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Jetstar Airways Takes Delivery of Australia’s First Boeing 787

Aircraft Airlines October 7, 2013

Qantas Group carrier Jetstar Airways took delivery of the carrier’s first Boeing 787 on October 7, the aircraft becoming the first Dreamliner to go to an Australian airline.

Qantas Orders Three More Q400 NextGen Turboprops for Regional Ops

Aircraft Airlines January 17, 2013

This order will increase to 31 the number of Q400 and Q400 NextGen airliners operated by Qantas on its QantasLink regional domestic network. All are operated by Qantas subsidiary Sunstate Airlines.

Emirates and Qantas Plan Global Partnership

Airlines Airports September 6, 2012

The 10-year partnership will go beyond codesharing to include integrated network collaboration with coordinated pricing, sales and scheduling. Qantas will launch daily A380 services from both Sydney and Melbourne to London via Dubai. Together Emirates and Qantas will offer 98 weekly services between Australia and Dubai.

Qantas Cancels Order for 35 Boeing 787-9s, but Keeps Options and Rights for 50

Aircraft Airlines August 23, 2012

The Qantas Group is restructuring its Boeing 787-9 delivery schedule and canceling orders for 35 Boeing 787-9s as part of its five-year turnaround plan for the company’s loss-making Qantas International division.

New Low-Cost Carrier Jetstar Japan Receives Its First A320

Aircraft Airlines April 24, 2012

The Japanese carrier will start commercial services in July operating from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport to Kansai, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Okinawa with an initial fleet of three Airbus A320s. This fleet will grow to 24 aircraft within three years, according to Airbus.

DOT Approval Allows American and Qantas to Launch Transpacific Joint Business

Airlines November 10, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded final approval for the planned transpacific joint business agreement between American Airlines and Qantas Airways. DOT approval represented the final regulatory hurdle the two carriers had to overcome to be able to establish the JBA.

Qantas Group Firms Order for 32 A320s and 78 A320neos

Aircraft Airlines October 6, 2011

The deal should push the total orderbook for the Airbus A320 family over the 8,000-aircraft mark, as Airbus already held firm orders for well over 7,900 A320-family jets.

Jetstar to Participate in Oneworld-Branded Fare Offerings

Airlines January 27, 2011

Australia’s Jetstar is to participate in some of the most popular fares offered by the oneworld alliance, extending the alliance’s coverage of Australasia. It is the first time that any carrier not a oneworld member will be involved in oneworld’s mainstream fare packages.