Editing Qantas (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of Qantas}}

[[File:Qantas First Office Longreach Queensland 1921slnsw a1178007u.jpg|thumb|The original QANTAS office in Longreach, Queensland, 1921<ref>Series 02: Sir Hudson Fysh pictorial collection Volume 6: QANTAS photographic record, 1920–1930, State Library of New South Wales [http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110337581 PX*D 294 / vol. 6, No. 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616095305/http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110337581 |date=16 June 2019 }}</ref>]]
[[File:Avro Dyack used by QANTAS ca. 1921.jpg|thumb|QANTAS [[Avro 504|Avro 504K]] [[Sunbeam Dyak|Dyak]], 1921]]
[[File:Flying boats at Rose Bay.jpg|thumb|Qantas Empire Airways [[Short Empire]] flying boats at [[Rose Bay, New South Wales|Rose Bay]] in Sydney Harbour, 1939]]

Qantas was founded in [[Winton, Queensland]] on 16 November 1920 by [[Hudson Fysh]], [[Paul McGinness]] and [[Fergus McMaster]] as '''Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services''' Limited.<ref>{{cite web|title=Small Beginnings|publisher=Qantas|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details2|access-date=16 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009061143/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details2|archive-date=9 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/history-founders/global/en|title=The Men Who Established Qantas|publisher=Qantas|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=27 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062239/https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/history-founders/global/en|url-status=live}}</ref> The airline's first aircraft was an [[Avro&nbsp;504|Avro 504K]]. It moved its headquarters to [[Longreach, Queensland]] in 1921 and [[Brisbane]], Queensland in 1930.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our history|url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/our-history.html|website=www.qantas.com|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127094352/https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/our-history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===QEA era===
In 1934, QANTAS and Britain's [[Imperial Airways]], a forerunner of [[British Airways]], formed a new company, '''Qantas Empire Airways Limited''' (QEA).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Move to Brisbane|work=Our Company|publisher=Qantas|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details7|access-date=16 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009060646/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details7|archive-date=9 October 2006}}</ref> In December 1934, the new airline began operations, flying between Brisbane and [[Darwin, Australia|Darwin]]. QEA flew internationally from May 1935, when the service from Darwin was extended to [[Singapore]]. Imperial Airways operated the rest of the service through to London.<ref name=VenturingOverseas>{{cite web|title=Venturing Overseas|work=Our Company|publisher=Qantas|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details8|access-date=16 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009060355/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details8|archive-date=9 October 2006}}</ref> When World War II began, enemy action and accidents destroyed half of the fleet of ten. Most of the fleet was taken over by the [[Australian Government|Australian government]] for war service.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World at War|work=Our Company|publisher=Qantas|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details10|access-date=16 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009060532/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details10|archive-date=9 October 2006}}</ref>

