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  • QANTAS TO BRING FAST, FREE INFLIGHT WI-FI TO AUSTRALIAN SKIES

    Qantas customers can look forward to world-leading inflight wi-fi from next year under a partnership with global broadband services provider ViaSat that will tap into the nbn™ network. The new service will feature speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional on-board wi-fi, giving customers the ability to stream movies, TV shows, the latest news […]

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  • ALAN JOYCE QANTAS HALF YEAR RESULTS SYDNEY, 23 FEBRUARY 2016

    I’m very pleased to announce a record first-half performance for the Qantas Group. The Group has reported an underlying profit before tax of $921 million, up from $367 million in the first half last year. Our statutory profit before tax was $983 million, up from $289 million last year. This makes our 2015 calendar-year performance […]

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  • QANTAS TO BUILD NEW HEATHROW LOUNGE

    London is the location for Qantas’ next flagship global lounge, with construction on a new, dedicated facility at Heathrow Airport to begin in September 2016. The premium lounge will occupy a split-level space in Terminal 3 that will have capacity for approximately 230 people and offer views over the Heathrow airfield when it opens in […]

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  • QANTAS FIRST-HALF FINANCIAL RESULT

    RECORD PERFORMANCE; SHARE BUY-BACK; INVESTMENT FOR CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYEES Key points: • Underlying profit before tax: $921 million, up $554 million • Statutory profit before tax: $983 million, up $694 million • Revenue: $8.5 billion, up 5 per cent • Operating cash flow: $1.4 billion, up 95 per cent • Free cash flow: $770 million, up […]

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  • WORLD’S FIRST TECH TALK IN THE SKY

    Passengers on Qantas flight 73 departing from Sydney to San Francisco this afternoon will experience the world’s first tech talk in the sky.   ‘Ideas That Travel’ – a partnership with TEDxSydney – will see four of Australia’s most exciting technology and science innovators share their vision for the future of technology and design in […]

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