COMMENT – Who will really win the Qantas war?
The radical action taken by Qantas over the past weekend and subsequent ruling from Fair Work Australia to terminate all industrial action is being seen by many as a major win for the Flying Kangaroo. But given the collateral damage it has caused, I think that they have won this battle, but may ultimately lose
Australian F-35 program review underway
Australia’s risk assessment review of its acquisition of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for the RAAF is underway, Defence has confirmed, after Lockheed Martin revealed last week a team from the Department of Defence was visiting its Fort Worth plant. “A Scheduled Compliance Risk Assessment Method (SCRAM) team is here in response to the
COMMENT – Qantas and the big bang theory
A text message roused me from a deep sleep at 2.26am. It was AA’s deputy editor, Andrew McLaughlin. “QF has grounded its whole fleet immediately until unions withdraw claims!!!” It took a few moments for the importance of that message to penetrate my sleepy fog. “I’m dreaming that, right??” I messaged back. Then it clicked.
Qantas returns to flight after grounding
Less than 48 hours after Qantas CEO Alan Joyce grounded the airline on October 29, Qantas hopes to resume services this afternoon following a ruling by the Fair Work Australia authority late last night that all industrial action by unions and the planned lockout by the airline were to be terminated. Speaking to media this morning,
Etihad to operate extra services to Sydney
Etihad Airways has announced it will operate three Abu Dhabi-Bangkok-Sydney return services to help clear the passenger backlog on the route resulting from the Qantas dispute, if government regulatory approval is granted. The airline said the services will operate on November 1, 2 and 3. Announcing the additional services before Qantas announced its return to
Fair Work puts Qantas back in the air
After a marathon late night sitting, the full bench of Fair Work Australia has ordered that all Qantas industrial action be terminated, clearing the way for the airline to begin flying as soon as Monday afternoon. Fair Work ruled that the industrial campaign by three Qantas unions – the ALAEA, TWU and AIPA – and
