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Qantas is eager to put this year behind itself. Several mid-air incidents caused the airlines commitment to safety to come into question. Also, their plan to outsource labor caused a ruckus with local unions. Nonetheless, the Qantas is keeping its ...

Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon might be stepping down from his post after eight hectic years, but he still has something to say about the future of the famous Australian airline. Though he did not announce a merger, Dixon stated that a future merger is ...

A Qantas Airbus A330-300 flew through what airline staff referred to as a "severe meteorological incident". The "incident" was actually bad turbulence, and it was so severe that the plane plummeted, sending passengers into the ceiling. The flight ...

A Qantas jet bound for Hong Kong was forced to divert into the Philippines today, after a portion of the fuselage just in front of the starboard wing ruptured. The explosion left a gash reaching into the cargo hold of the 744, resulting in a loss of ...

If you've been reading Gadling for a while -- and we trust you have! -- you might have the impression that we're somewhat down on Qantas, Australia's major carrier. For a sampling: In March, we covered new, serious safety concerns at the airline ...

With 4 safety scares in a month, Qantas seems to have serious problems to deal with. The latest: 4 tires of one of its 747's taking off from LA International Airport blew up on the runway. The 232 passengers and crew on board were not hurt; everyone ...

A Qantas Airlines flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne had to be grounded after four baby pythons escaped from their foam box in the plane's cargo hold. They were among 12 pythons being flown to Melbourne. Passengers were offloaded and transferred ...

You know you want to go to Australia next year — just book it now and worry about the specifics later. Qantas Airlines has just announced a stellar anniversary sale, but you must act fast to take advantage of these super low fares. ...

Late last month I wrote a post questioning whether Gadling had it in for Qantas airlines, the national carrier of Australia. It seems that we have posted a lot of negative stuff about the airline this year (well, not a lot of negative stuff, but a ...

Yikes. Apparently someone misread the "oxygen" cart in Melbourne and Qantas technicians have been filling oxygen tanks with nitrogen. You know, the oxygen tanks that supply the air to your masks in an emergency? Those oxygen tanks. I'm reminded of ...

Here's more information about flights to Sydney that you'll want to have handy when you start planning your trip downunder (because we know you want to go as much as we do!) Last month I mentioned that Qantas, Australia's major international airline, ...

While some airlines are complaining about environmental directives for air travel, Qantas and its budget carrier Jetstar are actually doing something about it. On Wednesday, the two airlines launched a scheme that allows passengers to offset their ...

I've got another Qantas story that came across my desk recently. The BBC is reporting that an Australian man is behind bars and facing two years in jail after it was found that he had faked being a Qantas engineer for 10 months The guy's name is ...

The way Qantas is going, the airline is better off shutting down: Hole in the aircraft, tires blowing up, fluid leaks, doors not closing, hydraulic failures, rudder problems, and now dysfunctional toilets. A Qantas 737 from Sydney to Perth was ...

I've flown on Qantas a few times over the years and always considered the flights pretty high up there in terms of travel experiences, especially on the long haul L.A.-->New Zealand-->Australia route. But it seems that Australia's national ...