Qantas CEO Alan Joyce gave to his answer to the Virgin Blue ‘airline of the future’ one brand strategy today.
He said Qantas would become a ‘new premium carrier’, a reference to Virgin Blue’s ‘new world carrier’ concept. And it would not, ever, Jetstar-ise itself. The dual brand strategy would continue, but with ‘evolved’ premium [...]
Tag Archives: Alan Joyce
Joyce’s Qantas to become a new premium carrier
November 11, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Qantas launches Baggage Tag of the Future
November 11, 2009 – 2:10 pm
A permanent baggage tag will be a key part of the Qantas Airport of the Future project announced today by its CEO, Alan Joyce.
The concept is that of updating the information in the baggage tracking system in tandem with the chip embedded in the tag each time a Qantas Frequent Flyer member checks the bag [...]
Four airlines, two cities, and a big cat fight
October 4, 2009 – 11:02 am
Qantas and Virgin Blue lose a significant amount of control over domestic fares and scheduling from today when Tiger lifts its frequency on the Sydney-Melbourne route to nine times daily each way.
For example, contrary to everything said publicly by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, Jetstar during this month goes to 7.10 am, 8.35 am, 3.30 pm [...]
Conspicuous consumption, of Qantas, by Jetstar
September 29, 2009 – 5:26 pm
The August operational statistics for the Qantas brands provide measures of the rise of Jetstar at the mainline brand’s expense that the group’s management continues to resist discussing with shareholders and employees.
But the child is eating the parent, and so is Virgin Blue and Singapore Airlines controlled Tiger Airways (Australian division).
In August the [...]
It’s a Jetstar a rising at Qantas
August 19, 2009 – 6:22 pm
The Jetstar ascendancy is now on in earnest at Qantas.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce set the airline on course for major changes in his briefings at the full year financial results presentations today.
The three year $1.5 billion ‘Q Future’ cost reduction program is officially about more efficient practices in aircraft procurement and fleet utilisation and processes [...]
Virgin Blue piles the pressure onto Qantas with latest traffic figures
May 22, 2009 – 4:54 pm
Today’s traffic figures for April and the 10 months to 30 April from Virgin Blue show the relevancy of the full service Qantas domestic product is under siege.
The international figures are irrelevant to the domestic situation other than a reminder that as V Australia forces its way into the US market after its late [...]
Qantas blood letting to continue until things improve
April 14, 2009 – 4:06 pm
The management blood bath at Qantas today could be a long overdue change to its corporate culture, or a big mistake.
Whichever it proves to be, it’s happening quickly under new CEO Alan Joyce.
The executive cadre that his predecessor Geoff Dixon set up is in tatters, what is left of it. Joyce is saying things no [...]
Qantas signals cancellations or deferrals of Airbus and Boeing orders with Dreamliners at most risk
March 28, 2009 – 11:03 am
Qantas is about to cut deeply into its $20 billion commitment to new jets.
On 15 March, aware that a serious reconsideration of the order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners was underway, a series of questions was asked of Qantas.
Qantas, not surprisingly, didn’t answer them and on 18 March this item on Plane Talking was posted.
Today, in [...]
Qantas manager cull is just a hint of what is to come
March 25, 2009 – 3:33 pm
The 90 senior managers who were terminated at Qantas today can blame two things for their demise.
One is the speed with which passengers numbers are shrinking for airlines world wide as the GFC tightens its grip on disposable and corporate incomes.
The other cause is the change in culture the new Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is [...]
Qantas bites tongue over its Dreamliner nightmare
March 18, 2009 – 12:52 pm
Some increasingly serious questions about the much delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner are going unanswered.
So far Qantas, the largest airline customer for the ‘plastic fantastic’ jet, isn’t adding its voice to new concerns about the Dreamliner, but other carriers in recent days haven’t been so reticent.
Airlines in China and Mexico are expressing alarm that the super [...]
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