Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
qantaslatest news & developments
Qantas has launched a flight that will travel between Johannesburg and Perth without any stops.

Qantas launches new non-stop flight between Johannesburg and Perth

The service, which will operate three times a week, cuts travel time to under ten hours and provides the fastest connection between South Africa and Western Australia

The priority for Africa is to achieve herd immunity for Covid-19, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said at a weekly briefing on Thursday.
 ( Photo by Vincent Kalut / Photonews via Getty Images)

Covid-19 vaccines offer hope as world leaders plan for future

Hopes over Covid-19 vaccines have given a boost to virus-weary citizens across the globe, but the disease remains rampant and world leaders are urging people to be patient

Qantas ordered to halt dispute after fleet grounded

An Australian labour tribunal has ordered Qantas Airways and its unions to immediately terminate all industrial action.

Qantas Airways grounds all of its planes worldwide

Australian flag carrier Qantas has taken the drastic step of grounding all its domestic and international aircraft as part of an industrial dispute.

Qantas makes first move to take Rolls-Royce to court

Qantas makes first move to take Rolls-Royce to court

Qantas stepped up pressure on Thursday on engine-maker Rolls-Royce to settle damages related to an engine failure on one of its Airbus A380 aircraft.

Qantas: Forty A380 engines need to be replaced

Qantas: Forty A380 engines need to be replaced

Up to half of the Rolls-Royce engines of the type that disintegrated on an Airbus superjumbo this month may need to be replaced.

Qantas reviews way it runs A380s in engine probe

Qantas Airways is reviewing the way it operates its A380 planes after last week’s engine blowout, a source said on Tuesday.

Qantas finds A380 anomalies

Qantas finds A380 anomalies

Australian airline Qantas discovered anomalies on three Airbus A380 engines and is keeping its fleet grounded.

Qantas finds A380 anomalies

Qantas A380 fleet could fly again within days

Australia’s Qantas Airways hopes to have its fleet of six Airbus A380s flying again "within days" following urgent checks after an engine failure.

Qantas says A380 engine failure may be ‘design issue’

Qantas says A380 engine failure may be ‘design issue’

A faulty part or a design issue may have caused the explosion in an engine on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380, Qantas chief Alan Joyce said on Friday.

Qantas passengers sue Airbus over terrifying plunge

Dozens of Qantas passengers and crew are launching a multimillion-dollar case against Airbus and a component-maker over a terrifying mid-air plunge.

Fake Qantas engineer jailed

A bogus aircraft engineer accused of putting thousands of Qantas passengers’ lives at risk was jailed for more than three years on Wednesday.

Australia blames computer glitch for Airbus mishap

An error in the automatic pilot system caused an Airbus jet to plummet last week, injuring scores of passengers on a Qantas flight.

Dozens injured in Qantas mid-air jet incident

Up to 40 passengers and crew were injured when a Qantas jetliner suddenly changed altitude on Tuesday, the airline said.

Qantas jet makes emergency landing in Manila

A Qantas flight en route to Australia made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday, and authorities discovered a big hole in its fuselage.

Airline, casino builder target Vietnam’s skies and beaches

An Australian low-cost airline and a Canadian luxury resort and casino developer have launched two ambitious projects that aim to revolutionise Vietnam’s fast-growing tourism…

Oil races above $135, stocks and bonds shudder

Record high oil prices at a barrel deepened worries about inflation on Thursday and weighed on some Asian stocks although Japanese shares ended slightly higher, as dealers…

Most Aussies want to join ‘mile-high club’

Almost 60% of Australians are either members or want to join the ‘mile-high club’ — where membership is gained by having sex on an aircraft. Asked whether they would consider…

Solidarity takes SAA to task over retrenchments

Trade union Solidarity has served court papers on South African Airways Technical (SAAT) division to stop its retrenchment process on the grounds that it is procedurally unfair.…

On world’s biggest airliner, the little things count

The days of cursing the passenger in front of you could be over. On the world’s biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, it is the little things that will make travel more comfortable…