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Qantas (QF/QFA) is the flag carrier of Australia and the world’s third oldest airline having been founded in 1920. The airline was a founding member of the Oneworld alliance. The airline currently operates a fleet of Airbus A330s and A380s, as well as Boeing 737s and Boeing 787s from its three main hubs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Take a closer look at all of our Qantas news in the articles below.

Headquarters: Mascot, Australia

Airline routes

Qantas to resume flights to Sapporo after nearly six years

Qantas has confirmed the resumption of flights between Sydney and Sapporo effective December 15th, following an almost six-year suspension. The Australian airline will operate…

Videos

I flew 30,000 miles round-the-world (in 10 days)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCwUE1bssBs In this video Gabe flies round-the-world on oneworld alliance airlines quite quickly (in business class, luckily). oneworld is celebrating its 25th anniversary this…

Airline routes

Qantas returns to Paris after a 20-year absence

Following a 20-year suspension, Qantas resumed its regular services to Paris Charles de Gaulle on Saturday, July 13th. The Australian airline will operate four…

Airline news

Qantas unveils incredible first A220 livery

The first QantasLink A220 will soon make its way from Montreal to Australia. When it does it’ll wear a stunning special livery as part…

Flight tracking news

Qantas’ QF28 winds its way south

Qantas’ QF28 took the far southern route between Santiago and Sydney yesterday, overflying the coast of Antarctica. The flight normally passes over the Southern…

Airline news

The Qantas Boeing 717 that made an epic journey to its new home

The Boeing 717 is a twin-engined airliner that was produced by Boeing until 2006. It traces its origins back to the McDonnell Douglas MD80, which in…

Flight tracking news

Pride in the sky – how to track the world’s pride planes

June is Pride month. As celebrations are prepared around the world, we took a look at our top 5 airline pride liveries and how…

AvTalk Podcast

AvTalk Episode 162: Project Sunrise gets the green light

On this episode of AvTalk, Qantas orders its Project Sunrise fleet from Airbus, Spirit Airlines says no to JetBlue, and Airbus releases its first…

Special event

Qantas performs longest-ever commercial flight

Qantas performed its longest-ever commercial passenger flight this week, repatriating Australian citizens from South America on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs…