CANBERRA, Australia — An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why. The ...

Qantas began a new chapter in its history today when it took delivery of the world`s first passenger Boeing 747-400 Extended Range aircraft. Qantas Ambassador-at-Large John Travolta joined Qantas ...

Qantas Airways has downplayed two incidents on Boeing 747-400 aircraft following Thursday's uncontained engine failure on QF32, operated by an Airbus A380. Chief executive Alan Joyce says the airline ...

CANBERRA, Australia — An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said today, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why. The ...

WASHINGTON—Australian investigators have noted the resourcefulness of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 crew in attempting to isolate the problem that was causing abnormal vibrations during a flight last year, ...

Rolls-Royce has acquired a former Qantas Boeing 747-400 as part of a $70 million investment that will see the aircraft converted into a testbed for evaluating new engines and engine technology.

ROLLS-ROYCE acquired ex-Qantas 747-400 (25566) for use as flying testbed after mods by AEROTEC, WA over next two years. Steve Costley is responsible for the overall production SpeedNews. Steve has ...

Aviation nerds surely will be upset Qantas is retiring its Boeing 747s. The aircraft has been the world's most iconic jet for decades, but times change, and airlines now prefer smaller, more fuel ...

Over the past few years, airlines have celebrated their "final" Boeing 747 flights with a litany of nostalgic send-offs for the graceful old "Queen of the Skies." But now, a more final ending is just ...

SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it had checked and cleared all 30 of its B747-400 aircraft after one lost electrical power while on a flight from London to Bangkok and was ...

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