Qantas News

Qantas Sees Signs Of Freight Pick-Up In China

May 28, 2009

Australia's Qantas Airways is seeing early signs of a pick-up in China's air freight business, chief executive Alan Joyce said.
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Qantas Axes First Class On Some Routes

May 25, 2009

Australia's Qantas Airways has scrapped first class on some routes, as the global economic downturn grounds many passengers and makes others think twice about paying for a little in-flight luxury.
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Qantas Heads Towards First H2 Loss In Six Years

April 14, 2009

Qantas Airways on Tuesday forecast its first second-half loss in six years and unveiled capacity and job cuts as Australia's biggest airline battles a slump in passenger demand and rising competition.
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Qantas To Top Up Pension Plan

April 3, 2009

Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways will top up its defined-benefit pension plan by AUD$66 million (USD$47.2 million) over the next three years, the airline said on Friday.
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Qantas To Cut 90 Senior Management Jobs

March 25, 2009

Australia's Qantas Airways moved to rein in costs with another round of job cuts, this time targeting its senior management team, to help it ride out the global financial crisis.
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Qantas May Cut 100 Senior Executive Jobs - Report

March 23, 2009

Australia's Qantas is expected to cut 100 senior executive jobs under a review of its management structure, a newspaper report said on Monday.
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Emissions Trading: Asian Airlines' Friend Or Foe?

February 18, 2009

Already trapped in a tailspin as earnings drop and a global recession curtails passenger and freight traffic, Asian airlines face yet another challenge -- figuring out how to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Qantas To Launch Low-Cost Brand In NZ

February 17, 2009

Australian national carrier Qantas said on Tuesday it would launch its low-cost brand Jetstar into the New Zealand domestic market, replacing its primary brand.
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Qantas Raises AUD$500 Mln In Share Sale

February 4, 2009

Australia's Qantas Airways has raised AUD$500 million (USD$323 million) by selling new shares to institutional investors, two fund managers familiar with the sale said on Thursday.
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Qantas H1 Profit Drops, To Raise USD$322 Mln

February 4, 2009

Australian airline Qantas said first-half profit fell 66 percent, hurt by high fuel costs and a downturn in international travel, and flagged a AUD$500 million (USD$322 million) equity raising to repay debt.
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