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Australia: Grassfire Sparked By Qantas Plane Engine Failure At Sydney Airport 2

Qantas flight QF520, heading to Brisbane, experienced an engine failure during takeoff and sparked a grassfire next to a runway at Sydney Airport on Friday, November 8. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.

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Australia: Grassfire Sparked By Qantas Plane Engine Failure At Sydney Airport

Qantas flight QF520, heading to Brisbane, experienced an engine failure during takeoff and sparked a grassfire next to a runway at Sydney Airport on Friday, November 8. No injuries were reported, but delays were expected.

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Lack of competition driving decline in Australian living standards, productivity: report

STORY: Lack of competition driving decline in Australian living standards, productivity: report SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australian Parliament House 2. various of flights (Virgin, Rex, Qantas) 3. various of Australian Banks (ANZ, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank) 4. various of Australian telecommunications companies (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone) STORYLINE: The living standards of Australians are under threat from a lack of competition in the private sector, a parliamentary inquiry has warned. In a report published on Wednesday, the federal parliament's bipartisan Standing Committee on Economics found that there has been a decline or stagnation in competition in Australia and a rise in market concentration across a range of sectors. It attributed the slowdown in Australia's productivity over the past decade to reduced competition, increased market concentration, slower private investment in new technology and

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Australians "fed up" with poor domestic airline performance: minister

STORY: Australians "fed up" with poor domestic airline performance: minister SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Qantas flight taking off 2. various of an airplane arriving at the airport 3. various of a baggage conveyor belt with suitcases STORYLINE: Australia's Transport Minister Catherine King has criticized the country's domestic airlines for their worst performance in over a year. King on Thursday released a report for airlines, revealing an average on-time arrivals figure of 64.1 percent in November. It marked a significant fall from the long-term average of 81.1 percent and the lowest monthly figure in 2023. Cancellations were at 3.7 percent in November, up from the long-term average of 2.2 percent, and 65.9 percent of flights departed on time compared to a long-term average of 82.3 percent. "Given these very disappointing results, it is no wonder that so many Australians remain fed up with our major

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Jetstar Japan names destination cities

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, introducing four destination cities the low-cost carrier will serve -- Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha -- from its home base Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The budget airline set up by Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, also said it will commence domestic flights on July 3, 2012.

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Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Suzuki, who will become the chief executive officer of budget airline Jetstar Japan, holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, which jointly set up Jetstar Japan, announced the same day the appointment of Suzuki, a former senior executive director of fixed-line phone service provider Japan Telecom Co., as the CEO of the airline that aims to begin flying by the end of 2012.

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Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Airlines Co. President Masaru Onishi, Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan and Hideshi Takeuchi, vice president and group chief executive officer of Industrial Finance, Logistics and Development Group at Mitsubishi Corp., pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2011. The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi announced the launch of budget airline Jetstar Japan.

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All Blacks win Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Richard McCaw, captain of the New Zealand All Blacks, raises the Bledisloe Cup after a 32-19 victory over the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009.

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All Blacks take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Daniel Carter of the New Zealand All Blacks tries to shrug off a tackle in the second half of a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The All Blacks won 32-19.

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All Blacks perform 'haka'

TOKYO, Japan - The New Zealand All Blacks perform the traditional Maori 'haka' challenge before a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at Japan's National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009.

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All Blacks take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Conrad Smith of the New Zealand All Blacks tries to break free in the second half of a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The All Blacks won 32-19.

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All Blacks take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sitiveni Sivivatu of the New Zealand All Blacks scores a try in the first half of a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The All Blacks won 32-19.

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Qantas plane makes emergency landing at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - A woman passenger is treated by rescuers after a Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 21 following a suspected fire in its cargo compartment.

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Qantas plane makes emergency landing at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 21 following a suspected fire in its cargo compartment. Nine passengers were injured while evacuating the plane.

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Direct Fukuoka-Australia flights resume

FUKUOKA, Japan - A ceremony to mark the resumption of direct flights between Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, and Cairns, Australia, is held at Fukuoka Airport on Nov. 21. Australian Airlines, a Qantas Airways subsidiary, will operate three round-trip flights a week between the two cities.

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Five airlines form 'oneworld' global alliance

American Airways, British Airways, announce Monday, Sept. 21, an international alliance with three others -- Canadian Airlines, Australia's Qantas Airways and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways. The new global alliance, linking some 800 cities in the world, is called ''oneworld.'' The picture shows officials from the five airlines, celebrating the kick-off of the alliance with flags of the logo print of oneworld.

