Qantas keeps it head low in the news lately
Nov 20, 2003, 2:57 pm
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QF and NZ to appeal decision.
GEOFF Dixon finally bit the bullet yesterday and lodged his appeal right on deadline against the New Zealand Commerce Commission's adverse ruling against Qantas's proposed alliance with Air New Zealand.
GEOFF Dixon finally bit the bullet yesterday and lodged his appeal right on deadline against the New Zealand Commerce Commission's adverse ruling against Qantas's proposed alliance with Air New Zealand.
Nov 23, 2003, 4:31 pm
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A faster, quieter successor to Concorde is being considered by aerospace giant EADS, the group confirms...
Nov 24, 2003, 4:21 pm
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Gulf Air on Monday kicked off its daily codeshare service from Sydney to Athens, with its popularity expected to increase as next year's Olympic Games in Greece draw nearer...
Nov 24, 2003, 6:04 pm
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The article isn't that clear will they still be codesharing with QF or is the recently spoken about re-launch of Olympic back to Australia, minus the Olympic metal it seems?
Nov 26, 2003, 5:03 pm
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The Qantas board and Trevor Kennedy dealt with the furore over his links to the Swiss bank share scandal with "great dignity", Qantas chairman Margaret Jackson said yesterday...
Nov 26, 2003, 5:36 pm
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Travel agency chain Flight Centre Ltd is feeling the pinch from what it calls Australia's airline duopoly between Qantas Airways and Virgin Blue...
Nov 26, 2003, 5:39 pm
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Jo O'Brien, Australian manager of online travel operator Zuji, says there is a powerful trend towards internet travel bookings that 16 international airlines recognised when they formed the company last July...
Nov 26, 2003, 5:42 pm
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For the very last time a Concordetook off from London's Heathrow airport, bound for its final home near Bristol in the west of England...
Dec 2, 2003, 3:53 pm
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Qantas's dominance of the lucrative Sydney-Los Angeles route again came under question yesterday, after Federal Tourism Minister Joe Hockey said there was "a compelling case for additional airline activity between Australia and the US"....
Dec 2, 2003, 3:54 pm
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Qantas shares jumped more than two per cent on Tuesday, following upbeat commentary from the company on its new, low-cost carrier, however analysts were waiting for further details...
Dec 14, 2003, 12:07 am
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Air France's proposed acquisition of KLM won't be completed for several months, but it is already sending ripples across the global airline industry...
Dec 14, 2003, 12:10 am
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The Rugby World Cup helped boost international arrivals to Australia in November, with visitor numbers up 7.1 per cent on the corresponding period last year... now with QF being the Airline of the RWC, hopefully this will have meant a nice increase in pax numbers (both dom and Intl)
Dec 16, 2003, 4:13 pm
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Passenger numbers on Qantas Airways Ltd were up in October, compared to figures for the same time last year, despite a decline in numbers of international travellers...
Dec 17, 2003, 4:12 pm
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Virgin Blue yesterday signalled its most aggressive push into the trans-Tasman aviation market with daily flights planned from Sydney to Wellington and Christchurch...
Dec 17, 2003, 4:41 pm
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UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, says it has obtained $2 billion in "exit financing," which it called "a major step" toward emerging from bankruptcy protection...