Qantas like all other airlines around the world are reeling as containment measures tighten to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Two days after slashing international flights by 90 percent, Qantas has announced it will suspend overseas services altogether by the end of March. The tipping point for Qantas was the new requirement for anyone…
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Qantas Half Yearly report is in and Qantas has once again delivered strong earnings. Qantas’ underlying profit before tax was $771m (down only $4m or 0.5 percent on the previous corresponding period). This was despite challenges from the external environment such as weaker demand (slowdown in the economy), disruption in Hong Kong, industrial action on…
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Coronavirus set to impact Qantas Alan Joyce is saying that it is too early to tell how many millions of dollars Qantas will lose in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Qantas is yet to release an earnings guidance on the financial impacts of the virus to the ASX and may do so when…
The HSC is done for another year and the rest of school will be winding down soon. However, there is no rest for Qantas. If anything, things are gearing up. Qantas’ recent trading update shows some difficult domestic and international conditions. Qantas has signalled that it is currently experiencing declining revenues in the domestic market.…
Qantas’ 2019 Yearly Report is in and the results were very good with Qantas reporting a $1.3 billion profit. This was a 17 per cent fall from the previous year. While Qantas may have reported lower earnings, their results were significantly better than what might have been given their circumstances. Qantas was hit with a…
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has launched legal action against Qantas in the Fair Trade Commission over its bonus scheme which was announced by CEO Alan Joyce after the company made a record profit of $1.6 billion in 2018. The bonus was made up of a $500 staff travel credit and a cash…
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