Qantas will operate its final scheduled Airbus A380 service from Melbourne on October 24, ending 18 years of superjumbo operations from the airport.
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Qantas plans to introduce extra-legroom Economy Plus seating on its 485-seat Airbus A380s before beginning fleet retirements in 2028.
A Qantas flight attendant has captured hearts after a passenger filmed him rocking a baby to sleep on a Brisbane–Mount Isa flight, with the TikTok clip attracting over 220,000 views in a day.
Jetstar has opened a new Perth cabin crew base as the Qantas Group expands local employment, launches a dedicated emergency procedures training facility and upgrades aircraft serving Western Australia.
Qantas cancelled its Rome-to-Perth flight QF6 on October 10, 2026, after bedbugs were discovered aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Qantas and Air New Zealand will end their codeshare partnership on April 7, 2027, as Virgin Australia seeks approval for a broader alliance with the New Zealand carrier.
Qantas engineers stage a two-hour work ban over pay, with a 13% wage demand and possible Project Sunrise disruption.
A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group linked to major corporate data breaches has been detained by authorities and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI as investigators expand their efforts to identify other members.
A passenger travelling to Albury has launched legal action against Qantas after allegedly slipping and falling down portable aircraft stairs while boarding a regional flight from Sydney in December 2024.
Passengers travelling through Sydney Airport (SYD) today have been advised to allow additional time for their journeys as two separate Transport Workers Union (TWU) strikes affect airport security and ground services.