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Qantas, Emirates Looking For More Tie-Ups

April 1, 2013

Dubai airline Emirates and Australia's Qantas will look to extend their partnership to include ground services and catering, they said, a day after launching an alliance.
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Australian Regulator OKs Qantas-Emirates Alliance

March 26, 2013

Australia's competition regulator has granted conditional final approval to a five-year alliance between Qantas Airways and Emirates, just days before the first Qantas flight is due to transit through Dubai.
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787 Compensation Lifts Qantas H1 Profit

February 21, 2013

Australia's Qantas Airways reported a 10.4 percent rise in first-half profit on Thursday, as a turnaround of its loss-making international operations gathers pace.
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Safety Officials Complete First Phase of 787 Probe

January 18, 2013

US and Japanese aviation safety officials wrapped up their initial investigation of a badly damaged battery from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Friday, saying further checks would be held in Tokyo and could take a week to complete.
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Qantas Says 787 Orders On Track

January 16, 2013

Qantas Airways said on Wednesday its order for 15 Boeing 787 jets remains on track, despite a string of recent problems with the aircraft.
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Slithery Stowaway Shocks Passengers On Flight

January 11, 2013

Passengers on a flight from Australia to Papua New Guinea were shocked to look out their cabin windows to find a huge snake on the wing of the plane.
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European Airlines Focus On Both Ends Of Market

January 4, 2013

Europe's major airlines are investing in first-class cabins, outdoing each other to create ambiance akin to five-star hotels and boosting their image as premium carriers while expanding their cheap fare units to combat no-frills rivals.
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Australian Watchdog Gives Qantas-Emirates 5 Years

December 20, 2012

Australia's competition watchdog has given preliminary approval to an alliance between struggling national flag carrier Qantas and Dubai's Emirates, but only for five years, not the 10 that had been sought.
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Investors Seek To Scupper Qantas/Emirates Alliance

November 28, 2012

Australia's Qantas Airways went on the offensive on Wednesday against a group of investors that includes the airline's former chief executive, accusing them of trying to sabotage a recent alliance with Dubai's Emirates.
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Qantas To Repay Debt, Buy Back Shares

November 15, 2012

Australia's Qantas will repay AUD$650 million (USD$675 million) of debt ahead of schedule and buy back up to AUD$100 million in shares, saying the market is undervaluing the business after a slump in its share price.
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Qantas To Cut 400 More Engineering Jobs

November 8, 2012

Australia's Qantas Airways will cut a further 400 engineering jobs as part of a previously announced plan to merge its engineering operations as it seeks to cut costs in the face of high fuel costs and tough competition.
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Qantas To Focus On Paying Down Debt

November 2, 2012

Qantas Airways, Australia's struggling flagship airline, said on Friday it plans to focus on paying down debt after curbing capital spending as part of a turnaround plan.
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