM AQUIRE FLIGHT DEALS
Qantas today announced it will begin offering flight discounts of up to 10 per cent off the base fare to members of its small and medium business rewards program, Aquire.
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Alan Joyce, Launch of Agreement with Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Alan Joyce launches a partnership between Qantas and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to help commemorate the Centenary of Anzac.