<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Qantas Airways Ltd.: News &amp; Videos about Qantas Airways Ltd. - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Qantas_Airways_Ltd</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Qantas Airways Ltd. from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:52:23 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Qantas Airways Ltd.: News &amp; Videos about Qantas Airways Ltd. - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/BUSINESS/10/01/fighter.brands.recession/tztop.jetstar.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Qantas_Airways_Ltd</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Qantas Airways Ltd. from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Businesses hit back with 'fighter brands'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/01/fighter.brands.recession/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/01/fighter.brands.recession/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When the economy gets tough, the tough come out fighting. For some businesses, that means bringing out a fighter brand -- a cut-price version of a flagship product, marketed under a new name, and intended to fight back against budget competitors.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas announces 87 percent profit drop</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/18/qantas.airline/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/08/18/qantas.airline/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Qantas Group on Wednesday announced that its annual profit tumbled 87 percent.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Several injured in Qantas incident</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/qantas.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/qantas.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Seven people were injured aboard a Qantas flight from Hong Kong, China, to Perth, Australia, after the jetliner hit turbulence over Borneo in Malaysia overnight, the airline said on Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>BA, Qantas end merger talks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/12/18/ba.qantas/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/12/18/ba.qantas/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>British Airways and Qantas announced Thursday they have failed to reach agreement on a potential merger.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>BA, Qantas merger talks collapse</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/news/international/ba_qantas/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/news/international/ba_qantas/index.htm</guid><description>British Airways and Qantas announced Thursday they have failed to reach agreement on a potential merger.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>British Airways in merger talks with Qantas</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/12/02/ba.qantas/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/12/02/ba.qantas/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>British Airways said Tuesday it was in talks with Australian rival Qantas that could see a merger of two of the world's most prestigious airlines.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas to compensate for problem flight</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/australia.air.incident/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/09/australia.air.incident/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Australian airline Qantas plans to offer refunds and other compensation to passengers who were on a jet that suddenly changed altitude this week, injuring 74 people, the airline said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>40 hurt in mid-air jet 'incident' in Australia</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/australia.air.incident/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/australia.air.incident/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An Australian airliner suddenly changed altitude Tuesday, injuring about 40 people, including some who suffered fractures and cuts, officials said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas Has 3rd Emergency Landing</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829051,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas Hits More Turbulence</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827367,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827367,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Australia's national airline is rattled by a week of nerve-jangling mishaps and doubts about its long-term viability</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Experts think oxygen bottle ripped hole in jet</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/jet.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/jet.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Australian authorities have asked the country's national airline to check every oxygen bottle in its fleet of Boeing 747s after investigators said an exploding cylinder might have ripped a hole in one of the jumbo jets while it was mid-flight.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hole in Qantas jet forces emergency landing</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/jet.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/jet.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in the Philippines on Friday after a hole appeared in the fuselage and the cabin lost pressure suddenly.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Investigation into Qantas jet emergency begins</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/jet.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/jet.emergency/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Australian air safety agency is investigating Saturday the emergency landing of a Qantas Boeing 747 in the Philippines after a hole in the fuselage made the plane lose cabin pressure.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Survive Plane Decompression</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Your flight may seem apocalyptic and surreal after the oxygen masks drop but the scariest moments may actually be good signs. Put on your mask and breathe</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>All aboard! Riding the rails Down Under</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/14/australia.railroad/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/07/14/australia.railroad/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>For many years, I looked forward to riding the Indian Pacific across the length of southern Australia, from Sydney to Perth. At 2,700 miles, it's one of the world's longest train trips. But when I searched for concrete information on what to expect, I found it hard to locate. Now that I've made the journey, here's the information I wish I'd had.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best airport restaurants and other time killers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/21/airport.restaurants/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/21/airport.restaurants/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With airports from New York to Sydney getting upgrades, Travel + Leisure picks our favorite restaurants, bars, lounges, shops and spas.