Qantas half-year profit nears $1.5bn, loyalty overhaul on the way

The Flying Kangaroo increased pre-tax profits by $71 million over the same time last year, with statutory profit after tax up $2 million to $925 million for the first half of the 2025-26 financial year. It comes after the airline took delivery of nine new aircraft in the half, including its first A321XLRs.