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The Latest Breaking News from Vanessa Hudson

No end in sight to engine trouble at Qantas

Crikey has spoken to Qantas engineers about the ongoing issues plaguing the airline.

Crikey

Coalition overtakes Labor for first time since election

Labor has dropped below the Coalition in federal primary vote polling, Chalmers urged to keep interest rate powers, and the Libs double down on their Border Force tactics.

Crikey

Qantas’ chair must revamp the airline’s tired, profit-hungry strategy

Amid falling profits, pilot strikes and an eroded public reputation, Qantas’ new chair has a big job on his hands.

Crikey

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It may not be winning back many hearts, but Qantas is making serious money

The airline is flush with enough cash for a $400m share buy-back, a great transfer of wealth from customers to shareholders

The Guardian - AU

New Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson announces half-year profit of $1.25bn before tax

Profit result down 13% from last year’s record but airline remains flush with cash as Jetstar’s Australian earnings rise by 35%

The Guardian - AU

Fire situation ‘will get worse before it gets better’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Lower fares blamed for Qantas' descending profit

Qantas says fare cuts are behind a $183 million reduction in its first-half profit, as it unveils measures to enhance the on-board experience for passengers.

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Incoming Qantas chairman can change airline: workers

Qantas' naming of former Telstra boss John Mullen as its next chairman has been welcomed by airline staff, who say he has an open-door approach to workers.

AAP

Morrison accuses UN of anti-Semitism

Scott Morrison takes aim at the UN in response to the conflict in Palestine, we’re getting a lot more warships to combat the threat of China, and Julian Assange’s legal options have almost run out.

Crikey

‘Pilots are struggling’: Tensions rise at Qantas as pilots vote for further industrial action

‘If Qantas don’t think that the pilots are flying enough hours that is the airline’s problem, not the pilots’.’

Crikey

Exclude sleazy politicians from Parliament: Thorpe

Lidia Thorpe has called for stronger sanctions against “sleaze” politicians, and Anthony Albanese is pushing for Julian Assange’s release from UK prison.

Crikey

‘A toxic workplace’: Six-day pilot strike to test Hudson as Qantas looks for cheaper crews

The industrial action comes after three enterprise bargaining agreements were voted down by National Aviation pilots, the worst paid in the Qantas group.

Crikey

US and UK nuclear waste coming here

A ‘low-level radioactive waste management’ facility is planned for near Perth and US and UK nuclear waste could be stored here as early as 2027, and the latest Newspoll has Labor leading the Coalition 52% to 48% two-party-preferred.

Crikey

Christmas flights in doubt: Virgin staff vote to strike as Qantas on a wing and a prayer

And as a new wave of COVID gathers pace, aircraft crews are being hit by sick leave, delays and cancellations.

Crikey

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'No concern for passengers': Qantas Canberra cancellations remain sky high

Ten per cent of flights cancelled in October.

The Guardian - AU

Flight delay compensation would stop Australian airlines from acting like a ‘mafia of the skies’, MP says

Exclusive: Independent MP Monique Ryan ramps up calls for proposed scheme after Sydney airport CEO accuses airlines of ‘slot hoarding’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Qantas execs face investor fury; Blinken flies to Israel amid call to allow aid; Mechelle Turvey named WA Australian of the Year

Chair Richard Goyder and CEO Vanessa Hudson face a grilling from irate Qantas shareholders at a tense annual general meeting

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The fury on show at the Qantas AGM couldn't have come at a worse time for the airline

Fielding tough questions from a furious audience is no one’s idea of fun. But as Richard Goyder and Vanessa Hudson – Qantas chairman and chief executive, respectively – dealt with angry question after angry question at the airline’s annual general meeting today, the pair knew their main audience was not…

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The Guardian - AU

Qantas chairman heckled by shareholders at AGM as investors reject executive pay plans

Shouts of ‘shame on you’ after shareholder Chris Maxworthy’s microphone cut off

Crikey

Post-Joyce, Qantas’ legal stoush shows nothing new under the Hudson

The new CEO is following in her predecessor’s footsteps: take it to the courts, denigrate your staff and alienate your customers.

AAP

Qantas loyalty chief announces she's stepping down

Qantas loyalty chief executive Olivia Wirth has announced she will leave the airline for other roles after spending 14 years at the company.

Crikey

As Goyder says his long goodbye, Qantas’ search for experienced leaders gets underway

A cursory glance at Qantas’ senior leadership team highlights an alarming lack of people with any real experience running an airline.

AAP

Leave now call as Qantas chief announces departure date

Under-fire Qantas chairman Richard Goyder will retire from the airline's board in about 12 months but a fierce critic wants him to leave the company now.

Crikey

Qantas directors loitering in Chairman’s Lounge when they should be booted out

A ‘renewal plan’ in which key people in a series of debacles stay in place reflects Qantas’ weird idea of accountability — one no-one else shares.

Crikey

‘Bullied and harassed’: Qantas pilots accuse management of intimidation over pay

Working harder for less money, pilots at Qantas’ Perth-based subsidiary have long complained of being treated as third-class workers.

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