Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson says global manufacturing delays won’t derail the airline’s plan to launch direct flights to London and New York in 2026.
Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson says the airline’s plan to launch direct flights to Europe and the US in 2026 remains on track despite ongoing manufacturing delays at Airbus and Boeing.
“We’re working very closely with Airbus, and the first aircraft is due to arrive from mid-2026. It’s passed all the certifications now, so we’re feeling very optimistic about the delivery timetable,” Hudson said in an interview at the International Air Transport Association’s annual general meeting in Dubai.
The airline’s head of international flights Cam Wallace said the decision to withdraw flights from mainland China less than a year after relaunching them was due to aircraft capacity restraints and Qantas’ failure to get approval to coordinate with China Eastern.
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