In 1943, [[flying boat]] services resumed, with flights between the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]] at [[Crawley, Western Australia|Crawley]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia and [[Koggala Airport|Koggala Lake]] in Ceylon, now [[Sri Lanka]]. This linked up with the [[British Overseas Airways Corporation]], BOAC, the successor airline to Imperial Airways, service to London.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rise of Civil Aviation to 1970|work=National Stories|publisher=Australian Heritage Commission|url=http://www.ahc.gov.au/publications/national-stories/transport/chapter8.html|access-date=7 January 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206065231/http://www.ahc.gov.au/publications/national-stories/transport/chapter8.html|archive-date=6 December 2006}}</ref><ref name=Thiedeman>{{cite web|author=Roger Thiedeman|title=Koggala, Catalinas, and the double sunrise|work=The Sunday Times|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka|date=27 February 2007|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/000227/plus6.html|access-date=15 February 2009|archive-date=10 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410000329/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/000227/plus6.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Qantas' kangaroo logo was first used on the "[[Kangaroo Route]]", begun in 1944, from Sydney to Karachi, where BOAC crews took over for the rest of the journey to the UK.<ref name=Thiedeman/><ref>{{cite web|title=Australia/Asia/Europe during World War II|work=Air Routes|publisher=Petan.net|url=http://www.petan.net/aviation/AirRoute/aust_asia_europe.htm|access-date=15 February 2009|archive-date=7 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107090023/http://www.petan.net/aviation/AirRoute/aust_asia_europe.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Ocean – New Guinea – Kangaroo Service – 1950–1946|work=Archive|publisher=Flight Global website|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201946.html|access-date=15 February 2009|archive-date=14 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314054323/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1950/1950%20-%201946.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1947, QEA was nationalised by the Australian government led by Labor Prime Minister [[Ben Chifley]]. QANTAS Limited was then wound up. After [[Nationalization|nationalisation]], Qantas' remaining domestic network, in Queensland, was transferred to the nationally owned [[Trans-Australia Airlines]], leaving Qantas with a purely international network. Shortly after nationalisation, QEA began its first services outside the [[British Empire]], to Tokyo.<ref name=postwar>{{cite web|title=Post War Expansion|work=Our Company|publisher=Qantas|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details12|access-date=16 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009061308/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details12|archive-date=9 October 2006}}</ref> Services to Hong Kong began around the same time. In 1957, a head office, Qantas House, opened in Sydney.<ref>Easdown, Geoff. "[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/qantas-through-the-years/story-e6frf7l6-1111112565160 Qantas through the years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809002330/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/qantas-through-the-years/story-e6frf7l6-1111112565160 |date=9 August 2011 }}." ''[[The Herald Sun]]''. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2010.</ref>

===Jet age===
[[File:Boeing 707 - Qantas (17342297349).jpg|thumb|Qantas Boeing 707, Heathrow Airport, London, 1969]]

In June 1959, Qantas entered the jet age when the first [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707–138]] was delivered.<ref name="BG77">{{Cite book|last=Wilson|first=Stewart|title=Boeing 707 Douglas DC-8 & Vickers VC10|publisher=Aerospace Publications|year=1998|location=ACT, Australia|page=185|isbn=1-875671-36-6}}</ref> On 14 September 1992, Qantas merged with nationally owned domestic airline, [[Trans Australia Airlines|Australian Airlines]], renamed from Trans-Australia Airlines in 1986.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=World airline directory – Qantas Airways|magazine=[[Flight International]]|issn=0015-3710|volume=143|number=4362|date=24–30 March 1993|page=117|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200640.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105180417/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200640.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> Australian Airlines's aircraft started to be rebranded as Qantas aircraft in 1993. Qantas was gradually privatised between 1993 and 1997.<ref>The Hon R. Willis, Answer to a Question without Notice, House of Representatives Debates, 13 May 1993, p.775.</ref><ref>Commonwealth of Australia Budget Statements 1996–97, Budget Paper no. 3, p. 3-191.</ref><ref>Ian Thomas, '"Luck" played a key part in float success', Australian Financial Review, 31 July 1995.</ref> 

=== Oneworld and Jetstar ===
In 1998, Qantas co-founded the [[Oneworld]] alliance with [[American Airlines]], [[British Airways]], [[Canadian Airlines]], and [[Cathay Pacific]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Oneworld: The alliance to serve the world takes off on February|publisher=Oneworld|date=25 January 1999|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1273|access-date=15 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831041218/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1273|archive-date=31 August 2007}}</ref> with other airlines joining subsequently.

With the entry of new [[discount airline]] Virgin Blue, now [[Virgin Australia]], into the domestic market in 2000,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boeing Welcomes Qantas Decision on 737–800 Purchase|publisher=Boeing|date=29 October 2001|url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q4/nr_011029a.html|access-date=15 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612235639/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q4/nr_011029a.html|archive-date=12 June 2007}}</ref> Qantas' market share fell. Qantas created the budget [[Jetstar]] in 2001 to compete. The main domestic competitor to Qantas, [[Ansett Australia]], collapsed in September 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ansett Airlines Shut Down|publisher=australianpolitics.com|date=14 September 2001|url=http://www.australianpolitics.com/news/2001/01-09-14.shtml|access-date=15 May 2007|archive-date=10 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210122552/http://www.australianpolitics.com/news/2001/01-09-14.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

