Qantas engineers critical to aircraft maintenance and turnaround will stop work at major airports around the country this week, threatening to disrupt peak-hour flights at the start of school holidays.
The Qantas Engineers’ Alliance, comprising the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, the Electrical Trades Union and Australian Workers Union, announced more than 1000 engineers will stop work in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth between 7am and 9am on Monday.
Ayesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au
