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  • MELBOURNE–LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCED AS FIRST DREAMLINER ROUTE

    Passengers flying from Melbourne to Los Angeles will be the first to experience the Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner when the inaugural international service takes-off on 15 December next year*. The Qantas Dreamliner will carry 236 passengers in a three-class configuration and complement the daily Airbus A380 service already flying from Melbourne to Los Angeles. Operating six […]

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  • How do you host a dinner party for more than 400 people in the sky?

    On a typical flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles, Qantas Catering will source, sort and allocate more than 44,000 items. Everything from cutlery and coffee bags to fine china and first aid kits are prepared and stored on the aircraft – and that’s not even including our passengers’ bags. All of these items are kept […]

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  • Pretty fly for the wifi

    Qantas is gearing up for the rollout of in-flight wifi on about 80 of our domestic aircraft. It will be free and it will be fast. And it’s fair to say we’re excited. As part of the work happening behind the scenes, our Flight Operations and Engineering teams are looking at how they can use […]

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  • QANTAS AND TOURISM AUSTRALIA TO BOOST VISITOR NUMBERS WITH NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL

    Qantas and Tourism Australia have signed a $20 million deal to promote Australia to the world. The three year agreement involves a joint investment from Qantas and Tourism Australia to attract more international visitors to Australia, with a focus on the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom and Europe. With an emphasis on digital marketing, […]

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  • The A, C and D of aircraft maintenance

    It’s easy to forget when you board a modern jet aircraft that you’re stepping onto one of the most complex machines ever created. An A380, for instance, has over one million parts. Today’s aircraft are carefully tuned machines with primary systems and backup systems (and, sometimes, backup, backup systems) in order to fly up to […]

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