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Online on high</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/14/inflight.internet/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/14/inflight.internet/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>For some, in-flight Internet access is the missing piece of the perfect flight. For others, it's an invasion of the last e-mail-free zone. But dream of it or dread it, Internet at 35,000 ft could finally be ready for take-off. </description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>British Airways: No to Surfers</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1680994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1680994,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The self-proclaimed 'World's favorite airline' has upset the surfing community by banning surfboards from its aircraft</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Deal grounded, Qantas is flying high</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122329/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122329/index.htm</guid><description>A failed $9 billion takeover bid in May by a private-equity group for Australian flag carrier Qantas - which would have been the biggest deal in aviation history - seems to have humbled the airline's pugnacious CEO, Geoff Dixon. But Qantas itself is flying higher than ever.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ANATOMY OF AN A380</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401300/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401300/index.htm</guid><description>           Missed Connections </description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcript: Geoff Dixon, CEO of Qantas</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/04/boardroom.dixon/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/04/boardroom.dixon/index.html</guid><description>Geoff Dixon says he deals well with stress, "I agonize over decisions once I have made them and I wonder about the consequences but I can move on."</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tasman alliance is scrapped</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/17/bt.qantasnz.alliance/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/17/bt.qantasnz.alliance/index.html</guid><description>The Australian flag-carrier has dropped its plan to merge its flight schedules and ticket prices with Air New Zealand following a warning from competition watchdogs that it would block the deal.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Plane talking</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/09/mobile.flights/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/09/mobile.flights/index.html</guid><description>It's the issue that is dividing air passengers -- should we be able to use mobile phones on flights?</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines reel at A380 delay</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/04/airbus.delay/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/04/airbus.delay/index.html</guid><description>The extent of the delays to the A380 were announced on Tuesday leaving the airline industry reeling.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blog: Don't phone a friend</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/11/quest.blog14/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/11/quest.blog14/index.html</guid><description>Posted: September 10, 2006</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas profit plunges on fuel bill</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/08/16/qantas.profit/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/08/16/qantas.profit/index.html</guid><description>Australian carrier Qantas has posted a 30 percent fall in net profit after higher jet fuel prices, restructuring and security requirements pummelled its costs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airline security rules</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/11/airline.security.rules/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/11/airline.security.rules/index.html</guid><description>Here are airline restrictions put in place since the discovery of an alleged terror plot aimed at airliners flying between Great Britain and the United States. This information comes from each country's domestic security and aviation agencies:</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Countdown to the superjumbo</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/15/A380.update/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/15/A380.update/index.html</guid><description>Over the coming months, Business Traveller will keep you up to date with the plane's progress as the first superjumbos come off the production line.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Low cost, high competition</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378122/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378122/index.htm</guid><description>Chong Phit Lian, the new CEO of Jetstar Asia, a Singapore budget airline, used to run Singapore's mint. That's the last time she was awash in cash.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drama in the skies</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/24/oscars/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/24/oscars/index.html</guid><description>Spielberg, Clooney and Witherspoon are all in the running, but one winner you won't see at this year's Academy Awards is the airline industry.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Taste for adventure in Telluride</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/08/telluride.helitrax/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/08/telluride.helitrax/index.html</guid><description>In the 1980s, southwest Colorado was a loose and wild place, with three upstart heli-ski operations buzzing about the San Juan Mountains. Then one outfit crashed and shut down. Another, named Sidewinders, was so adept at triggering avalanches it became known as Slidefinders.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Security ordeal for Qantas boss </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/qantas.security/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/qantas.security/index.html</guid><description>The female head of Australia's major air carrier was suspected of being a terrorist at a U.S. airport because a security guard refused to believe a woman could run an airline.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas attacks Emirates 'fiction'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/11/03/qantas.emirates/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/11/03/qantas.emirates/index.html</guid><description>Australian carrier Qantas Airways has stepped up its attack on Dubai-based rival Emirates, claiming it is "fiction" to say the government-owned airline competes on the same terms as other airlines.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying High and Low</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362813/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362813/index.htm</guid><description>The airline industry is in trouble in the United States. But elsewhere, it's blue skies and big opportunity--especially for niche players in regions with only one major airline. Launching at the en...