Qantas Airways Tagged Articles

Air Cargo

A white Qantas Freight jet with black and red lettering parked at airport.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, December 17, 2020

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Qantas Freight renews domestic air contract with TNT/FedEx Australia

FedEx Express and TNT Express are integrating. They will continue to outsource airfreight to Qantas under a new deal.

Air Cargo

A plane sitting outside a hangar with patches on fuselage where modified doors and other changes are being made.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, September 16, 2020

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Airbus A321 embarks on second act in e-commerce

When some passenger planes get long in the tooth, they get a second life in cargo. The latest candidate for conversion in the Airbus A321.…

Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, August 24, 2020

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Qantas consolidates units in response to depressed international market

International travel is Qantas Airways’ bread-and-butter business, but it has been mostly wiped out by the coronavirus crisis. Now that underutilized side of the company…

Air Cargo

A white Qantas jet with red tail comes in for landing on bright day with wheels lowered. Qantas carries freight in its passenger planes, but it's freight station in Melbourne has been closed because of COVID.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, August 10, 2020

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Qantas reopens Melbourne airfreight station after COVID infections

Qantas Freight got permission to bring back employees in Melbourne after they were sent home a week ago to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Container

Aerial view of the Port of Melbourne, which could suffer work slowdowns because of new COVID safety measures.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, August 7, 2020

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Australian shippers say COVID restrictions could delay container shipments

Victoria and the city of Melbourne, Australia, are tightening health measures to stop an outbreak of the coronavirus. Imports and exports could get stuck at…

Air Cargo

View from behind the wing of a big white jet, looking in at an angle as plane moves down runway

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, June 19, 2020

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Lessons from Qantas violation for overweight cargo

Improper loading of cargo led to a weight and balance issue on a passenger plane, investigators found.

American Shipper

Chris GillisWednesday, April 1, 2020

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US Customs expands services for-hire program

Assistant Commissioner Todd Owen said additional reimbursable services agreements help Customs and Border Protection facilitate commerce during COVID-19 pandemic.