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Qantas and Virgin said they won’t see a major impact from the refinery fire.

Geelong Viva refinery fire exposes fragility of Australia’s jet fuel supplies

The blaze comes after Qantas disclosed a $600-$800 million blowout in fuel costs, the latest carrier to flag an impact from the US-Israel war on Iran. 

  • Chris Zappone

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Airline apps.

Navigating turbulent times, airlines look to apps to keep travellers happy

Airlines now use AI-powered tools to explain flight delays and offer automatic rebooking for cancellations. Apps are becoming an increasingly important feature in improving their customer service.

  • Chris Zappone
WA Premier Roger Cook has lashed Qantas for Jetstar cutting its Sydney to Busselton route.

‘Quite bizarre’: WA premier lashes ‘opportunistic’ Qantas after Busselton to Sydney flights scrapped

Premier Roger Cook said he was disappointed and surprised by the decision, given the airline “jacked up” prices all the time.

  • Hamish Hastie
Qantas’ fuel bill has taken off and is expected to eat into its profits.

Higher fares, fewer flights: Qantas goes into damage control

The airline is pulling every operational and pricing lever to blunt the hit on its profits resulting from the Iran war, which has blown out its jet fuel costs by hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • Elizabeth Knight
A Qantas flight lands.

Fewer flights, $800m fuel blowout as Iran crisis hits Qantas

The airline’s surging fuel prices are hitting its profits, forcing it to trim domestic routes and step back investments.

  • Chris Zappone
The first Project Sunrise plane has rolled off the assembly line in France.

Qantas plane that can leapfrog Middle East rolls off assembly line

The new Airbus A350 is about to start its testing program in France – it could change the way Australians travel around the world.

  • Chris Zappone
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An Etihad Airways A350.

Iran-US ceasefire fails to lower airfares – for now at least

If peace prevails in the Mideast, Emirates, Qatar and Etihad “will be very keen to motivate” passengers to venture back through the region, one travel expert said.

  • Chris Zappone
More than 18 million people are members of the Qantas frequent flyer program.

Our obsession with Qantas frequent flyer points faces a key test

Frequent flyer points are hugely popular and make big money for Qantas. But will people be as keen on racking up points if banks make them harder to earn?

  • Clancy Yeates
Thankfully, the opportunities to earn Qantas points on the ground are not gone, they’re just different.

Forget credit cards. Here’s where to earn bulk Qantas points now

The RBA’s crackdown means frequent flyers can probably soon forget credit cards as a source of bulk points. So what should you do instead?

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Qantas is ramping up its schedule to tap into travellers’ scramble for flights to Europe amid the Iran war.

Qantas steps up flights to Europe as travellers scramble for options amid Iran war

The airline taps into strong demand for tickets after the war in the Middle East has led to thousands of flight cancellations by airlines using the Persian Gulf as a transit hub. 

  • Chris Zappone