Virgin Blue has really shown how it can punish Qantas for its absurd resistance to acquiring Boeing 777s.
The announced ‘phase two’ expansion of its V Australia fleet which rises to only four of these jets by December is going to be an enormous headache for Qantas.
And especially considering it holds orders or options for up [...]
Tag Archives: Geoff Dixon
V Australia reminds Qantas how wrong it was about the 777
August 17, 2009 – 4:32 pm
How to read the ICAO audit of air safety oversight in Australia
May 10, 2009 – 10:06 am
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit of safety oversight in Australia isn’t a pretty read.
There are a number of findings about the regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the incident and accident investigator, and AirServices Australia, that reflect poorly on their performance, and therefore on [...]
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 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:-a quick look at the figures
February 4, 2009 – 11:20 am
The Qantas half yearly results have been posted on the ASX website without the usual simultaneous press conference with the CEO, as Alan Joyce is still in Madrid after attending a tenth anniversary board of governors meeting for the oneworld marketing alliance.
The headline numbers are group PBT for the 6 months to 31 December of [...]
Qantas will drop the curtain on the good times this afternoon
February 4, 2009 – 8:41 am
Details are still under wraps, but Qantas will this afternoon release its half yearly results two weeks sooner than planned as late as yesterday morning when 19 February remained the official date.
The abrupt change in plan follows the two day trading halt which it was granted yesterday morning after the ASX queried the company [...]
Qantas in a flap again
November 23, 2008 – 3:58 pm
The ugly news photos of a jammed leading edge flap on an aged Qantas 747-300 that was about to take off for a trans Tasman flight from Sydney on Saturday are another exhibit in the case that can be made that the airline hasn’t fixed the under resourcing of its fleet [...]
Qantas under the Joyce stick
September 26, 2008 – 1:31 pm
The Joyce age at Qantas is under way.
There was no surprise in the appointment of Bruce Buchanan his loyal deputy attitude adjuster at Jetstar as his replacement as the low cost unit’s chief executive officer. Buchanan came to Jetstar when it launched in 2004 from five years in the Boston Consulting Group’s travel and tourism [...]
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