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Qantas and Airbus tip $15 million into VC Climate Tech Partners for aviation emissions reduction startups

Simon Thomsen - April 8, 2025 2 MIN READ

Qantas and European plane manufacturer Airbus have jointly committed to invest AUD$15 million into local VC Climate Tech Partners (CTP), in the hope it will accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other aviation decarbonisation solutions. Qantas is using the Airbus A350-1000 for its “Project Sunrise”, with plans to launch non-stop flights to… Read more »

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SHARES SOAR: Trading platform Superhero signs frequent flyer deal with Qantas

Simon Thomsen - November 10, 2021 2 MIN READ

Superhero has signed a partnership deal with the Qantas Frequent Flyer program so members of the share trading platform can earn Qantas Points when they invest. Superhero users can earn up to 15,000 bonus points when they sign up, trade and transfer between today and February 28 next year New and existing traders who sign… Read more »

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Afterpay is getting into the frequent flyer business with Qantas

Simon Thomsen - July 6, 2020 < 1 MIN READ

In a sign of the shifting powers in Australian finance, ASX-listed buy now pay later service Afterpay is joining the Qantas Frequent Flyers program. New Afterpay customers will earn 500 Qantas Points for joining and adding their QFF membership number to their Afterpay account and then 1 point per $1 spent, up to a total… Read more »

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Australia Post is ramping up its parcel delivery business in a $1 billion deal with Qantas

Simon Thomsen - August 12, 2019 2 MIN READ

Australia Post CEO Christina Holgate and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce Australia Post is investing nearly $2 billion to pick up the pace of its lucrative parcel delivery service, announcing a $1 billion deal with Qantas to increase airfreight capacity as parcel revenues head towards $4 billion for the postal service. The seven-year domestic and international… Read more »

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Fan+ is a marketplace connecting fans to their heroes for unique experiences

Gina Baldassarre - October 18, 2018 2 MIN READ

Aiming to connect fans to their heroes in sports or entertainment for experiences that money can buy is Sydney-based startup Fan+

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Pet services marketplace Mad Paws raises $5 million Series A from Qantas and Scale Up Media Fund

Gina Baldassarre - March 6, 2018 3 MIN READ

Pet sitting marketplace Mad Paws has raised a $5 million Series A round from investors including Qantas and the Scale Up Media Fund, with existing backer Tim Fung, CEO of Airtasker, also doubling down on his investment in the company and joining the Mad Paws board.

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Qantas partners with Uber for points on airport rides

Gina Baldassarre - October 30, 2017 2 MIN READ

Qantas has partnered with Uber to allow passengers to book rides to and from Australian airports and tally Frequent Flyer points along the way.

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Thank you, Alan Joyce

Mat Beeche - May 11, 2017 3 MIN READ

Being a business leader and an activist takes a huge amount of courage. Young gay men need more strong role models like Alan Joyce in corporate Australia.

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What is the Qantas AVRO Scaleup program?

Gina Baldassarre - April 20, 2017 < 1 MIN READ

So what exactly is a Scaleup? For Trent Bagnall, co-founder of Slingshot Accelerator, Scaleups are simply mature Startups.

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What is the Qantas AVRO Scaleup program?

Gina Baldassarre - April 11, 2017 4 MIN READ

From a standing start a decade ago, Australia’s Startup landscape has grown exponentially over the last few years; there are more resources devoted to helping new Startups get off the ground than ever before, with coworking spaces, incubators, and accelerators aplenty, targeting every niche imaginable. On the surface, it may seem like all these efforts… Read more »

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SproutX partners with Latin America’s NXTP Labs to launch agtech exchange program

James Ward - March 28, 2017 2 MIN READ

SproutX has partnered with NXTP Labs to launch Agtech Passport, an exchange program that will aim to help agtechs gain international exposure.

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Qantas partners with Slingshot to launch AVRO Accelerator

James Ward - March 20, 2017 2 MIN READ

Qantas has partnered with Slingshot to launch the AVRO Accelerator, a program aimed at commercialising innovative ideas within the travel sector.

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Qantas partners with TEDxSydney to host tech talks on flight to San Francisco

Gina Baldassarre - February 18, 2016 2 MIN READ

As governments around the country and the startup ecosystem itself look to sell innovation to Australians, brands too are getting on board. Qantas yesterday launched ‘Ideas that Travel’, a partnership with TEDxSydney that saw speakers deliver tech talks from 30,000 feet on a flight from Sydney to San Francisco.

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