Qantas briefly revived the [[Australian Airlines]] name as a short-lived international budget airline between 2002 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qantas to Open New Base in Cairns|publisher=Qantas|date=3 May 2007|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2007/may07/Q3752|access-date=15 May 2007|archive-date=1 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701162303/http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/publicaffairs/details?ArticleID=2007%2Fmay07%2FQ3752|url-status=live}}</ref> This subsidiary was shut down in favour of expanding Jetstar internationally, including to New Zealand. In 2004, the Qantas group expanded into the Asian budget airline market with [[Jetstar Asia]], in which Qantas owns a minority stake. In 2007, a similar model was used for an investment into [[Jetstar Pacific]], headquartered in Vietnam, and [[Jetstar Japan]], launched in 2012.

In December 2006, Qantas was the subject of a failed bid from a [[consortium]] calling itself [[Airline Partners Australia]]. In 2008, merger talks with British Airways did not proceed to an agreement.<ref name="batalksend">{{cite news|last=Fenner|first=Robert and Steve Rothwell|title=British Airways, Qantas Talks Fail on Ownership Split|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=atsndhbnWsoM&refer=australia|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=18 December 2008|access-date=18 December 2008|archive-date=25 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525071904/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, industrial relations dispute between Qantas and the [[Transport Workers Union of Australia]] resulted in the grounding of all Qantas aircraft and a lock-out of the airline's staff for two days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-30/joyce-defends-qantas-grounding/3608780/?site=newcastle|title=Joyce defends Qantas grounding as backlash grows|work=ABC News|date=30 October 2011|access-date=30 October 2011|archive-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424123623/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-30/joyce-defends-qantas-grounding/3608780?site=newcastle|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 25 March 2018, a Qantas [[Boeing 787]] flew non-stop between Australia and Europe, connecting the two continents by air for the first time, with the arrival in London of Flight 9 (QF9).<ref>{{cite news|last=Chong|first=Jordan|date=25 March 2018|title=Qantas changes the game with departure of first nonstop Australia-UK passenger flight|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/03/qantas-changes-the-game-with-departure-of-first-nonstop-australia-uk-passenger-flight/|url-status=live|publisher=Australian Aviation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326034606/http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/03/qantas-changes-the-game-with-departure-of-first-nonstop-australia-uk-passenger-flight/|archive-date=26 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> QF9 was a 17-hour, 14,498&nbsp;km (9,009-mile) journey from [[Perth Airport]] in Western Australia to [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Australia-UK: First non-stop flight arrives in London from Perth|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43530332|access-date=25 March 2018|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation BBC|date=25 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325021256/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43530332|archive-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Munk|first1=David|title=First non-stop scheduled flight from Australia to Britain lands after 17 hours|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/25/first-non-stop-flight-australia-britain-lands-17-hours-qantas|access-date=25 March 2018|work=The Guardian|date=25 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325054931/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/25/first-non-stop-flight-australia-britain-lands-17-hours-qantas|archive-date=25 March 2018}}</ref>

On 20 October 2019, Qantas Airways completed the longest commercial flight to date, between New York City and Sydney using a Boeing 787–9 Dreamliner in 19 hours and 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/20/qantas-longest-commercial-flight-new-york-sydney-dreamliner-787|title=Qantas Dreamliner completes longest ever commercial flight|publisher=TheGuardian.com|date=20 October 2019|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022133408/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/20/qantas-longest-commercial-flight-new-york-sydney-dreamliner-787|url-status=live|last1=Neate|first1=Rupert}}</ref>