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Inside Guide to Air Travel</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362838/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362838/index.htm</guid><description>Know Your Aircraft </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas jet makes emergency landing</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/qantas.japan/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/qantas.japan/index.html</guid><description>A Qantas Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, because of suspected smoke in the cargo hold, the airline said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas warns on oil price impact</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/08/17/qantas.earns/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/08/17/qantas.earns/index.html</guid><description>Australian airline Qantas has flagged tougher times ahead, saying the extraordinary cost of jet fuel means it is unlikely to repeat the record net profit of Aust. $763.6 million ($578.5 million) it announced Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Champagne of Water</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/08/01/8269670/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/08/01/8269670/index.htm</guid><description>How can you tell if buyers are thirsty for your product? It's a good sign if it shows up on the black market. Take Australia's Cape Grim water, which has been vanishing from Qantas flights in Los A...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>World's best: Top 10 airlines named</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/02/pf/goodlife/best_airlines/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/02/pf/goodlife/best_airlines/index.htm</guid><description>Does the notion of air travel conjure images gate agents bickering over carryon bags, harried flight attendants and adult-sized bodies crammed into a child-sized seats?</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shock delay hits Airbus customers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/06/01/qantas.airbus/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/06/01/qantas.airbus/index.html</guid><description>First deliveries of the new Airbus A380 have been delayed by six months because of what Australian airline Qantas says are "manufacturing issues" at Airbus.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 08:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drug scandal claims Qantas worker</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/qantas.security/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/qantas.security/index.html</guid><description>Luggage security at Sydney airport is under scrutiny amid revelations more baggage handlers may be stood down next week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 02:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drug claims prompt security boost</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/qantas.drugs/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/qantas.drugs/index.html</guid><description>Australia's top international airport will get a massive security overhaul after allegations that baggage handlers helped smuggle drugs through customs in Sydney.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 02:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas ups fuel surcharge on tickets</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/04/08/bt.qantas.surcharge.reut/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/04/08/bt.qantas.surcharge.reut/index.html</guid><description>Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's biggest airline, has increased its fuel surcharges as record oil prices threaten its earnings.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Camel' sparks airport probe</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/qantas.camel/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/qantas.camel/index.html</guid><description>Australia's Qantas Airways has stood down a baggage handler responsible for taking an animal costume from a customer's bag checked-in at Sydney Airport.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 01:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Designing a life less ordinary</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/29/newson.profile/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/29/newson.profile/index.html</guid><description>Marc Newson has a knack of making everyday items look like prototypes.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas interim profit jumps 28%</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/02/16/australia.qantas/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/02/16/australia.qantas/index.html</guid><description>Australian airline Qantas has lifted first-half net profit 28 percent to A$458.4 million ($357 million), putting it on track for a record full year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas sees record profit on way</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/01/19/australia.qantas/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/01/19/australia.qantas/index.html</guid><description>One day after a profit downgrade from its smaller rival Virgin Blue, Australian airline Qantas says it expects its 2005 full year profit will top its record 2004 pre-tax result of Aust. $964.6 million ($733 million).</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2005 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Taking entertainment to the skies </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/04/bt.inflight.entertainment/index.html</guid><description>If you are worried about missing that sporting event, election result or a news broadcast while taking a flight in Australia, things are about to change.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2004 11:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas higher after BA exits</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/08/qantas.british/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/08/qantas.british/index.html</guid><description>Qantas shares are 1.5 percent higher Thursday after the Australian flag carrier confirmed the Aust. $1.1 billion ($770 million) exit of British Airways from its share register.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Asia drifts into red</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/08/asiastox.wedclose/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/08/asiastox.wedclose/index.html</guid><description>Asian stocks closed slightly lower Wednesday as investors sold down after two days of gains.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>BA to dump $775m Qantas stake</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/07/qantas.british/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/07/qantas.british/index.html</guid><description>British Airways is to sell its $775 million (Aust. $1.1 billion) stake in Australia's flagship carrier Qantas as the UK airline looks closer to home for alliances and acquisitions.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tourism numbers on the move</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/india.eye.tourism/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/india.eye.tourism/index.html</guid><description>Overseas visitors to India this year should top 3 million as the nation's "Incredible India" promotion campaign  delivers annual growth of 15 to 20 percent.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Profitable Qantas warns on oil</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/08/18/australia.qantas/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/08/18/australia.qantas/index.html</guid><description>Australian flag-carrier Qantas has posted a record full-year profit but warns oil prices and global traffic numbers that are still below levels four years ago remain big challenges for the aviation industry.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2004 02:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas, Virgin to extend rivalry</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/06/22/australia.qantas/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/06/22/australia.qantas/index.html</guid><description>Australian flag carrier Qantas and Richard Branson's Virgin Group will extend their aerial rivalry to Hong Kong when both start using the city as a transit point on flights between London and Sydney later this year.