Editing Qantas (section)

=== 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>