=== COVID-19 ===
On 19 March 2020, Qantas suspended about 60% of domestic flights,<ref name="QFdomsus">{{cite press release|url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/travel-updates/coronavirus/qantas-australian-domestic-network-changes.html|title=Qantas domestic network changes|publisher=Qantas|quote=...we'll be suspending around 60 per cent of our domestic flying until the end of May 2020.|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615073430/https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/travel-updates/coronavirus/qantas-australian-domestic-network-changes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> put two thirds of its employees on leave, suspended all international flights and grounded more than 150 of its aircraft from the end of March until at least 31 May 2020, following expanded [[COVID-19 pandemic]] government travel restrictions.<ref name="Reuters19Mar">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-qantas/qantas-to-cease-international-flying-tells-majority-of-workforce-to-take-leave-idUSKBN21602W|title=Qantas to cease international flying, tells majority of workforce to take leave|publisher=Reuters|date=19 March 2020|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612172432/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-qantas/qantas-to-cease-international-flying-tells-majority-of-workforce-to-take-leave-idUSKBN21602W|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="QFintsus">{{cite press release|url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/travel-updates/coronavirus/qantas-international-network-changes.html|title=Qantas International network changes|publisher=Qantas|quote=All Qantas and Jetstar international flights from Australia will be suspended from the end of March until at least 31 May 2020. Some additional services may be considered to assist with repatriation. More than 150 aircraft will be grounded during this time, including all of Qantas' A380s, 747s and B787s.|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615123508/https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-info/travel-updates/coronavirus/qantas-international-network-changes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> To survive the pandemic, Qantas axed 6,000 jobs and announced a plan to raise A$1.9&nbsp;billion in new capital.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 June 2020|title=Coronavirus: Qantas to axe 6,000 jobs due to pandemic|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53173929|access-date=26 June 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625193441/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53173929|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=25 June 2020|title=Australia's Qantas airline to cut 6,000 jobs as virus hits|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/australias-qantas-airline-to-cut-6000-jobs-as-virus-hits|access-date=24 July 2020|website=Associated Press|language=en-US|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724213322/https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/australias-qantas-airline-to-cut-6000-jobs-as-virus-hits|url-status=live}}</ref> Qantas offloaded its 30% stake in [[Pacific Airlines|Jetstar Pacific]] to [[Vietnam Airlines]], retiring the Jetstar brand in Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2020|title=Qantas to sell stake in Jetstar Pacific|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2020/06/qantas-to-sell-stake-in-jetstar-pacific/|access-date=26 June 2020|website=Australian Aviation|language=en-AU|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621173948/https://australianaviation.com.au/2020/06/qantas-to-sell-stake-in-jetstar-pacific/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2020, Qantas retired its last Boeing 747-438ER, after almost 49 years of continuous operation of the type—the first 747-238B was introduced in August 1971. All twelve Airbus A380s were placed in storage, ten at [[Mojave Air & Space Port]] and two at Los Angeles International Airport, for a minimum of three years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Qantas bids farewell to last 747 jumbo jet|first=Gus|last=McCubbing|publisher=[[7News]]|date=21 July 2020|url=https://7news.com.au/business/qantas-set-to-farewell-last-747-jumbo-jet-c-1183856|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722070649/https://7news.com.au/business/qantas-set-to-farewell-last-747-jumbo-jet-c-1183856|archive-date=22 July 2020|access-date=23 July 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/qantas-airbus-a380-hibernation|title=How Qantas will hibernate its Airbus A380 for the next three years ''Executive Traveller'' 7 July 2020|date=7 July 2020|access-date=23 July 2020|archive-date=23 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723052245/https://www.executivetraveller.com/qantas-airbus-a380-hibernation|url-status=live}}</ref> The pilots of the last Boeing 747 flight to Mojave Desert via Los Angeles traced the shape of the iconic Qantas logo in the flight path before the jet continued on its journey.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 July 2020|title=Qantas' last Boeing 747 leaves fitting 'farewell message' on flight path radar|url=https://7news.com.au/travel/qantas-final-boeing-747-flight-leaves-behind-fitting-flight-radar-farewell-message-c-1185333|access-date=24 July 2020|website=7NEWS.com.au|language=en|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724183535/https://7news.com.au/travel/qantas-final-boeing-747-flight-leaves-behind-fitting-flight-radar-farewell-message-c-1185333|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2020, Qantas issued a public statement expressing their intention to require passengers traveling overseas to provide proof of COVID-19 inoculation. As per the statement made by Alan Joyce, the airline's CEO, the presence of a COVID-19 vaccine would be considered indispensable for the purpose of travel. Joyce expressed their intention to potentially modify the terms and conditions, to specify that anyone traveling internationally must have a vaccination before embarking.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/8a59043d-df0d-45c1-b870-2780f06c5d1e|title=Qantas to demand proof of Covid vaccination from international passengers|work=[[Financial Times]]|author=Phillip Georgiadis|date=23 November 2020|access-date=23 November 2020|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123131342/https://www.ft.com/content/8a59043d-df0d-45c1-b870-2780f06c5d1e|url-status=live}}</ref> Qantas also announced a cut of 2,000 jobs to limit its financial losses.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 November 2020|title=Coronavirus: Qantas adds to job cuts by outsourcing 2,000 roles|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55126705|access-date=30 November 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130141842/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55126705|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2021, Qantas required all of its 22,000 employees to be fully vaccinated against the virus.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khadem|first1=Nassim|title=Qantas makes COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all of its workers|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-18/qantas-mandatory-vaccinations-covid19-workers-pandemic/100386206|date=17 August 2021|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018045345/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-18/qantas-mandatory-vaccinations-covid19-workers-pandemic/100386206|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2022, Qantas ordered twelve A350-1000 aircraft from [[Airbus]], to be used in non-stop flights from Sydney to [[Heathrow Airport|London]] in late 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Manekar|first1=Sameer|last2=Freed|first2=Jamie|date=2 May 2022|title=Qantas orders Airbus jets for world's longest non-stop flight|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/australias-qantas-buy-12-airbus-jets-long-haul-flights-2022-05-01/|access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2 May 2022|title=Qantas announces plans for non-stop flights from Sydney to New York and London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/02/qantas-non-stop-flights-australia-to-new-york-london-from-sydney-melbourne-airbus-a350-1000|access-date=3 May 2022|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1 May 2022|title=Qantas Revives Plan for World's Longest Direct Flights|publisher=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-01/qantas-revives-plan-for-world-s-longest-direct-flights|access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> In the same month, Qantas agreed terms to purchase [[Alliance Airlines]]. In April 2023, the [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] (ACCC) opposed the takeover.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230420034012/https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230420/pdf/45ntz2c1srvzvm.pdf ACCC opposes Qantas' acquisition of Alliance] [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] 20 April 2023</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230420033852/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/competition-watchdog-rejects-qantas-acquisition-of-alliance-20230420-p5d1wq.html Competition watchdog rejects Qantas' acquisition of Alliance] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 20 April 2023</ref>

