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FLIGHT TRAINING TAKES OFF AS QANTAS PREPARES TO RECEIVE ITS FIRST A321XLR
Qantas pilots have started training in preparation for the first Airbus A321XLR aircraft to arrive in Australia next year with the airline today confirming the cabin experience customers can expect onboard. As part of Qantas’ fleet renewal program, 28 A321XLR aircraft have been ordered as part of the progressive replacement of its fleet of Boeing […]
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WORLD-FIRST RESEARCH SHOWS WAYS TO REDUCE JETLAG AHEAD OF QANTAS ‘SUNRISE’ FLIGHTS
Research findings by Australian airline Qantas and the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre released today show it is possible to reduce the impacts of jetlag by reshaping the inflight travel experience. Different lighting and sleep schedules, mealtimes, and specific ingredients like chilli and chocolate during long-haul flights have been shown to contribute to improved […]
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QANTAS ANNOUNCES DIRECT AUCKLAND–NEW YORK FLIGHTS AND UPGRADE TO LOUNGES
Sydney-Auckland-New York route set for take-off in June 2023. Seamless connections between Australia and New York via New Zealand. New lounges in Auckland, Adelaide, Rockhampton and Port Hedland. Two Sydney-Auckland-New York Points Planes in the first week of flying. Qantas will recommence flights to New York, with a new service from Australia to the Big […]
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QANTAS ANNOUNCES PROJECT SUNRISE AIRCRAFT ORDER FOR NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA
Australia’s national carrier has today confirmed an order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s to conquer the final frontier of long-haul travel and enable non-stop flights to Australia from any other city including New York and London from late 2025. Codenamed Project Sunrise for the airline’s long history of endurance flying, Qantas has also shared preliminary concepts […]
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QANTAS LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO THE HEART OF AUSTRALIA
NEW DIRECT SYDNEY-ULUṞU SERVICE TAKES OFF Qantas will today launch flights to the heart of Australia to bring Australian and international visitors to the red centre and the world-famous Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Qantas will operate four flights a week on a Boeing 737 aircraft between Sydney and Uluru on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday and […]