On Tuesday, Qantas Airways, the Australian carrier, announced plans for not just one, but two new airline operations, underscoring the broad transformation that the Asian airline sector is undergoing.

星期二，澳航，一家澳大利亚航空公司，宣布了成立两家(不仅是一家)航空公司的计划，强调了亚洲航线板块正在经历的明确转型。

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LIKE many thousands of other travellers, your correspondent had been planning a journey this week with the Australian airline, Qantas.

与成千上万其他旅客一样，本刊记者也计划在本周乘坐澳洲航空公司（Qantas）的航班出行。

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Qantas is planning to dump two-thirds of its first-class airline seats as part of a radical $400 million overhaul of its long-haul fleet .

在Qantas4亿澳元的对长途飞机大整改方案中，取消航班上三分之二的头等舱座位的机会位列其内。

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"The time was right for developing a long term, future forward partnership with Qantas, the iconic Australian airline, " Clark said.

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ARINC, a technology firm, says it plans to launch in-air services with Qantas and a second, unnamed Asian airline.

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At present, a foreign airline can only own 25% of Qantas, rising to 35% for a group of overseas carriers.

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