** Qantas Airways QAN.AX jumps as much as 13.6% to all-time high of A$12.62; among top gainers on ASX 200 index .AXJO
** Australia's flag carrier reports second-best FY underlying pre-tax earnings on record at A$2.39 bln ($1.55 bln), beating consensus estimate
** Announces highest full-year dividend payout in 17 years
** Declares special dividend of 9.9 Au cents
** YTD, QAN gains 41.5%
($1 = A$1.5389)
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))
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