Articles tagged “qantas”

Never accuse Emirates' Clark of big talk and big ambitions. But many hurdles -- including partner Qantas' own ego -- stand in the way of lucrative trans-pacific routes.

The situation reflects a growing trend in which a low-cost carrier outcompetes larger, more traditional airlines that once ruled the market. But in this case, Qantas Group wins no matter who’s in the lead.

Qantas can breathe out a bit with this clearance, even though the time frame in which it has to prove that its deal with Emirates is better than older one with BA is a shorter one than it wanted.

In-flight Wi-Fi is an expensive undertaking for airlines that can stand to wait for future profits, a luxury that Qantas couldn’t afford but Etihad is more than able to swallow.

Qantas, already troubled with all kinds of operational and management issues, wants to focus less on forward-looking-profits-in-future services. Understandably.

The Australian carrier has bumbled through 2012 as if it wants to be a loser. Pinning its problems on an outsider in such a childish way brings it one step closer to making this a reality.

Qantas’ new "sleep service" upgrade is just another amenity with a price tag, but one that flyers might be happy to pay as it includes a padded mattress and quilt for overnight flights.

The transition marks the priorities of passengers, which have come to expect and prefer connectivity over corn chips on flights.

It shouldn’t be too much to ask for clean non-plastic utensils that actually cut through butter, but the only American airline to make the list is Virgin with its European role model.

Although its contracts were up this year, where else is there to go?