Category: Qantas

The damaging dispute between Qantas and three of its unions is likely to continue for months after talks collapsed yesterday hours ahead of a government imposed deadline. The impasse means the parties will now head for binding arbitration before labour umpire Fair Work Australia, which imposed the deadline on talks when it ordered both sides

Qantas and three of its unions face a midnight deadline today to resolve their dispute or head to binding arbitration. The deadline comes after a weekend that saw Transport Workers Union boss Tony Sheldon suggest the talks were on the verge of collapse. Sheldon said Qantas had little interest in a negotiated settlement and preferred

Though both sides remain at the table, there is little sign of progress as Qantas and its unions near the deadline to resolve their industrial dispute. The October 31 ruling by Fair Work Australia gave the two sides 21 days to reach agreement or face binding arbitration, although Fair Work could also extend the deadline

Hong Kong will be the next destination for Qantas’s Airbus A380 fleet, with the airline announcing plans to operate the double decker four times a week between Sydney and the key Asian financial hub. The airline says QF127 Sydney-Hong Kong will be operated by A380s on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with same days returns as