Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is urging the Western Australian government to provide certainty on opening its borders as the backflip of plans is costing the airline millions.
Qantas has announced the official opening of its newest Flight Training Centre in Brisbane, and will soon begin training up to 900 pilots per year across its four state-of-the-art simulators.
Bain Capital, the private equity firm that purchased Virgin Australia out of voluntary administration in November 2020, is reportedly eyeing to float the company on the ASX as soon as 2023.
Qantas has agreed to possibly begin conciliation talks with cabin crew unions, after initially moving to terminate its enterprise agreement with international cabin crew altogether.
An announcement could come in the coming days, as the airline works on its “backup plan” for both domestic and international operations to WA, Joyce said.
A group of 24 Qantas Group employees filed legal action against Qantas in the Federal Court on Friday, and applied for an urgent interim injunction to prevent Qantas from enforcing the policy until the case has been heard.