Aug 1 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX :
* NOTES ACCC'S RECENT STATEMENT ON 19.9% STAKE IT HAS HELD IN ALLIANCE AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED
* QANTAS HAS NO PLANS TO DECREASE ITS HOLDING IN ALLIANCE.
* DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY EVIDENCE OF A LESSENING OF COMPETITION AS A RESULT OF OUR MINORITY STAKE
* "HAVE NOT SOUGHT ANY MANAGEMENT CONTROL OR A BOARD SEAT AND REMAIN A PASSIVE INVESTOR IN ALLIANCE"
* "OUR CURRENT STAKE IS NOT CONTINGENT ON REACHING A MAJORITY POSITION"
* HAVE AGREED NOT TO EXPAND OUR SHAREHOLDING IN ALLIANCE WHILE ACCC CONTINUES ITS INVESTIGATION