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'Rare' oxygen bottle blast holed Qantas jet: probe

Australian air safety officials on Monday ruled that a "very rare" oxygen bottle explosion was behind a dramatic mid-air blast which forced the emergency landing of a Qantas flight from Hong Kong in 2008.

Qantas extends A380s' grounding over engine 'anomalies'

Qantas extended the grounding of its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbos Monday after uncovering "slight anomalies" in some engines after a mid-air blow-out caused a major scare last week.

Qantas A380 Delayed 24 Hours in Los Angeles After Fault

Steve Creedy The Herald Sun 01/06/2010
'We're just happy to be alive': Qantas grounds its entire superjumbo fleet after engine on London to Sydney jet 'explodes' in mid-air with 459 on board

Passengers today described their terror as an engine of their superjumbo burst into flames just minutes after take-off. Witnesses reported a blast that sent debris from the Qantas Airbus - flying from London to Sydney via Singapore - hurtling to the ground over western Indonesia.

Qantas A380 Delayed 24 Hours in Los Angeles After Fault

A QANTAS A380 flight from the US had to be cancelled after it reportedly recorded the longest wait on Los Angeles International Airport's tarmac since 2007, in the latest blow for the airline.

Qantas Airways Sharply Cuts Annual Profit Forecast

BETTINA WASSENER The New York Times 04/13/2009
Passengers hospitalised after Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Perth hit by turbulence

Qantas Airways said Monday that an Airbus A330-300 aircraft flying to Perth from Hong Kong encountered severe turbulence, injuring thirteen people.

Qantas Airways Sharply Cuts Annual Profit Forecast

HONG KONG — The Australian airline Qantas Airways sharply cut its profit forecast Tuesday and announced cost-cutting measures, in the latest evidence of how the airline industry, particularly in Asia, is reeling amid crumbling passenger and cargo volumes as the global downturn drags on.