Aug 3 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd:

* QANTAS CEO SAYS NOT PUTTING ANY AIRCRAFT INTO HIBERNATION WHILE 2,500 STAFF STOOD DOWN TEMPORARILY

* QANTAS CEO SAYS HALF OF STOOD DOWN STAFF ARE BASED IN NEW SOUTH WALES

* QANTAS CEO SAYS AIMS TO FLY MORE THAN 100% OF PRE-COVID DOMESTIC CAPACITY OVER CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR PERIOD

* QANTAS CEO SAYS KEEPING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ON SALE FROM LATE DEC AS POSSIBLE AUSTRALIA WILL REACH 80% VACCINATION TARGET BY THEN

* QANTAS CEO SAYS WILL UPDATE INTERNATIONAL FLYING PLANS ONCE THERE IS MORE CERTAINTY ON REACHING VACCINATION TARGETS Further company coverage: (Reporting by Jamie Freed)