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ASX:QAN News 10 July 2025 - 15 January 2026

Johannesburg’s 2026 flight shake-up: Airlink adds Zanzibar and Nacala as Qantas, SAA reshape Perth link

Johannesburg’s 2026 flight shake-up: Airlink adds Zanzibar and Nacala as Qantas, SAA reshape Perth link

Qantas has launched nonstop Perth–Johannesburg flights, operating three times weekly. Airlink will add Johannesburg–Nacala flights from February 2026 and Johannesburg–Zanzibar flights from June 2026, and will adjust its Nairobi schedule from late March. South African Airways plans a temporary frequency cut on the Perth–Johannesburg route in February 2026.
31 December 2025
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Christmas Day Travel Disruptions 2025: Sydney Flight Cancellations, Brisbane Storm Delays and Virgin Australia’s $49 Boxing Day Sale

Christmas Day Travel Disruptions 2025: Sydney Flight Cancellations, Brisbane Storm Delays and Virgin Australia’s $49 Boxing Day Sale

Christmas Day travel across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand has come with an unwelcome extra: widespread flight delays, scattered cancellations, and packed terminals as airlines try to keep holiday schedules moving amid tight capacity and volatile summer weather. Flight-tracking figures cited by travel media show hundreds of delays across the three biggest east-coast hubs alone, while regional reporting across the Tasman points to broader network pressure stretching beyond the main capitals. Travel And Tour World At the same time, many travellers already looking beyond this week’s chaos have another headline to consider: Virgin Australia is pushing a major Boxing Day
25 December 2025
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Qantas A380 Wing Incident: Refurbished Superjumbo Grounded in Los Angeles After Slat Damage

Qantas A380 Wing Incident: Refurbished Superjumbo Grounded in Los Angeles After Slat Damage

A high-profile Qantas Airbus A380 has been dramatically grounded in Los Angeles after a piece of its left wing slat was found damaged at the end of its first commercial flight back in service, forcing the cancellation of its return leg to Sydney and raising fresh questions about the airline’s maintenance standards and on-board experience.theaustralian.com.au+ 1 A Celebrated Comeback Cut Short The aircraft at the center of the incident is A380 VH-OQC , named Paul McGinness after one of Qantas’ founders. It had only just rejoined the fleet after nearly six years out of regular service – three years in
10 December 2025
Shorter Asia-Pacific Flights and New Madinah–Baghdad Direct Route Signal Next Phase of Air Travel

Shorter Asia-Pacific Flights and New Madinah–Baghdad Direct Route Signal Next Phase of Air Travel

SINGAPORE / RIYADH, Dec 10, 2025 — As of this week, travelers in both Asia-Pacific and the Middle East are seeing a new wave of more direct flights: a major cross-border trial of flexible “user-preferred” flight paths in the region has proven successful and is continuing, while Saudi low-cost carrier flynas has inaugurated its first direct route between Madinah and Baghdad, adding a fresh link between Saudi Arabia and Iraq.The Straits Times+ 1 Asia-Pacific locks in more direct flight paths on 70 routes A 15‑month trial involving Singapore and five other countries has shown that allowing pilots to choose more
10 December 2025
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Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban In‑Flight Power Banks From December 2025: New Rules and Safety Fears Explained

Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban In‑Flight Power Banks From December 2025: New Rules and Safety Fears Explained

Australian travellers are about to lose one of their favourite inflight gadgets. Qantas, Jetstar, QantasLink and Virgin Australia are all moving to ban the use of portable power banks on board, following a string of fires linked to lithium batteries in Australia and overseas. ABC+2Qantas+2 The move comes just weeks before the busy Christmas travel period and is part of a broader global clampdown on battery-powered devices in aircraft cabins. Qantas+1 Key points at a glance What exactly are the new rules? Virgin Australia From 1 December, Virgin Australia passengers: ABC+2RNZ+2 Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink For Qantas Group airlines, the
21 November 2025
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Major Developments in Incident Response – June–July 2025

Major Developments in Incident Response – June–July 2025

On June 5, 2025, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) detected unauthorized activity on its IT network, shut down large portions of its systems, activated its incident-response plan, and caused nationwide disruptions to food deliveries. Qantas disclosed on June 30, 2025, a cyber breach in a third-party call center platform exposing personal data of about 6 million customers, contained the incident the same day, and launched a dedicated hotline while tightening monitoring. On June 12, 2025, Aflac revealed that attackers breached its network via social engineering, stealing customers’ sensitive claims data including Social Security numbers and health information, with ransomware not
10 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

RTX stock faces Pentagon payout curb list next week as dividend stays in play

RTX stock faces Pentagon payout curb list next week as dividend stays in play

7 February 2026
RTX closed at $198.66 Friday, up 1.4%, after declaring a 68-cent quarterly dividend payable March 19. The Pentagon is expected to name defense contractors early next week that could face limits on dividends and buybacks under a Trump order. RTX’s Raytheon unit has been singled out as “least responsive.” Companies named would have 15 days to submit remediation plans.
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