News Articles for Qantas Airways

Criminals behind the theft of personal data from over 5 million Qantas customers say all information will be posted online in four days, if demands are not met.

Biofuel project backers have lauded a large federal government investment into domestic processing capacity as foundational for the nascent sector.

Qantas has cancelled its Perth to Busselton flights less than four months after launching them due to low demand.

The port city has taken out the top honour in the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards presented at Parliament House in Canberra.

Qantas will significantly expand its nonstop services between Perth and Rome in 2026, extending the seasonal route and adding an extra weekly flight to almost double capacity.

Qantas has ordered an additional 20 Airbus A321XLR aircraft with lie-flat business seats on its narrowbody aircraft for the first time.

Qantas has reported a strong underlying profit before tax of $2.39 billion underpinned by robust travel demand across both premium and budget segments and efficiency gains from fleet renewal.

ANALYSIS: Qantas will be keen to bed in its latest aircraft and connect with destinations in South-East and North Asia.

Cyber law enforcement from the Five Eyes Alliance have detailed the techniques of Scattered Spider, the group believed to be behind a recent Qantas data breach.

Critical digital supply chain blind spots are leaving some of our most vital industries vulnerable, and several recent breaches show how far the impacts can be felt.

A group of American and British teens are believed to be behind a cyber breach of Qantas that has allegedly exposed 6 million customers' data.

ANALYSIS: The milestone comes as Qatar and Qantas ramp up orders for the successful long-range aircraft.

Qantas Airways Group has announced the closure of its Singapore-based Jetstar Asia subsidiary, as part of a strategic restructure.

QantasLink has announced the launch of two new domestic routes from Perth, introducing direct services to Newcastle and reinstating flights to Hobart.

ANALYSIS: New services, new product and revamped aircraft are all on the radar for Perth travellers in the next eight months.

In a major boost for WA's global connectivity, Qantas has unveiled two new international routes, linking Perth directly with Auckland and Johannesburg from December 2025.

ANALYSIS: Some positive financials and the arrival of new and upgraded planes are good news for Qantas.

Qantas Airways has boasted strong half-year results amid increased competition in the skies, with the approved Qatar-Virgin deal set to bring in more flights between Australia and Doha.

Qantas has launched a new flight route between Perth and Busselton that will take off in June, with flights available three days per week.

The heat's building over interest rates as Australia leads all comers in the race no-one wants to win.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Matt Macfarlane, Terry Hill, Craig Hatch, Kaylene O'Brien, Alex Kidman, Caitlin Iustini, Richard Goyder and Ellie Coates.

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his relationship with Qantas and former chief executive Alan Joyce after it was revealed he scored dozens of free upgrades with the carrier.

Qantas is hoping to win over workers as some of its engineers take industrial action over pay.

Qantas has apologised for its unlawful pandemic retrenching of 1,700 workers as the transport union pursues the national airline for compensation and fines.

Qantas Engineers' Alliance has announced a series of rolling strikes that will start on Thursday, to support the union's call for increased wages.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss corporate governance at Fortescue and Qantas; Woodside's ammonia buy; all the news out of Diggers & Dealers; Iplex's class action; and a big week for global markets.

A combination of headwinds and tensions in the Middle East have led Qantas to temporarily scrap its direct Perth-to-London flight in favour of a service stopping in Singapore.

Qantas plans to claw back big incentive payments to former chief executive Alan Joyce after a governance review concluded there had been “too much deference to a long-tenured CEO”.

OPINION: Spectacular scenery outside and an educational in-cabin offering are two features of flights to the frozen continent.

Additional aircraft will likely enable Qantas to open new routes and re-establish old ones from Perth according to the airline's chief executive Vanessa Hudson.

ANALYSIS: Qantas and Perth Airport have finally cleared the runway for the long-awaited $5 billion infrastructure development.

A new book provides a detailed history of Australia's national airline.

Perth Airport has settled a long-running tiff with Qantas over the relocation of its airport terminal, striking a mammoth 12-year agreement worth around $3 billion – the largest in the airline's history.

Richard Goyder's replacement John Mullen will start his role as Qantas Airways chair next week, months earlier than planned.

A striking paint job isn't all that sets the QantasLink Airbus A220 apart.

The Fair Work Commission has reserved judgement on intervention in the ongoing dispute between union pilots at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation and their employer.

Union members working as pilots at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation will strike for two more days from tomorrow, with a fund now being drawn down to support those taking action.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Simon Taylor, Terry Hill, Deena Shiff, David Flanagan, Patrick Walsh, Margaret (Margie) Tannock, John Mullen, Tim Marney, Steve Martin and Steve Thomas.

Regional travellers and fly-in, fly-out workers face more flight disruptions as hundreds of Network Aviation pilots vow to extend a strike over a pay dispute.

A planned 24-hour pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation is back on the cards after being called off over cyclone risk in the state's north.