Qantas is still very much on war footing as it continues to navigate the impacts of COVID-19. One thing you could not accuse Alan Joyce of is procrastinating. Alan Joyce has increased pressure on state premiers over border closures urging 20,000 of its stood-down staff and the airlines 10,000 suppliers to sign a petition calling…
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Qantas FY20 Financial Results Qantas’ 2020 Yearly Report is in and the results were ugly with Qantas reporting a very skinny $124 million (Underlying) profit down 91% from last year. When you factor in their aircraft write-downs and redundancy costs Qantas actually made a statutory loss of $2.7 billion. Qantas ratios in particular profitability…
Alan Joyce was supposed to be celebrating Qantas’ Centenary Year, but the COVID-19 crisis has seen Qantas effectively stalled for the past few months as demand for travel has evaporated. Alan Joyce has just announced details of Qantas’ post COVID-19 recovery plan which are extreme and brutal in terms of cost reductions and job losses.…
When the coronavirus travel restrictions hit shutting down the airlines Virgin Australia was always in trouble. Unlike Qantas, Virgin Australia had an unhealthy balance sheet. Lots of debt made Virgin Australia vulnerable. The airline undertook its expansion and development by borrowing billions of low-cost monies that was available. The company also pursued growth over profits…
I really liked the way the Qantas case study followed the syllabus. It was very comprehensive and enabled me to handle any combination of question the examiners may have asked. It certainly gave me a competitive advantage.
David recently ran a workshop for our Year 12 Business Studies class on the Qantas Case Study. This was a very valuable experience for our students as David has an extensive knowledge of Qantas, which coupled with his in-depth knowledge of the HSC syllabus, proved very useful. The workshop was extremely interactive and David is adept at engaging students through different questioning strategies. David also provided some very helpful tips on the best way to approach questions in the HSC. I would highly recommend this workshop to other schools.
