Today’s traffic results are a mixed blessing for Qantas. Terrible news regarding international passengers, but overall, the group’s passenger numbers rose 6% in August compared to August 2008, clearly lifted by growth by Jetstar.
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Does Dixon’s $10.7m Qantas payout add up?
Earlier this week Qantas confessed to shareholders it paid former CEO Geoff Dixon $10.7 million for five months work. Not only were the payments extremely high, they were also largely unwarranted.
How Geoff Dixon’s millions grounded
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For eight years, former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon was the highest paid airline executive in the world, despite a pretty mediocre performance in the job. The irony hasn’t been lost on the company’s embattled workforce.
How Geoff Dixon earned $11 million in 9 months
As profits took a tumble, former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon earned almost $11 million for nine months’ work in the last financial year, four of them as a consultant. Current CEO Alan Joyce must be looking on wistfully.
Qantas’ annual fairytale lands
The Qantas 2009 annual report out this morning is served up with side dishes of amnesia and hope. And a big plan for restoring their reputation. Will it work?
Virgin minds its Vs and Qs over its future
Virgin Blue revealed yesterday that the day is coming when all of its airlines — Blue, Pacific Blue and V Australia — will be united under one brand. But why let this “secret” out? Perhaps Virgin are hoping to send Qantas flying into a panic.
CASA, Qantas and the documents they don’t want you to see
CASA is confident about Qantas safety, but if that’s the case, show us the documents.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Disaster looming at Immigration Dept?
“Disaster is just around the corner” at the Department of Immigration, says a tipster. Plus: cutbacks could be coming for frequent flyers, and will Rees front up over Sydney’s Environmental Impact Assessment?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Peter Costello and the alleged ABC bias
Crikey readers weigh in on Peter Costello and whether the ABC does have an editorial bias, the late US Senator Ted Kennedy and the Northern Territory intervention.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Bradfield byelection heats up
Who else is about to declare their candidacy for the Bradfield byelection? Further Jetstar and Qantas dealings and which state premier has been spotted jaywalking?
Tips and rumours: Bouquets and brickbats for Qantas
In today’s tips & rumours sections, Crikey’s anonymous tipsters tell us that Qantas is running on time… even if it’s pissing off frequent flyers and website users. Oh well, win some, lose some.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: who are potential Bradfield candidates?
Who is the new big name being touted as a possible candidate for the Bradfield byelection? Plus further woes for Qantas, and is Lufthansa more expensive for Australians than Germans?
Virgin posts $160m loss
Virgin Blue this morning confirmed a loss of $160 million for the year to June 30 while the guessing game about its recent strong share price performance continues.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Performance reviews for Fairfax bosses
Fairfax media does performance reviews, further troubles for Qantas and which towns are listed as high risk for the upcoming Victorian bushfire season?
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Machinations in Qld politics continue
Anna Bligh continues to feel the heat over the QCU anti-privatisation campaign, when ATMs die, Qantas’ IT woes and more tips from our readers.
Tips and rumours: No Bandidos clubhouse in Bligh’s backyard?
Anna Bligh worries about new Bandidos clubhouses and further Fairfax subscription woes. Plus, who is rumoured to play Steve Irwin in the new telemovie titled Crikey?
Tips and rumours: Are you an assumed Mrs on your SMH sub?
What happens if The Sydney Morning Herald automatically assume you are a Mrs? Plus, how easy is it to use your Qantas credit?
787 becomes a moving target, again
After several delays, the No2 Dreamliner in the 787 flight test fleet has been doing taxying tests at Everett.
The short but lucrative life of a Qantas frequent flyer point
The official Qantas guide to the life of a frequent flyer point was a bonus in the airline’s results filing. It is the gold mine Qantas needs during its current crisis.
It’s a Jetstar a-rising at Qantas
The Jetstar ascendancy is now on in earnest at Qantas, says Ben Sandilands, starting with five flights daily between Melbourne’s main airport and Sydney in October that will compete directly with their own full-service Citiflyer flights.
Qantas down, Jetstar up. No happy landings
Qantas has dropped its profits even more sharply than most analysts had predicted, with announcements today that profits were down from A$1.4 billion to A$181 million.
A year in the life of Qantas
Qantas held its full year financial briefing this morning, revealing profits are down 87%, negative earnings in the second half, plans to lease more Airbus A330s, plus more premium economy and fewer business class seats.
Emirates for court in ACCC robber airlines push
The great global air freight price fixing scandal caught up with another airline in Australia today when the ACCC said it was taking Emirates to court over alleged cartel like behaviour.
V Australia’s 777 buy-up will bite Qantas
Qantas made an incredibly inept decision by choosing to buy a large fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and not buying Boeing 777s. With the latter optimised for long-haul flights, V Australia’s new 777 fleet will allow it to offer a very attractive alternative to Qantas and Jetstar.
Sydney loses its stranglehold on international flights
Virgin Blue played the Melbourne-versus-Sydney card hard today, with the announcement that flights by its V Australia subsidiary will go directly from Johannesburg to Melbourne.
