Qantas Airways

By Chen Chuanren
The consortium of six aviation companies aims to accelerate the use of recyclable materials, especially carbon fiber and aluminum, from decommissioned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to look at the replacement of its Airbus A320ceos soon and is likely to stick with Airbus for its medium-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Particularly for the Project Sunrise London route, it will be key for Airbus not to incur any significant weight penalties because of the fuel tank redesign.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has converted more of its Airbus narrowbody backlog to A321XLRs, and is also advancing its plans for inflight Wi-Fi in its international fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

As ATW prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Awards on May 31, we are recognizing each decade of winners.
ATW

By Sean Broderick
FAA proposals mandating Boeing 737NG nacelle changes have some operators concerned about the agency’s plan to mitigate the risk of maintenance errors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Brisbane will become the second city in Australia to be served by American Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Airservices Australia is evaluating assumptions air traffic controllers use for sequencing arriving and departing aircraft following an April 2023 incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow

By David Casey, Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The A220s will have double the range of the Boeing 717s they replace, opening up new domestic route opportunities and deployment on some international routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas said the decision to end the JBA was due to the draft rejection of the extension by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The decision follows Australia’s competition regulator announcing its formal opposition to the proposed tie-up between Qantas and Alliance in April 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Growing sustainable fuels has turned into a key focus area across aviation, while the number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnerships continues to grow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas announced it will be replacing most of its board members over the next year.
Airlines & Lessors

All the important data related to the airline in recent years.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission intends to reject a one-year extension sought by Qantas and China Eastern over frequency and growth concerns.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Airline CEO ends tenure early as criticism grows.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The allegations relate to more than 8,000 canceled flights between May and July 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has ordered more Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s to replace its A330s, and said the A350-1000 will take over its A380 routes one day.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas plans to boost its international capacity beyond 2019 levels in mid-2024, aided by the expected return to service of its last two parked Airbus A380s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s competition regulator has given final approval for the extension of the partnership between Qantas and Emirates.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An ATSB report pointed out the "importance of training, following standard procedures and effective communications" as crucial to aviation safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The transformation of Australia’s narrowbody fleet is taking major steps forward in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.
Small Narrowbody Jets