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Fact Sheet for Qantas Airways Ltd

Nationality: Australia

Contact Address: Qantas Centre, Level 9 Building A, 203 Coward Street Mascot, New South Wales 2020 Australia Tel: +61-2-9691-3636 Fax: +61-2-9691-3339

WebAddress: http://www.qantas.com.au/

General: Qantas was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), we have built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service. Today, Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. We also operate subsidiary businesses including other airlines, and businesses in specialist markets such as Qantas Holidays and Q Catering. Source: http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/company/global/en

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Refreshed Qantas B767 Fleet Takes To The Sky

Qantas has this week completed the final Boeing 767 (B767) interior upgrade concluding the $20 million program to refresh 15 aircraft.Undertaken as part of a wider investment in Qantas’ domestic customer experience, the refurbished fleet now offers contemporary ... [Published Travel News - 48 mins ago]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Boeing 767, Airline, iPad

First reported 48 mins ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 1 reports

Cricket

Australia Farewells Our Sqad Ahead of The Ashes

Members of the Australian Cricket Team officially said goodbye to their home country today before they embark for the United Kingdom this weekend in their quest to reclaim The Ashes.Captain Michael Clarke joined teammates Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, James ... [Published Travel News - 48 mins ago]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, The Ashes, Cricket, Cricket Australia, Australia

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

The Economist

Droga5 creates a story for Qantas journeys

Global - Qantas Airlines is promoting its extended flight routes with a collection of 10 custom books "A Story For Every Journey" that promised to last exactly as long as each flight.The book series, jointly produced by advertising agency Droga5 Sydney ... [Published Marketing-interactive.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Droga5, Qantas Airways Ltd, Art Director, The Economist

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 4 reports

Qantas completes B767 refurbishment

Qantas' plans to refurbish the interiors of its fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft last year (see story here) have finally been completed this week and all 15 refreshed aircraft will be deployed on scheduled services from tomorrow.These aircraft are used mainly ... [Published Business Traveller Asia - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Boeing 767, Honolulu, Adelaide (Australia), Canberra

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Boeing 767

$20m upgrade for Qantas jets

Qantas has finished a $20 million makeover of 15 of its 265-seat Boeing 767 jets, which are used on routes such as Perth to Brisbane and weekend flights to Melbourne and Sydney.The makeover includes leather seats in business, in-flight entertainment for ... [Published The Sydney News - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Boeing 767, Brisbane (Australia), Perth (Australia)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 reports

Animal welfare or the environment

A possible solution supported by Northern Queensland graziers, the Queensland branch of the RSPCA, MP Bob Katter and the Federal Opposition, is to allow 25,000 cattle to graze in Queensland national parks. So far Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke ... [Published The Sydney News - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Environment, Bob Katter, Tony Burke (Politician)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Qantas Airways Ltd

Qantas Defence Services for sale

Reports that Qantas Airways is looking for a buyers for its defence services division, which is expected to generate between $80 million and $100 million, with Boeing Australia, BAE Systems Australia and Northrop Grumman as possible targets, suggests ... [Published Australian Defence Magazine - May 23 2013]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Boeing Australia, BAE Systems Australia

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Qantas completes 767 cabin refresh

Upgraded business class on a Qantas 767. (Seth Jaworski)Qantas has announced it has completed its $20 million cabin refurbishment for 15 of its 20 strong Boeing 767-300ER fleet.Features of the upgrade include a new inflight entertainment system based ... [Published Australian Aviation Magazine - May 23 2013]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Boeing 767, Jetstar Airways, iPad, Airbus A330

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

End of Australia’s resources boom hits investment in sector

Mining firms face a painful transition to lower margins brought on by the retreat in commodities markets ... [Published Livemint.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Australia, Mining, Commodities

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Union takes Qantas concerns to airport

QANTAS is underpaying flight staff and importing human rights violations, the Transport Workers' Union (TWU) says. Shouting slogans that included "What's outrageous? Unsafe wages" and "Human rights on every flight", about 60 TWU members converged on Darwin ... [Published NEWS.com.au - May 22 2013]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Tony Sheldon, Jetstar Airways

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Union takes Qantas concerns to airport

THE Transport Workers' Union has staged a noisy rally at Darwin International Airport to highlight the industrial policies of Qantas. ... [Published Herald Sun - May 22 2013]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Transport Workers Union of America

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

IASC approves Qantas Virgin allocations

The International Air Services Commission (IASC) has issued a range of determinations allowing and re-allocating capacity on a variety of routes. Qantas has been allocated 35 tonnes of freight capacity on the Papua New Guinea route and was re-allocated ... [Published The Sydney News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Qantas Airways Ltd, Allotment, Pacific Air Express, Virgin Australia, Nauru

Blogs

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Qantas warns of email scam aimed at holiday tra... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Dec 17 2012] "A Qantas email scam that contains malware shows that humans are still the "most vulnerable vector" for cyber criminals to target, according to a security analyst. Qantas has issued a warning about the seat selection fee receipts scam emails. According ...
Qantas lands Passbook-enabled iPhone app [Published The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - May 02 2013] p style="text-align:center;padding:0;margin:0 0 10px 0"> Australia's Qantas airline has released a brand new iPhone app (free) with many great features, including Passbook support. The Qantas Airways app lets customers find and book Qantas ...
Qantas: Forget the Kindle, read a book we just ... [Published CNET News.com - May 17 2013] The Australian airline has created what it believes are books of the perfect length and style for your flight. But how does it know how fast you read? [Read more] ...
Qantas email scam plays on human vulnerabilitie... [Published Computerworld - Security RSS feed - Dec 11 2012] A Qantas email scam, which contains malware, shows that humans are still the “most vulnerable vector” for cyber criminals to target, according to a security analyst. ...
Qantas hails efficiency of Dubai route [Published The First Group News - Mar 21 2013] Bosses at Australian airline Qantas believe passengers travelling to Europe from down under will benefit from the firm's new alliance with UAE-based carrier Emirates.Qantas will now use Dubai as its main connection point on flights between Australia and ...

Audio/Video

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Stock in 60 Seconds: Qantas [Published CNBC.com - Asia-Pacific - Nov 26 2012]
Emirates and Qantas Airlines team up [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 01 2013]
VIDEO: Qantas severs Tourism Australia ties [Published BBC News Video - Business - Nov 29 2012]
Trading Australian Stocks: Qantas, Bendigo and ... [Published CNBC.com - Asia-Pacific - Nov 30 2012]
Python clings to side of Qantas flight midair [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jan 11 2013]

Press Releases

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Qantas network now open for Emirates passengers [Published Emirates News Releases - Jan 30 2013]
Emirates and Qantas begin historic partnership [Published Emirates News Releases - Apr 01 2013]
Emirates and Qantas unveil frequent flyer benefits [Published Emirates News Releases - Feb 12 2013]
Emirates welcomes interim approval for partners... [Published Emirates News Releases - Jan 17 2013]
Qantas Unveils New Uniform Designed By Acclaime... [Published PR Newswire: Auto & Transportation - Apr 16 2013]