Qantas and safety investigator the ATSB have disagreed over an incident in which a Qantas 767 Cityflyer descended to 500 feet radio altitude with its wheels still up a mere 1500 metres north of Sydney Airport.
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Senate moves to keep Qantas fair dinkum
A Senate Inquiry next month will examine a proposed amendment to the Qantas Sale Act and the shutting down of alleged slave labor foreign flight attendant rostering on Jetstar domestic flights, reports Ben Sandilands.
Qantas dispute: so much for the Prime Minister’s powers of persuasion
Last week Prime Minister Julia Gillard urged the unions and Qantas to negotiate a settlement of their disagreements. To say that none have been reached is something of an understatement, writes Ben Sandilands.
Qantas strikes: the players, who’s right and where will it end?
With the PM Julia Gillard and the Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson threatening to heavy the Qantas unions, what is going on in the disputes, and how did we get here?
Qantas grounds jets as the highway becomes a traveller option
Qantas is grounding five domestic jets (four 737s and one 767) from Monday, effectively cancelling 97 flights a week in a move its group CEO Alan Joyce says will allow it to maintain schedule reliability across the rest of its network.
Qantas pilots enlist shareholders in campaign against management
Qantas pilots are enlisting shareholders in a campaign against management, who they say is ruining the airline, reports Ben Sandilands.
One last pitch to avoid the carbon reality
For much of the past decade, and particularly the last three years, the cheapest and most effective means of reducing carbon liability has been to try and avoid it altogether. Some are still pushing for it, says Giles Parkinson.
Qantas strikes go weird as spokesperson denounces union
It’s possible that the general media might start to notice how weird the Qantas strike situation really is. Onlookers can be excused for asking “what is going on?” writes Ben Sandilands.
Qantas v unions: a last minute reprieve for passengers
There are three sets of actions underway at Qantas authorized by Fair Work Australia after the respective unions met all of the tests of negotiating in good faith with management in seeking timely negotiated enterprise bargaining outcomes.
Looks to be service as normal, despite Qantas, TWU predictions
There is this morning no sign that anyone flying later today or over this holiday weekend is going to experience anything remotely as serious as the dire predictions that have been made.
Qantas protests nationally over an international dilemma
Most passengers who want to fly the flag to London for the Olympics next year won’t get the chance to fly Qantas, as it has cut its Heathrow airport access in half to divert resources into a new brand Q airline venture somewhere in Asia.
Ansett 10 years on — myths of the collapse continue
Ten years to the day that Ansett collapsed, some of the myths about one of Australia’s highest-profile corporate collapses persist.
Bid to hush-up report on serious near miss between jets
There is a clear inference of conspiracy between the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the federal government to hush-up a serious near miss between airliners in Australian airspace.
Will Singapore Airlines cut its losses by teaming with Virgin?
The disastrous commercial consequences of the July grounding for Singapore Airlines’ 32.9% stake in Tiger Australia has added strength to the speculation of a tie-up with Virgin Australia.
WikiLeaks cable points the finger at air-safety body
Among the latest WikiLeaks cables out of the US Embassy in Canberra is one that blows away the myth making about how superbly CASA was regulating air safety in Australia, at least until the current overhaul took hold under a new director of safety.
aviation industry Passenger account of an epic failure by Qantas on the Dallas Fort Worth route
A passenger account of how Qantas’s service from Dallas Forth Worth to Sydney was delayed for almost 10 hours llustrates the abysmal passenger care standards and technical incompetence of the airline’s management, writes Ben Sandilands.
What happens when Asian carriers retaliate with Australia-based international entities?
There is a big ‘problem’ with the Qantas pursuit of an Asia-based premium carrier to provide new connections between Australia and Asia, within Asia, and between Asia and Europe, writes Ben Sandilands.
aviation industry Virgin ‘David’ versus Qantas ‘Goliath’
Now that Virgin Australia has posted its full year to June 30 results this David versus Goliath contest is moving into a bigger arena, reports Ben Sandilands.
Virgin at a loss, but it’s more Australian than Qantas
While this morning’s reported net loss after tax of $67.8 million by Virgin Australia in the year to June 30 was within its guidance after the Queensland floods and cyclone, it comes a day after Qantas reported a doubling of group profits.
Qantas in profit, Elvis, UFOs and no moon landings notwithstanding
This was possibly the first corporate results press conference in Australia in which a CEO invoked Elvis Presley and UFOs at Roswell.
aviation industry Joyce: No Qantas bid, formal or informal
Qantas group CEO Alan Joyce has told the full year financial results conference that there has been no takeover bid of any nature either formal or informal made to the company, writes Ben Sandilands.
How Qantas has butchered London flights
Tomorrow when Qantas reports its full year results to June 30, we can expect more misleading rhetoric about how its international operations are mercilessly rendered uneconomic by competition. But just look at its new London timetable, says Ben Sandilands.
The Boeing 777-X files get updated
During a week in which Qantas did all the heavy ditch digging and Virgin Australia made sure not to interrupt its toils, word came that both carriers have recently been shown some possible developments of the Boeing 777, writes Ben Sandilands.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A low-cost solution to Qantas’s problems
Crikey readers have their say.
The Power Index Power Shots: Nick Minchin, keeper of the Howard flame … NGV’s power benefactor …
Leader of the Right and keeper of the Howard flame, Nick Minchin is still regarded by some as the Liberal Party’s spiritual leader. Also, the NGV’s power benefactor, Alan Joyce finds friends in the market and Bolt and Negus back in 2012.
