Executive compensation is an especially contentious topic in the US, though it seems we're not alone. There's now widespread coverage around compensation for executives in Australia during the 2018 fiscal year, with Australia's highest paid executive…
Last December Capital One introduced a transferrable points currency for their Venture and Spark products, which was an exciting development. The Venture and Spark cards were previously useful for earning rewards that could be redeemed as cash towards…
In May Qantas announced an interesting concept, which they referred to as "Points Plane." The idea is that they plan to offer a series of dedicated frequent flyer redemption flights across their network, with seats only bookable using Qantas points.…
In mid-2017, Qantas announced that they'll be refreshing their fleet of Airbus A380s. The airline currently operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A380s, and the plan was to refresh all the cabins, and in particular to install all new seats in business class…
We know that Qantas is working on "Project Sunrise," which is their goal of operating nonstop flights from the East Coast of Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney) to both London and New York. It'll be a few years before these flights launch, given…
In mid-June Qantas formally announced that they'd launch flights from Brisbane to both Chicago and San Francisco in 2020. This didn't come as a surprise -- this came after the US Department of Transportation tentatively approved the joint venture between…
In early June American and Qantas received conditional approval for their transpacific joint venture, which they've been trying to get for years. On Friday the two airlines received final approval from the US Department of Transportation for this. Let's…
In June I wrote about how Qantas added a mysterious A380 charter to Orlando to their schedule. Specifically, they added the following flights, operating to Orlando on January 19, and returning from Orlando on January 24, 2020: QF17 Sydney to Los Angeles…
Qantas Frequent Flyer has just announced some major changes, which program executives describe as "the biggest overhaul to the airline's loyalty program in its 32 year history." If you're one of the nearly 13 million members of Qantas Frequent Flyer,…
The newly announced A321XLR just keeps getting orders. This plane will launch in 2023, and will be the longest range single aisle plane in the world, with a range of 5,400 miles. This gives it 15% more range than the A321LR, which has already been popular…
This is an update to a post I wrote on June 3, 2019 (which can be found below). Qantas is expected to announce nonstop flights from Brisbane to Chicago and one other US destination at 1PM on Monday in Brisbane, which is in just a few hours. My money…
Well this sure piques my curiosity. As reported by @airlineroute, Qantas has filed a one-time A380 charter service to Orlando in January 2020. Qantas will operate the following flights from Sydney to Orlando on January 19, 2020: QF17 Sydney to Los Angeles…
Last week Qantas Frequent Flyer was added as an Amex Membership Rewards transfer partner, and today they introduced a transfer bonus. Through June 30, 2019, the US American Express Membership Rewards program is offering a 20% bonus when you transfer…
Currently the world's longest flight is operated by Singapore Airlines' A350-900ULR, as the airline flies nonstop between Singapore and Newark. That flight covers a distance of over 9,500 miles and can take up to 18 hours, so it's pretty incredible that…
The US American Express Membership Rewards program has just added a transfer partner, which is always an exciting development. American Express Membership Rewards has added Qantas Frequent Flyer as a transfer partner. Points transfer instantly at the…
Qantas is one of the stingiest airlines out there when it comes to making first class award seats available, especially on their routes between the US and Australia. Often you'll find that they don't have a single first class award seat available between…
Qantas has just rolled out an interesting promotion for those who are the "right" age. It's not unusual to see companies offer discounts for seniors or youth, though this latest promotion targets a different demographic. Qantas Frequent Flyer is offering…
Airlines are increasingly looking for ways to engage with loyalty program members in non-traditional ways. This week Qantas announced their first ever "points plane," where they'd fly an A380 from Melbourne to Tokyo on October 21, 2019, and would exclusively…
Qantas has announced that they plan to offer a series of dedicated frequent flyer redemption flights across their network with seats only available to those redeeming Qantas points. They're calling this concept "Points Plane," and the first such flight…
Qantas has announced that as of December 4, 2019, their daily Sydney to San Francisco route will be operated by a Boeing 787-9. This is currently Qantas' last remaining US mainland route to be operated by the 747-400, so with that change, the airline…
Since early March, the US Citi ThankYou program has been offering a 25% bonus when you convert points to Qantas Frequent Flyer. Points ordinarily convert at a 1:1 ratio, though during this promotion you can convert 1,000 Citi points into 1,250 Qantas…
