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Trouble in far-flung corners of Qantas empire

David Symons Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce faces challenges in two partially owned corners of the empire.

Qantas in a slow, banking turn towards bluer skies

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Matt O'Sullivan Qantas is turning around the decline in yields after they bottomed out last year, but it is still experiencing weakness in earnings from its international flights.

Qantas to fly to Karratha

National carrier Qantas will commence direct services from Melbourne and Sydney to the resources hub of Karratha in Western Australia's Pilbara region from May.

Qantas CFO quits for personal reasons

Qantas Airways’ chief financial officer is quitting to spend more time with his family for personal and health reasons.

Qantas CFO Storrie quits

Qantas Airways Ltd says its chief financial officer is quitting to spend more time with his family for personal and health reasons.

Qantas 'losing its memory'

Qankin has announced the sudden departure of its chief financial officer, Colin Storrie, for 'personal and health reasons', after 18 months in the role.

Qantas expected to report $120m profit

Jordan Chong Qantas Airways Ltd is expected post a pre-tax profit for the first half of 2009/10 after passenger numbers grew and yields recovered after the global recession.

Airfares will have to rise: Qantas

Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive Alan Joyce says it is inevitable airfares will have to increase in 2010 from "unprecedented low levels".

Qantas shares dive as profit plunges

Qantas shares dive after the airline posts a massive dive in net profit and ditches its dividend.

Qantas flags higher airfares

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Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce says it is inevitable airfares will have to increase in 2010 from ‘‘unprecedented low levels’’.

Qantas reports weakest profit in decade

Jordan Chong Difficult conditions in the global aviation market has seen Qantas Airways Ltd report a 72 per cent slump in first half profit and scrap its interim dividend.

Qantas flies into trouble with its guidance

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Elizabeth Knight Qantas appears to have fallen victim of its own attempts to manage the market’s expectations.

Qantas gains some profit altitude

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas suffered its biggest sell-off in a year after management issued worse than expected earnings guidance for the full year and decided against an interim dividend.

Qantas investors fly the coop at $50m reversal

Elizabeth Knight Shares tumble at the announcement of Qantas' first-half profit slump. Now fuel costs are tipped to rise.

Qantas vulnerable in fight for government travel

Matt O'Sullivan More than a dozen airlines and large travel-management consultancies will find out within weeks whether they have broken Qantas' stranglehold on federal government's $500 million a year travel budget.

Woolworths taps into Qantas members to boost loyalty card

Qantas and Woolworths are intensifying efforts to sign more members to the retailer's loyalty card by tapping into the airline's 6 million-strong member database.

Qantas flies high as oneworld wins fight for JAL

Matt O'Sullivan Qantas and its airline partners in the oneworld alliance have won the battle to keep Asia's biggest carrier, Japan Airlines, in their camp.

Japan Air sticks with Qantas in oneworld

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Matt O'Sullivan Qantas and its airline partners in the oneworld alliance have won the battle with Delta to keep Asia’s biggest carrier in their camp.

Bumpy ride the making of Qantas CEO

Rod Myer Alan Joyce ignores the naysayers, writes Rod Myer.

JAL's departure could mark Qantas' arrival

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Matt O'Sullivan Japan Airlines may cut flights between Australia and Japan as part of a restructuring expected to result in it entering US-style bankruptcy protection next week.