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>In search of a good night's sleep</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/26/bt.sleep.problems/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/26/bt.sleep.problems/index.html</guid><description>Sleep is one of the main concerns on the minds of business travelers  when they fly across oceans and bed down in unfamiliar cities.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2004 15:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas low-cost carrier takes off</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/25/bt.qantas.jetstar/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/25/bt.qantas.jetstar/index.html</guid><description>Australia's biggest airline Qantas has launched its own discount airline in a bid to win back market share from competitor Virgin Blue.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2004 04:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mixed bag for Asian stocks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/24/asiastocks.tuesday/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/24/asiastocks.tuesday/index.html</guid><description>Asian stocks are mixed at midday Tuesday, with the high price of oil continuing to weigh on the region's growth outlook.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2004 02:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Japan leads Asian recovery</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/18/asiastocks.tuesdayclose/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/18/asiastocks.tuesdayclose/index.html</guid><description>Japanese stocks closed 2 percent higher Tuesday as stronger economic data encouraged investors back into the market after Monday's 3 percent fall.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2004 06:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virgin Blue faces tougher outlook</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/16/australia.virginblue/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/16/australia.virginblue/index.html</guid><description>No-frills carrier Virgin Blue has posted a 47 percent jump in net profit to Aust. $158.5 million ($111 million) in its first full-year result since listing last December.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2004 02:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tokyo up, but Seoul weakens</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/13/asiastocks.friday/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/05/13/asiastocks.friday/index.html</guid><description>Japanese stocks are slightly higher at midday Friday, recovering a little of the previous day's 3 percent fall, but other Asian markets are down.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2004 02:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business airfares predicted to rise</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/12/bt.air.ticket.prices/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/12/bt.air.ticket.prices/index.html</guid><description>With oil prices at a 13-year high above $40 a barrel, a number of airlines have already increased ticket prices.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2004 15:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines add fuel surcharges</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/11/airlines.ba/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/11/airlines.ba/index.html</guid><description>British Airways has joined other airlines in imposing a fuel surcharge to ticket prices because of surging oil prices.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2004 11:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas takes low cost Asia stake</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/04/06/singapore.qantas/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/04/06/singapore.qantas/index.html</guid><description>Australian flag carrier Qantas is to become a major investor in a new low-cost airline based in Singapore.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2004 05:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Packer joins Qantas board</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/29/australia.packer.biz/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/29/australia.packer.biz/index.html</guid><description>Qantas Airways has named Australian media executive James Packer to the airline's board.</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Feb 2004 04:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas unveils discount strategy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/24/australia.jetstar/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/24/australia.jetstar/index.html</guid><description>Jetstar, the new discount carrier set up by Australia's biggest airline Qantas, is to operate some services from a secondary airport outside Melbourne.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2004 04:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Japanese stocks stage recovery</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/24/asiastocks.wed/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/24/asiastocks.wed/index.html</guid><description>Japanese stocks are staging a recovery in early trade Wednesday, following a fifth straight day of losses on Wall Street.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2004 01:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Qantas sees profits take off</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/18/australia.qantas/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/02/18/australia.qantas/index.html</guid><description>Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways has lifted interim net profit slightly to Aust. $357.8 million ($283 million) on the back of cost savings, strong domestic demand and a recovery in international travel.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2004 04:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Where Can I Find Detailed Information About Preferred Stocks?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/10/01/287410/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/10/01/287410/index.htm</guid><description>Q. I'd like to know more details about certain preferred stocks. Is there someplace I can look on the Web for information such as call dates, dividends and ratings? GEORGE STRAUB READING, PA. </description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Olympics 2000: It's Not Too Late</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/01/278950/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/01/278950/index.htm</guid><description>The Sydney Olympics (Sept. 15 to Oct. 1) are billed as the big event of the summer, but 65% of the tickets remain unsold. While seats for opening ceremonies are long gone, you can still gain entry ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>UNFRIENDLY SKIES Deregulation and recession are cutting prices and profits at most of the world's largest airlines.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77075/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77075/index.htm</guid><description>THE WORLD'S airlines have been buffeted by inclement economic weather for more than two years. Now they seem to be flying into a monsoon. The deregulation that caused such havoc for U.S. carriers i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 1992 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>