Qantas will end Boeing 747-400/400ER flights to the United States mainland in December 2019 when it switches the Sydney-San Francisco route to the 787-9 Dreamliner.
This story from the May 2009 edition of Australian Aviation by Ellis Taylor looks at the opening of the Qantas Centre of Service Excellence.
LATAM Airlines says it plans to offer three nonstop flights a week between Sydney and Santiago with Boeing 787-9s by the end of calendar 2019.
Qantas has named Tino La Spina as the new head of its international business and Vanessa Hudson as the airline's new chief financial officer.
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker says he expects to hear some "good news" soon about the fate of the proposed joint-venture with Qantas.
Qantas says it will add a third Japanese city to its international network in December when it begins seasonal nonstop flights between Sydney and Sapporo.