Why Qantas has to tackle ghosts of past to move forward
Qantas is soaring while conditions are good but when the cycle inevitably turns negative, this will test the airline’s commitment to changing its ways.
Qantas is soaring while conditions are good but when the cycle inevitably turns negative, this will test the airline’s commitment to changing its ways.
New chair John Mullen has sought to draw the curtain on the Alan Joyce era, vowing to move on from ‘serious mistakes’ while defending the airline’s close relationship with Anthony Albanese.
ASX 200 rise fades for third day running. Qantas ‘might have not survived’ without Alan Joyce and Richard Goyder: chair. WiseTech investors back founder’s reincarnation as consultant. Metcash profit warning. ResMed lifts on strong quarter earnings.
Qantas is about to release 20 million domestic reward seats for members of its Frequent Flyers program.
Qantas is about to release 20 million domestic reward seats for members of its Frequent Flyers program.
The airline is hopeful a record share price and new chairman will ensure a less fiery AGM than last year’s disastrous affair.
With the airline’s AGM on Friday, CEO Vanessa Hudson will have to prove her balancing skills as more than 400 engineers prepare to strike, amid calls for a pay rise following record profit.
Qantas is preparing to cash in on its solid safety record by lending its name to a new ‘safety academy’ to be run in partnership with Griffith University and RMIT.
Qantas is facing a new stoush with unions after short-haul pilots rejected a hefty 26pc pay rise, adding to the woes faced by the airline’s new chief executive Vanessa Hudson.
The ex-airline CEO has stepped out to combat the bad publicity expected ahead of the launch of a tell-all book on Qantas, likely to reveal new information about his controversial reign.
The ASX 200 traded sideways on Wednesday, after $48bn was wiped off the sharemarket during Tuesday’s trading.
Hundreds of Qantas engineers are expected to walk off the job in a fight for better pay.
WiseTech, MinRes billionaire actions on ASIC radar. Qantas jumps on Jefferies’ boost. Insurer QBE sued for allegedly misleading 500,000 customers. Nine-controlled Domain Holdings flags CEO change.
Qatar Airways is claiming a new first in the skies, becoming the only international airline to allow passengers to make video calls or hold Zoom meetings.
Lidia Thorpe has racked up thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded interstate travel since entering parliament, and Peter Dutton says there is a ‘strong argument’ for her to resign after her tirade at King Charles.
Qantas has been ordered to pay an eye-watering amount to compensate three of the 1700 workers who were illegally fired during the Covid pandemic.
Qantas faces a hefty compensation bill for unlawfully outsourced workers but not as much as the TWU might have liked after a Federal Court ruling.
The days of dressing up to get a last-minute seat may be over but there are other ways to get bumped up to the pointy end of the plane.
Australia’s biggest airline will be shut out of a court case examining whether pilots’ standby duty should be counted as work hours.
He’s the new Qantas chairman and some shareholder groups fear John Mullen has too much on his plate to be a Treasury Wine Estates director.
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