An Airbus A380 flew for nearly 300 hours with a 4-foot-long tool left inside one of its engines
An engineer had left the tool in the engine, thinking someone else would need to use it again later on, a safety report said.
Iberia Airlines First To Put Airbus A321XLR Into Commercial Service
Iberia Airlines flew the first commercial flight of the Airbus A321XLR on November 6, the beginning of an era of ultra-long ...
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Qantas Launches Airbus A330 Brisbane - Philippines Flights
In 1950, Qantas introduced Super Constellation passenger flights 1950, and the first jet flights between Australia and Manila commenced in 1961 with the iconic Boeing 707s flying nonstop from Sydney.
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Oxygen cylinder link to Qantas jet 747-400 mid air blast
Australian investigators are exploring the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded mid-flight on the Qantas jumbo jet from London that was forced to plunge 20,000 feet and make an ...
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6 Ways Technology Will Transform Your Private-Jet Experience in the Next Decade
Within a decade, private-jet cabins could make even today’s cutting-edge interiors seem ancient by comparison. From digital skylights and smart seats to eye-tracking functionality and immersive ...
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Spirit Airlines Announces Layoffs, Jet Sales Amid Financial Woes
Spirit Airlines has announced layoffs and jet sales amid financial woes. Spirit said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it has identified roughly $80 million of cost-cutting measures that will ...
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Qantas announces thank you payments as engineers stage more industrial action
Hundreds of Qantas engineers took industrial action on Friday morning over pay disputes. Picture: NewsWire / Ben Clark Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson told the airline’s annual general ...
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Qantas to pay its staff a $1,000 'thank you' payment as airline works to rebuild its reputation
Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson unveiled the financial payment at the airline's annual general meeting in Hobart on Friday as she praised the "fantastic" efforts of workers. All non-executive Qantas ...
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Americans are feeling better about the economy after the Fed’s jumbo rate cut
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved this month thanks to lower interest rates. The University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey, released Friday, showed that sentiment rose in ...
The Australian Financial Review20d
Qantas finds clearer air, but its past must fuel longer turnaround
The airline’s annual general meeting highlighted good progress, but the mistakes of the past should continue to shape the next stage of its comeback. Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson came ...
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Australia's Qantas lifts domestic revenue estimates, shares hit record high
The airline said domestic demand for travel was stronger than expected and also lowered first-half jet fuel costs after ... for the second time in the week. Qantas now expects revenue per ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation21d
Qantas may have made up with shareholders, but it has a long way to go to repair its reputation
What a difference a year makes. Just 12 short months ago, the upper echelons of Qantas walked away from a heated battle with its shareholders in Melbourne after what can only be described as a ...