Air Routes

Qantas Perth-Rome Success Offers a Project Sunrise Preview

Qantas’ nonstop route between Perth Airport (PER) and Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) has become one of the clearest demonstrations that...

July 15, 2026 John Cushma 64

Air Routes

Qantas Group’s Next Route Wave Puts Western Sydney, Colombo, Christchurch And Las Vegas In Focus

Qantas Group is preparing for a busy second half of 2026, with Jetstar and Qantas adding a mix of domestic,...

July 1, 2026 John Cushma 223

Air Routes

Qantas Sets October 2027 For Historic Nonstop Sydney-London Flights

Qantas will launch nonstop flights between Sydney and London from October 2027. The route will be the first scheduled nonstop...

June 18, 2026 John Cushma 214

Operations

Qantas Project Sunrise Is Delayed Again – And The Aircraft Is Still The Whole Story

Qantas’ long-awaited Project Sunrise program has slipped again, pushing the airline’s first specially configured Airbus A350-1000ULR delivery into 2027 and...

May 25, 2026 John Cushma 747

Incidents

Drunk Passenger Forces Qantas 787 Diversion To Tahiti After Allegedly Biting Crew Member

A Qantas long-haul flight from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) was forced to divert to Faa’a...

May 18, 2026 John Cushma 353

Air Routes

Qantas Recasts Its Europe Network as Perth-Paris Goes Indirect

Qantas is temporarily removing its nonstop Perth Airport (PER) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) service as part of...

March 28, 2026 John Cushma 494

Airlines

Qantas Is Reworking Its Europe Network – And The Middle East Crisis Is Accelerating The Shift

Qantas is increasing flights to Europe for the northern summer, but the more important story is not simply added capacity....

March 28, 2026 John Cushma 349

Airlines

Qantas Sends the A321XLR Overseas: Brisbane-Manila Goes Daily From October 2026

Qantas is officially taking its newest narrowbody beyond Australia’s borders. From 25 October 2026, the airline will deploy the Airbus...

February 28, 2026 John Cushma 455

Air Routes

Qantas Rolls the Dice on a World-First: Nonstop Sydney-Las Vegas Flights Arrive This Summer Season

Qantas (QF) is adding a new long-haul headline to its network map: the airline will launch the first-ever nonstop scheduled...

February 26, 2026 John Cushma 747

Airlines

Solomon Airlines Pushes Back on Qantas’ Plan for a Fifth Weekly Brisbane-Honiara Flight

Solomon Airlines (IE) is formally opposing Qantas’ (QF) bid to add more capacity between Brisbane (BNE) and Honiara (HIR), arguing...

February 12, 2026 John Cushma 493