Qantas back in black with $978 million half-year profit


              FILE - A Qantas A380 takes off from Sydney Airport over Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Australian national carrier Qantas posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in the airline's first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker/File)
            
              FILE - Qantas passenger jets cross as they taxi at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Australian national carrier Qantas posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in the airline's first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker/File)
            
              FILE - A Qantas Boeing 737 passenger plane takes off from Sydney Airport, Australia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Australian national carrier Qantas posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in the airline's first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker/File)
            
              FILE - A Qantas A380 takes off from Sydney Airport over Botany Bay as a fisherman stands on breakwater in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Australian national carrier Qantas posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in the airline's first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker/File)
Qantas back in black with $978 million half-year profit