CANBERRA, Australia — An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why. The ...

Qantas began a new chapter in its history today when it took delivery of the world`s first passenger Boeing 747-400 Extended Range aircraft. Qantas Ambassador-at-Large John Travolta joined Qantas ...

Qantas Airways has downplayed two incidents on Boeing 747-400 aircraft following Thursday's uncontained engine failure on QF32, operated by an Airbus A380. Chief executive Alan Joyce says the airline ...

Cracks in drip shields similar to those on a Qantas Airways Boeing 747-400 which led to a loss of electrical power earlier this week were found on up to six other aircraft in the carrier’s fleet, ...

SINGAPORE — A Qantas Boeing 747 with 431 people on board landed safely in Singapore late Friday after an engine caught fire minutes after it took off from the city-state, the airline and a passenger ...

Australian airline Qantas International announced Tuesday that it plans to retire the last six of its 747-400s by the end of 2020, ahead of a previous schedule to phase out the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) ...

ROLLS-ROYCE acquired ex-Qantas 747-400 (25566) for use as flying testbed after mods by AEROTEC, WA over next two years. Steve Costley is responsible for the overall production SpeedNews. Steve has ...

Over the past few years, airlines have celebrated their "final" Boeing 747 flights with a litany of nostalgic send-offs for the graceful old "Queen of the Skies." But now, a more final ending is just ...

SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it had checked and cleared all 30 of its B747-400 aircraft after one lost electrical power while on a flight from London to Bangkok and was ...

LOS ANGELES—As part of preparations for developing its UltraFan and other next-generation commercial and business jet engines, Rolls-Royce has selected a Boeing 747-400 formerly operated by Australian ...

Aviation nerds surely will be upset Qantas is retiring its Boeing 747s. The aircraft has been the world's most iconic jet for decades, but times change, and airlines now prefer smaller, more fuel ...