Qantas is today operating its final Boeing 747-400 flight, and the airline is commemorating it in a special way. Aircraft technology has improved significantly over the years, as we're seeing smaller, more fuel efficient, and longer range planes. The…
Qantas seems to be taking one of the most aggressive approaches when it comes to cancelling future international flights, which I can't blame the airline for, given Australia's strict immigration policies. Qantas pulls inventory for most international…
Qantas has long done a great job with lounges, and that trend is continuing even in the coronavirus era. As the coronavirus pandemic started, many airlines started to close lounges for a couple of reasons: Travel demand plummeted, so there wasn't much…
Qantas has just revealed a post-coronavirus recovery plan, which will see the airline grounding 100 planes for around 12 months (and in some cases even longer), and laying off around 6,000 employees. With Australia expected to remain closed to visitors…
Qantas has today announced the details of their "Fly Well" program, which includes a series of measures that will roll out as of June 12, 2020, to make the flying experience safer. Once onboard, Qantas will provide masks to passengers on each flight.…
This shouldn't come as any sort of surprise, but plans for nonstop flights between Sydney and New York are now off the table for the foreseeable future... For several years Qantas has been working on what they call "Project Sunrise," where we'd see Qantas…
Qantas and Virgin Australia are engaged in quite the battle in Australia over survival. Qantas is saying Virgin Australia shouldn't be given aid due to mismanagement, while Virgin Australia is saying that Qantas is trying to drive them out of business.…
This is more a cool aviation geek story than anything that's actually significant (which I kinda feel is what we all need at this point). Qantas ending all international flying As we recently learned, Qantas will be suspending all international flying…
Qantas is following the global trend, and has announced that they'll be cutting capacity significantly in light of reduced demand. The Qantas Group has announced plans to cut international flying, as they'll be reducing capacity by almost a quarter over…
Qantas is currently celebrating their 100th anniversary, and to commemorate that they're introducing a new safety video, which will debut on all flights on March 1, 2020. The safety video takes place through different eras of flying, starting in the…
Qantas is ready to move forward with "Project Sunrise," and the airline doesn't seem to care whether their pilots are onboard with it or not. For years Qantas has been talking about how they’d like to be able to fly nonstop from Melbourne and Sydney…
The Citi ThankYou program has just launched their latest transfer bonus. Through Saturday, February 22, 2020, the the US Citi ThankYou program is offering a 25% bonus when you convert points to Qantas Frequent Flyer. Points ordinarily convert at a 1:1…
Since April 2015, Qantas has had a dress code for accessing their lounges, and in the past few years the airline has been in the news several times for this. Well, the airline is once again in the news for their lounge dress code, and in this case I…
Qantas has just announced some significant developments for Project Sunrise. The airline has chosen a plane for this "mission," but hasn't yet finalized an order. Currently the world’s longest flight is operated by Singapore Airlines’ A350-900ULR, as…
Qantas just recently opened their First Lounge at Changi Airport, which adds some much needed lounge capacity for oneworld (and particularly Qantas) at Changi, given how overcrowded lounges here get. This is Qantas' fourth "true" First Lounge in the…
Air France-KLM and Qantas launched a codeshare agreement as of mid-2018, allowing customers to travel between Australia and Europe via Hong Kong and Singapore. Now the companies have taken cooperation to the next level, which is pretty exciting. Up until…
Qantas opened their new first class lounge in Singapore in mid-November, though they just had their official opening today, and have shared some pictures and facts abut the new lounge. I look forward to reviewing this lounge shortly, but in the meantime…
Four weeks ago Qantas operated a nonstop flight from New York to Sydney, which generated a lot of publicity. Well, today they're operating a nonstop flight from London to Sydney, and that plane is now in the air. This is actually the second time that…
Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my all around favorite frequent flyer programs, though unfortunately it looks like mileage earning has been cut on yet another partner airline (perhaps due to no fault of Alaska). Alaska Cuts Mileage Earning On Qantas Alaska…
Qantas Frequent Flyer was added as an Amex Membership Rewards transfer partner over the summer, and now Amex is offering their second-ever transfer bonus to Qantas. Through November 30, 2019, the US American Express Membership Rewards program is offering…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
It's not unusual to see airlines sell lounge access as a way of boosting revenue, especially when a lounge would otherwise be empty. Over time we've seen more airlines add paid lounge access options, and this comes in different forms -- in some cases…
Today is a pretty cool day for aviation, as a nonstop flight from New York to Sydney will be operated for the first time by a commercial airline. Now, don't get too excited -- this is a one-off, and the plane will only be very lightly loaded. But it's…
A couple of months ago there were rumors of Airbus developing the A350-1000ULR, though it looks like the aircraft manufacturer has a different plan. Qantas wants to launch the world's longest flights, nonstop from Melbourne and Sydney to London and New…
