In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic Qantas took a lot of criticism for the slow return of the A380 fleet.

Following the start of the start of the Iran War on 28 February 2026, travel between Australia and Europe has been severely disrupted.

We recently wrote on the impact of the A321neo LR on Qantas and Jetstar, highlighting how the LR has taken over the bulk of Jetstar’s medium-haul flying from the B787 thereby allowing Jetstar to ...

Qantas Group released their FY26 results last week, producing an impressive performance in the context of a global fuel shock and airspace disruptions resulting from the Middle East conflict. Profit ...

Update: the data used in this analysis is available on our Capacity Tracker dashboard. It’s easy to use and pretty fun to play with, allowing you to filter data by any combination of airline, ...

Airspace closures in the Middle East have forced Qantas to temporarily reroute its non-stop Perth-London flight (QF9) as a one-stop service via Singapore (QF209). The change is necessitated by larger ...

Last week we headed off on a work trip to West Africa for a regional workshop, a trip we generally do annually. Normally we'd take Emirates, offering the shortest journey with the fewest stops. We ...

Our last chart of the week looked at the most recent Australia-Europe market shares, showing Emirates and Qatar Airways to be the clear market leaders with 30% and 21% market share, respectively, and ...

In our first anniversary post in September we committed to diversifying our analyses to include more non-Qantas and global topics. This is one of our first in-depth forays into this and takes a deep ...

Over the last few months we’ve seen Qantas and Jetstar come out swinging with new routes and capacity increases across its trans-Tasman network. This includes Qantas’s forthcoming returns to ...

Travel between Australia and India has grown phenomenally in recent years. ABS data shows that 1.1 million people travelled between the two countries in 2025. This was a 6% increase over 2024, and 27% ...