Record oil prices saw Qantas' fuel bill rise by 17.6pc to A$4.3bn, while a bitter battle with unions over wages and conditions that saw chief executive Alan Joyce ground the entire fleet for 48 hours cost A$194m, Qantas said.
To cut costs, Qantas has cancelled orders for 35 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a more fuel-efficient jet, in a move that will save the company $8.5bn in capital expenditure commitments.
However, deliveries of 15 Boeing 787-8s to its low-cost arm Jetstar will continue as planned, the company said, with the first aircraft to arrive in the second half of 2012.
"Clearly we confront very difficult and uncertain trading conditions in Britain, Europe and the United States. The fuel price is also uncertain," he said.
Mr Joyce added that the strength of the Australian dollar and volatile global conditions meant that the company could not offer profit guidance.
The company has not paid a dividend since 2009.
Qantas shares rose by as 6.8pc to A$1.25 in afternoon trade, as investors welcomed the company's decision to cancel the Boeing order.
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