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  • Qantas’ Dreamliner to operate Brisbane – Los Angeles from 1 September 2018

    Brisbane • Posted on 30th January 2018 at 9:29

    Qantas has announced the start date of 1 September 2018 for a daily Dreamliner service between Brisbane and Los Angeles, with fares available for sale from today. It will replace the Boeing 747-400 currently operating this route. The Dreamliner will then continue on as QF11/12, Qantas’ connecting service between Los Angeles and New York (JFK), […]

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  • WORLD FIRST US-AUSTRALIA BIOFUEL FLIGHT TAKES OFF

    Sydney • Posted on 29th January 2018 at 11:17

    The world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia, QF96 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, is set to depart later today. The historic trans-Pacific 15 hour flight will operate with approximately 24,000kg of blended biofuel, saving 18,000kg in carbon emissions. Qantas will use biofuel processed from Brassica Carinata, a non-food, industrial type […]

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  • QANTAS ANNOUNCES NEW LOYALTY CEO AND NEW CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER

    SYDNEY • Posted on 24th January 2018 at 8:31

    Qantas has today announced Olivia Wirth as the new Chief Executive Officer of its Loyalty business. The change follows the resignation of current Loyalty CEO Jayne Hrdlicka, who announced her departure from the Group in December last year. Olivia Wirth has been with the airline for nine years, spending most of that time as a […]

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  • QANTAS’ MELBOURNE – SAN FRANCISCO FLIGHTS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

    Melbourne • Posted on 19th January 2018 at 9:30

    Qantas has announced the start date of 1 September 2018 for its new Melbourne to San Francisco service with fares available for sale from today.* With an evening departure from Melbourne and an overnight flight on the return, Qantas’ schedule means customers can arrive in each city ready to make the most of their stay. […]

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  • Qantas announces special Indigenous aircraft livery

    Sydney • Posted on 18th January 2018 at 9:07

    Qantas will honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with a special livery on its newest Dreamliner to enter the fleet. This will be the fifth design in Qantas’ flying art series, which started more than 20 years ago, and will be unveiled when the Boeing 787-9 is completed next month. It will be the […]

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