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-QANTAS-NEW ROUTE

(220915) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2022 shows a Qantas flight in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national carrier Qantas on Wednesday started the operation of its direct flight service between Sydney and India's southern city of Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-QANTAS-NEW ROUTE

(220915) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2022 shows Qantas check-in machines at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national carrier Qantas on Wednesday started the operation of its direct flight service between Sydney and India's southern city of Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-QANTAS-NEW ROUTE

(220915) -- SYDNEY, Sept. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2022 shows a Qantas flight at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national carrier Qantas on Wednesday started the operation of its direct flight service between Sydney and India's southern city of Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows the Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows the Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-SCHOOL HOLIDAY-AIRLINES-PREPARATION

(220701) -- SYDNEY, July 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 1, 2022 shows passengers at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia. Australia's national airline, Qantas, and its subsidiary, Jetstar, are expecting to fly more than 350,000 domestic passengers during the first few days of July as school holidays begin in much of the country. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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New Zealand opens borders with tears and hugs

STORY: New Zealand opens borders with tears and hugs DATELINE: March. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of airports 2. various of terminals 3. various of passengers STORYLINE: New Zealand officially opened its borders on Monday, lifting the COVID-19 border restrictions after two years. Monday's border reopening was the first stage of New Zealand's five-step reconnecting plan, which allowed fully vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia to enter the country without the need for managed isolation. According to Auckland International Airport, four Air New Zealand flights and one Qantas flight arrived from Australia's Melbourne, Sydney and Perth on Monday, with more than 900 passengers arriving. More than 300 flights will be available between New Zealand and major Australian cities in March alone, said an Auckland airport spokesperson. The airport's arrival terminal was full of tears and hugs. Families who have not

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Qantas plane makes emergency landing at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 21 following a suspected fire in its cargo compartment. Nine passengers were injured while evacuating the plane. (Kyodo)

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Qantas plane makes emergency landing at Kansai airport

OSAKA, Japan - A woman passenger is treated by rescuers after a Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 21 following a suspected fire in its cargo compartment. (Kyodo)

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Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Suzuki, who will become the chief executive officer of budget airline Jetstar Japan, holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, which jointly set up Jetstar Japan, announced the same day the appointment of Suzuki, a former senior executive director of fixed-line phone service provider Japan Telecom Co., as the CEO of the airline that aims to begin flying by the end of 2012. (Kyodo)

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Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Airlines Co. President Masaru Onishi, Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan and Hideshi Takeuchi, vice president and group chief executive officer of Industrial Finance, Logistics and Development Group at Mitsubishi Corp., pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2011. The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi announced the launch of budget airline Jetstar Japan. (Kyodo)

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Low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Japan Airlines Co. President Masaru Onishi, Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan and Hideshi Takeuchi, vice president and group chief executive officer of Industrial Finance, Logistics and Development Group at Mitsubishi Corp., hold a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2011. The Qantas Group, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi announced the launch of budget airline Jetstar Japan. (Kyodo)

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Jetstar Japan names destination cities

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2012, introducing four destination cities the low-cost carrier will serve -- Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha -- from its home base Narita International Airport near Tokyo. The budget airline set up by Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, also said it will commence domestic flights on July 3, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Australia regulator plans to reject Qantas-Japan Airlines deal

Photo taken on May 6, 2021, shows a Qantas Airways plane parked at Sydney airport. Australia's competition regulator said the same day it plans to deny approval for an agreement between Qantas Airways Ltd. and Japan Airlines Co. to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan as the deal breaches competition laws.

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All Blacks win Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Richard McCaw, captain of the New Zealand All Blacks, raises the Bledisloe Cup after a 32-19 victory over the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. (Kyodo)

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All Blacks take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Conrad Smith of the New Zealand All Blacks tries to break free in the second half of a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The All Blacks won 32-19. (Kyodo)

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All Blacks take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Daniel Carter of the New Zealand All Blacks tries to shrug off a tackle in the second half of a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The All Blacks won 32-19. (Kyodo)

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All Blacks take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sitiveni Sivivatu of the New Zealand All Blacks scores a try in the first half of a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. The All Blacks won 32-19. (Kyodo)

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All Blacks perform 'haka'

TOKYO, Japan - The New Zealand All Blacks perform the traditional Maori 'haka' challenge before a Bledisloe Cup rugby match against the Qantas Wallabies of Australia at Japan's National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Direct Fukuoka-Australia flights resume

FUKUOKA, Japan - A ceremony to mark the resumption of direct flights between Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, and Cairns, Australia, is held at Fukuoka Airport on Nov. 21. Australian Airlines, a Qantas Airways subsidiary, will operate three round-trip flights a week between the two cities. (Kyodo)

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Five airlines form 'oneworld' global alliance

American Airways, British Airways, announce Monday, Sept. 21, an international alliance with three others -- Canadian Airlines, Australia's Qantas Airways and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways. The new global alliance, linking some 800 cities in the world, is called ''oneworld.'' The picture shows officials from the five airlines, celebrating the kick-off of the alliance with flags of the logo print of oneworld.