Company Watch - Qantas Airways.

Apr 2, 2007

Qantas To Buy 9 Airbus A320s For Jetstar Australian takeover target Qantas Airways said on Thursday it planned to buy nine additional Airbus A320 planes to be used by its low-cost subsidiary Jetstar. Mar 29, 2007

Qantas Bidders In Talks To Salvage Deal Bidders for Qantas Airways remained in talks with their banks and key shareholders on Thursday as they sought to salvage an USD$8.7 billion takeover offer for the Australian airline. Mar 29, 2007

Qantas Introduce tasting menu in first class. Qantas, the Australian airline, has stolen a march on its competitors by introducing a gourmet 'tasting' menu in the first class cabin on non-stop flights from Sydney. Mar 27, 2007

Qantas Boosts New York-to-Sydney Lift Beginning August 14, Qantas Airways is upping its service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Sydney by way of Los Angeles to daily service. Mar 26, 2007

Key Qantas investor rejects Airline Partners Australia. Airline Partners Australia's A$11.1 billion ($8.96 billion) bid for Qantas hit considerable turbulence Friday when Balanced Equity Management, which holds approximately 4% of the carrier, informed the Australian Stock Exchange that it would not accept the offer. Mar 26, 2007

Qantas will boost its domestic operation with nine new Airbus A320s to be delivered over a 15-month period from late 2007 and used by Jetstar. The company is girding itself for the arrival of Tiger Airways Australia, which aims to challenge Qantas with a low-cost product. In addition, Qantas said four Boeing 767-300s used in international operations and scheduled to be sold instead will be transferred to domestic routes in the middle of this year. "The additional capacity for both Jetstar and Qantas, along with previously announced plans for QantasLink, should enable the Qantas Group to maintain its 65% share of the Australian domestic market," CEO Geoff Dixon said. Jetstar will use the new A320s on popular leisure routes and "to look at new destinations within Australia," he said. Mar 29, 2007

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