Qantas Airways

The bombshell allegations led to the premature departure of CEO Alan Joyce last year.

The airline said it is rebooking the lucky customers into business class — still a saving of about 65% on the normal fare.

AI is rippling through aviation’s decades-old manual systems, impacting everything from ticket sales to cockpit procedures.

While not out of the woods just yet, Qantas said Thursday it expects revenue from routes within Australia to almost double.

Capacity reductions of 15%, which will be in place until at least the end of May, affect services to China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Thailand, the Australian airline said in a statement Thursday.

The contract, which was secured by ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm, will see the group provide nacelle maintenance services to the airline’s Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A330 fleet.

(Feb 7): Airlines are perpetually on the alert against crashes. That does not mean the coronavirus epidemic will lead to any corporate disasters.

(Oct 18): Qantas Airways will ditch the traditional in-flight service routine for this weekend’s marathon nonstop trip from New York to Sydney.

SINGAPORE (Aug 26): “This is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago. Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one.” — US President Donald Trump on the ongoing trade war with China.

SYDNEY (Jan 17): Multinational businesses keen for a slice of the world’s fastest-growing consumer market are finding they have to increasingly conform to China’s world view if they want to stay in Beijing’s good graces.