Qantas Group will reestablish a cabin crew base in Singapore Changi later in 2026 to support its expanding international network, according to the carrier's first half 2026 results announcement released on February 26.

The group's mainline, Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith), is also restructuring its Asian operations due to the closure of Singapore-based affiliate Jetstar Asia Airways in July 2025 and an announced intention to sell the group's stake in Jetstar Japan.

Closing down Jetstar Asia allowed the group to redeploy the affiliate's A320-200 fleet in Australia and New Zealand, a process completed in December 2025, which accelerated the retirement of leased aircraft and spurred domestic growth.

With the group now focusing on its core Australian business, Qantas will also adjust its transpacific network with the redeployment of A380-800 capacity to the Sydney Kingsford Smith-Singapore route. The B787-9s will replace the quadjets on the Melbourne Airport-Los Angeles International service.

In terms of fleet renewal, the group accepted six new aircraft in the second half of 2025, including the first A321-200NY(XLR)s that have entered service since September (a fourth one was delivered in February 2026). The A321XLRs, which currently operate domestic services only, will begin plying international routes between Brisbane International and Manila Ninoy Aquino International on October 25, 2026, replacing the A330-200s.

CEO Vanessa Hudson confirmed that a further thirty aircraft will arrive through 2027. These deliveries will facilitate the gradual phase-out of the airline's older B737-800 fleet, scheduled to commence in late 2026. Additionally, Qantas will refurbish ten A330s with new economy seats and entertainment systems.

According to ch-aviation fleets data, Qantas has remaining orders for eighteen A220-300s, forty-one A320-200Ns, seven A321-200NX, thirteen A321-200NX(LR)s, forty-four A321-200(NY)XLRs, twenty-four A350-1000s, eight B787-10s, and six B787-9s, which are to be distributed across the group's airlines.

On the logistics front, Qantas Freight (Sydney Kingsford Smith) is set to begin operations at Sydney Nancy Bird Walton's 24-hour cargo facility in mid-2026. The freighter arm is also slated to receive three A321-200(P2F)s within the current fiscal year ending June 2026.