Editing Qantas (section)

=== 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>