Australia’s risk assessment review of its acquisition of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for the RAAF is underway, Defence has confirmed, after Lockheed Martin revealed last week a team from the Department of Defence was visiting its Fort Worth plant. “A Scheduled Compliance Risk Assessment Method (SCRAM) team is here in response to the
A text message roused me from a deep sleep at 2.26am. It was AA’s deputy editor, Andrew McLaughlin. “QF has grounded its whole fleet immediately until unions withdraw claims!!!” It took a few moments for the importance of that message to penetrate my sleepy fog. “I’m dreaming that, right??” I messaged back. Then it clicked.
Less than 48 hours after Qantas CEO Alan Joyce grounded the airline on October 29, Qantas hopes to resume services this afternoon following a ruling by the Fair Work Australia authority late last night that all industrial action by unions and the planned lockout by the airline were to be terminated. Speaking to media this morning,
After a marathon late night sitting, the full bench of Fair Work Australia has ordered that all Qantas industrial action be terminated, clearing the way for the airline to begin flying as soon as Monday afternoon. Fair Work ruled that the industrial campaign by three Qantas unions – the ALAEA, TWU and AIPA – and
Even though it is likely that Qantas will return to the air following the Fair Work Australia hearing on the afternoon of October 30, there are still a number of passengers who will need to be recovered, and no doubt some interesting options to get people moving again. Virgin Australia has naturally been proactive on
Alan Joyce’s decision to shut down Qantas mainline services over the weekend could result in a win on the industrial relations front, but it seems that the damage done to the brand will see it suffer for some time. The shock decision to ground all flights from Saturday afternoon indefinitely before a formal lockout commences
