Qantas Seeks To Ally with Emirates, End BA Partnership
Under a proposed new code-share deal with Emirates, Qantas plans to launch daily A380 services to London from Sydney and Melbourne via Dubai. (Photo: Airbus)
Under a proposed new code-share deal with Emirates, Qantas plans to launch daily A380 services to London from Sydney and Melbourne via Dubai. (Photo: Airbus)

Emirates and Qantas took the wraps off a proposed global aviation partnership today that would result in the Australian flag carrier moving its hub for European flights from Singapore to Dubai starting next April. The 10-year code-sharing deal, signed Thursday morning by Emirates president Tim Clark and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce but awaiting regulatory approval, calls for an “extensive commercial relationship" between the two airlines and comes just as Qantas prepares to end its 17-year alliance with British Airways in March.