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  • Australian men’s Test squad for the Qantas tour of Pakistan

    Australian men’s Test squad for the Qantas tour of Pakistan

    The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named an 18-player squad Test squad for the Qantas tour of Pakistan. Australia will tour Pakistan for the first time since 1998 for three Test matches, three One-Day Internationals and one T20 International. According to details, the Test playing contingent and staff are due to depart for Pakistan later…

  • Qantas seeks to terminate contracts with long-haul flight crews

    Qantas seeks to terminate contracts with long-haul flight crews

    Qantas is seeking to terminate the terms of its agreement with long-haul attendants, a move that would lead to major pay cuts as unions voted against more flexible rostering.

  • Qantas pilots making mistakes after COVID-19 hiatus [REPORT]

    Qantas pilots making mistakes after COVID-19 hiatus [REPORT]

    Qantas has found that several of its pilots who have not flown for many months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are making mistakes when operating the aircraft and need more time in routine procedures, which is particularly affecting crews of Wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner deployed on long-haul flights. According…

  • Qantas selects Airbus over Boeing as preferred aircraft

    Qantas selects Airbus over Boeing as preferred aircraft

    Qantas has selected the Airbus A320neo and Airbus A220 families as the preferred aircraft for the long-term renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet. A firm commitment for 40 aircraft – 20 A321XLR (extra long-range) and 20 A220 aircraft – is expected to be placed with Airbus by the end of FY22, following discussions with employees…

  • COVID-19 crisis, Pilots turn to bus driving?

    COVID-19 crisis, Pilots turn to bus driving?

    According to Baaghi TV, the coronavirus lockdown has caused a crisis in the travel industry. Spain’s first Olympic medal winning athlete Llopart in ‘deep coma’ With the partial closure of air travel, pilots are suffering. According to Australian media, 13 pilot buses began operating in Australia. Australian Airlines has long-haul flights to California, and long-haul…

  • Qantas grounds Boeing 737 plane with crack, inspects others

    Sydney, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): Australian flag carrier Qantas said Thursday it had grounded one Boeing 737NG due to a structural crack, and was urgently inspecting 32 others for the flaw. The grounding is the latest safety concern for Washington-based Boeing, as it reels from two 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and highlighted problems…

  • Longest non-stop passenger flight arrives in Sydney

    Longest non-stop passenger flight arrives in Sydney

    Sydney, Oct 20 (AFP/APP): The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a milestone journey from New York that Qantas hopes to parlay into commercial success. Qantas flight QF7879 took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly direct from New York to Sydney in…

  • Longest non-stop flight to take off from New York to Sydney

    Longest non-stop flight to take off from New York to Sydney

    Sydney, Oct 18 (AFP/APP): A plane and its passengers are set to test the mental and physical limits of long-haul aviation when Qantas operates the first direct flight by a commercial airline from New York to Sydney this weekend. In the first of three “ultra long-haul” test flights planned by Australia’s national flag carrier this…