Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says the airline is on track to decide whether to place an order for its Project Sunrise challenge by the end of 2019.
Australia's competition watchdog says the Qantas investment in Alliance Airlines is likely to lessen competition in the charter and fly-in/fly-out market.
Qantas entered the jet era on July 29 1959 when a Boeing 707-138B took off from Sydney bound for San Francisco via Nadi in Fiji and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Qantas Frequent Flyer generates more revenue per passenger than any other airline loyalty program, a report from IdeaWorksCompany says.
Australia's International Air Services Commission has rejected a proposed codeshare between Cathay Pacific and Qantas on the Australia-Hong Kong route
American Airlines and Qantas are finally able to forge an expanded alliance more than four years after first announcing plans to work closer together on trans-Pacific routes.