The partnership marks the latest step in Qantas and Airbus’ wider US$200 million joint initiative launched in 2022, aimed at fast-tracking SAF production.
The Flying Kangaroo will pay around $20 million in total to 86,000 customers, with another $100 million in penalties, after reaching a deal with the ACCC in May.
Qantas in the 2023-24 financial year exhausted its pandemic-related carry-over losses and paid $24 million in tax in the latter half of the year, while Virgin says it expects to begin paying income tax again in the 2026 financial year once its own carr…