By April 2024 Qantas had returned ten of its original twelve A380s to service, with all serviceable aircraft having undergone major refurbishment work to enhance the onboard soft furnishings.<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 June 2024|title=REIMAGINED QANTAS A380 SUPERJUMBO IMPRESSES|publisher=airineratings.com|url=https://www.airlineratings.com/news/reimagined-qantas-a380-superjumbo-impresses/|access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref>

=== Non-stop flight routes ===
In August 2022, Qantas Airways announced plans to compete in June 2023 with [[Air New Zealand]] on the non-stop [[Auckland]]–New York route. Qantas flights would originate in Sydney, before flying in 2025 on a non-stop Sydney–New York route, as part of Project Sunrise. Qantas aims to eliminate the "[[The Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History|tyranny of distance]]" by developing non-stop flight routes connecting Australian cities to New York City, and to London.<ref name=NYCAucklandNonstop>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2022/08/25/qantas-to-launch-nonstop-auckland-jfk-service/|title=Qantas to launch nonstop Auckland-JFK service|author=Mark Caswell|publisher=Business Traveller|date=25 August 2022|access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, Qantas announced soaring profits of A$1.7bn for the second half of 2022, after experiencing losses due to COVID.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-64740570|title=Qantas: Australian airline's profits soar back after record Covid losses|date=23 February 2023|publisher=BBC News|access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> In a development described by [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] as a "mammoth protest vote", on 3 November 2023 nearly 83% of Qantas shareholders voted against the airline's remuneration report.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 November 2023|title=Live: Qantas board on notice after 83pc protest vote by shareholders over executive pay|publisher=ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-03/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-wall-street-031123/103059440|access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref>