Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 16-Dec-15

Qantas expects a 2015-16 interim underlying pre-tax profit of $A875m to $A925m, compared with $A367m for the previous corresponding period. The airline has benefited from factors such as lower fuel prices, higher revenue and cost reductions in the current half-year. CEO Allan Joyce has signalled that Qantas will look at returning surplus cash to shareholders in the next several years, while Matthew Spence of Merrill Lynch expects the carrier to launch a share buyback with the release of its half-year accounts.

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