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A Dark Day for Qantas
It was a dark day for Qantas today as their C.E.O.Alan Joyce announced a 6 monthly loss of $A252 million and the subsequent slashing of 5000 jobs at the airline. (www.theaustralian.com.au) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Patt Watkins- just because I'm employed by government now doesn't mean that has been the case for the last three decades. From my point of view, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT factor for the travelling public on deciding which airline to fly with should be safety. You would be scared s~£€¥*+s if you saw 1/2 the paperwork that I have seen. I can assure you, despite your obvious bias, you would only travel Qantas in Australia and a few select carriers overseas. My issue is that the left-wing media in Australia do not report any of these near-death events/incidents unless they involve someone they want to cut down ie tall poppy. This has been happening for years and must stop. The lack of disclosure has nothing to do with government but with media not wanting to report an Asian or Arabic airline has (yet again) lost one or more engines in flight etc. time to wake up, mate, otherwise you might not arrive at your destination.
Thanks Andrew for your interpretation of marketing and economics in the airline business (even if it is a tad insular – most businesses are pretty cut-throat today – try being in Telco or Mining). But the difference here is more a question of whether Australians want to see Q survive as an icon of Australia. My friends do – maybe a bit sentimental like they were about Vegemite and Arnotts that didn’t survive as Oz companies. If Q staff don’t want it to survive and are prepared to bung on a blue that will likely kill it, then it will surely go the way of those others and Branson will have won. Pity about your jobs but really no worse than Holden in my outsider view. You see I think the icon idea only survives because those who believe in the idea get right behind it. I’m contributing by giving my loyal market share. You’re contributing by bashing your CEO or maybe union action. Can’t quite see how you are behind the icon idea.
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Qantas Airlines to cut 5,000 jobs
Calling recent financial losses "an unacceptable and unsustainable result," Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced Wednesday the airline will cut 5,000 positions over the next three years.
Joyce also said the Australian-based carrier would sell or defer the order of 50 planes as it tried to realize $2 billion Australian in savings by 2017.
About 1,500 of the job reductions will be in management and nonoperational roles. Other cuts will come as the result of changes to the fleet of airplanes and as some routes are taken off the schedule.
"We have already made tough decisions and nobody should doubt that there are more ahead," Joyce said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/travel/qantas-job-cuts/
Qantas Airlines to cut 5,000 jobs
Calling recent financial losses "an unacceptable and unsustainable result," Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced Wednesday the airline will cut 5,000 positions over the next three years.
Joyce also said the Australian-based carrier would sell or defer the order of 50 planes as it tried to realize $2 billion Australian in savings by 2017.
About 1,500 of the job reductions will be in management and nonoperational roles. Other cuts will come as the result of changes to the fleet of airplanes and as some routes are taken off the schedule.
"We have already made tough decisions and nobody should doubt that there are more ahead," Joyce said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/travel/qantas-job-cuts/
And cunning rats like Virgin CEO know all the weaknesses of Q after years working at Q. So can exploit every opportunity to do Branson bidding. These poor Q staff seem to have been sucked in either by Virgin's "clever" tactics or by Labour politics via their union mouthpieces. They need to step back and see the big picture. Average Australians are happy with Q even if Q staff aren't. I, for one, want to help Q with market share contribution. Why can't each loyal Q staff member do the same? Or are they hell-bent on destroying the icon?
My mistake!!! It is Patt Watkins that needs to be educated. Worked in the stock market??!! Really??!! I wholeheartedly agree with Kem7. Sorry mate!!
Sorry to be blunt, but Kem7 is in desperate need of some wider reading / education.
I have worked in aviation safety for almost three decades. I am employed by government so I do not have an airline bias. Qantas runs circles around Virgin in terms of safety and experience. No ifs, buts or maybes. They simply have a superior product. If the media weren't so anti-Qantas, this would be obvious to every traveller.
Virgin have financial backing from overseas governments. That cannot be disputed but you seem to which makes your comments even more inaccurate. Furthermore, Branson does not know how to run Virgin in a fair way. All he ever does is kick the opposition while they are down. Virgin and their bosses are un-Australian. Plus their profits don't stay in Australia but go overseas! Remember that!! Despite my lack of allegiance, after what I have seen go on with Branson taking out newspaper ads against Qantas, I won't ever be booking Virgin again. Anyone who is a proud Australian should follow suit.
I have worked in aviation safety for almost three decades. I am employed by government so I do not have an airline bias. Qantas runs circles around Virgin in terms of safety and experience. No ifs, buts or maybes. They simply have a superior product. If the media weren't so anti-Qantas, this would be obvious to every traveller.
Virgin have financial backing from overseas governments. That cannot be disputed but you seem to which makes your comments even more inaccurate. Furthermore, Branson does not know how to run Virgin in a fair way. All he ever does is kick the opposition while they are down. Virgin and their bosses are un-Australian. Plus their profits don't stay in Australia but go overseas! Remember that!! Despite my lack of allegiance, after what I have seen go on with Branson taking out newspaper ads against Qantas, I won't ever be booking Virgin again. Anyone who is a proud Australian should follow suit.
Sad sad staff of Q. Virgin tell us today that they even make a $80m loss with $300m injection from O/S government backers. I have no service issues with Virgin. Just feel they have got into your company's territory like a Trojan Horse and all you and your union mouthpieces can do is bash your CEO. Like you're going to find another one out there that will give you a break - wake up and go to virgin if you think it is better! Would you trust the Virgin boss?
I am just a customer and we march with our feet. After speaking to my baby-boomer friends, they think we need to back Q to give them a fair go - wonder why you guys are so bent on killing your food-chain? What have your mouthpieces been telling you? Do you think for yourselves? Sorry I'm not normally disrespectful but you seem unwilling to listen to a customer perspective.
I am just a customer and we march with our feet. After speaking to my baby-boomer friends, they think we need to back Q to give them a fair go - wonder why you guys are so bent on killing your food-chain? What have your mouthpieces been telling you? Do you think for yourselves? Sorry I'm not normally disrespectful but you seem unwilling to listen to a customer perspective.