‘Things are worse than we ever imagined,’ says Starmer before flying to Germany for ‘reset’
Planet Business: SpaceX’s ‘reliable’ Crew Dragon, the highest-earning tennis players and a first-class error at Qantas
Qantas
Irish former Qantas chief sees millions slashed from bonus payments
Alan Joyce’s initial leaving package of €14.4 million triggered a shareholder rebellion last year
Pilita Clark: A cure for jet lag is within reach, if we can work out how to use it
Big strides have been made in understanding the root cause of jet lag and what should help to tackle it
Irishman Alan Joyce takes almost 900% pay rise as he exits Qantas, but bonus cut amid scandals
Airline reducing and withholding bonuses as it battles damaging lawsuits
Cable television ‘on the edge of a precipice’ in US as tennis stars are forced to improvise
Planet Business: Pre-Swift concert film hits, Qantas’s under-fire chairman, and the ascent of Novo Nordisk
Qantas Irish chief Alan Joyce steps down early after ticket-selling scandal
Chief executive retires two months ahead of schedule following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company
Australian Senate summons Qantas chief as airline reports record $2.47bn profit
Carrier denies price-gouging and hoarding take-off and landing slots in Sydney
Qantas’s Irish boss sells €10.5 million of shares months before leaving
Alan Joyce set to step down as CEO in November
‘Live long and pay us,’ say writers as they give Hollywood studios some feedback
Planet Business: HSE cybersecurity ‘weak link’, Alan Joyce’s successor at Qantas and why ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton thinks it is ‘quite scary’
Irishman Alan Joyce to step down as CEO of Australian airline Qantas after 15 years in charge
Chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson to succeed Joyce, making her first woman to run Australia’s national carrier
Pilita Clark: Business travel has not rebounded – and no guarantee it will
High airfares, flexible working patterns and climate change concerns will continue to weigh on the industry
Qantas to hire 8,500 workers over next 10 years
Airline was criticised for cutting headcounts during the height of the pandemic
Qantas returns to profit but warns on lower fares
Australian carrier also unveils A$500m share buyback programme as it reports A$2.4bn cut in net debt
Qantas unveils share buyback despite €833m loss
Shares soar almost 10% on buyback as airline reports stronger-than-expected rebound in leisure and business travel
The Qantas chief from Dublin who personifies travel chaos Down Under
To be ‘Joyced’ is a word now in use to describe being severely inconvenienced at an airport by luggage delays or flight problems
Qantas Pilots Warn Safety Risks Loom as Air Travel Rebounds
Concerns about crew fatigue and looser landing rules
Carl Icahn v McDonald’s, Russia sanctions and the case of Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘album’
Planet Business: Meanwhile, in Sydney, Qantas plays a strong mascot game
Australia reopens borders to vaccinated visitors after two years
Tourism and hospitality sectors look to rebuild after strong Covid-19 restrictions
Australia prepares for tourist wave as it lifts foreign visitor ban
Strict border lockdown under ‘Fortress Australia’ policy had catastrophic impact on tourism industry
Australia to reopen borders to vaccinated after two-year closure
Reopening to take effect on February 21st, PM Scott Morrison announces
Ryanair capitalises on Covid uncertainty to squeeze unions, rivals and Boeing
Joe Brennan: Pay restoration is up for negotiation along with new aircraft orders
Airlines face two-year wait for new aircraft, Airbus says
Group’s sales chief says he would like more planes to sell amid supply constraints
Irishwoman in Perth: What’s kept me up at night is not knowing when – or if – I’d be back
For the first time since arriving here, in 2011, Co Cork felt a long, long way away
Coronavirus: Australia cases top 1,000 for first time in pandemic
Federal government pushing ahead with country’s reopening plans next month
Covid cases rise in New South Wales as breast cancer screening halted
Move to redeploy medical staff could result in up to 500 extra deaths, experts warn
Qantas to require all employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19
There are exemptions for those who are unable to be vaccinated based on documented medical reasons
Qantas to furlough 2,500 staff amid Australian lockdown
Alan Joyce says furlough estimated to last two months
Qantas considers free flight vouchers or air miles for Covid-19 vaccinated
Move among incentives aimed at kick-starting global travel
Families reunite as Australia-New Zealand ‘travel bubble’ begins
Jacinda Ardern hails ‘significant step’ in New Zealand’s reconnection with the world
Australia and New Zealand to allow quarantine-free travel
‘Travel bubble’ between neighbouring countries to open later this month
‘The crate escape’: Two Irishmen who helped mail friend home from Australia sought
Welsh man who airmailed himself in crate in 1960s seeks two Irish friends who helped nail it shut
Governments ‘to insist’ on vaccines for flying, says Qantas boss
Alan Joyce says he believes passengers will be willing to accept the change
How Covid has changed how we will travel in 2021
Technology and sustainability will play a larger part in how we travel from now on
Vaccine certificates part of implementation plan, says Donnelly
Minister insists impact of inoculation on Covid-19 spread will need to be seen first
Covid jab: Ryanair will not ask for proof of vaccination within EU
Aer Lingus says it believes a rapid antigen-testing regime ‘is the most appropriate solution’
Irish boss of Qantas says Covid vaccines will be mandatory
Australia’s largest carrier is to change the conditions for travelling on its aircraft
Qantas set to emerge from pandemic stronger, airline chief says
Australian airline will restore seat capacity as it heads for break-even, says Alan Joyce
Covid-19 has shown that much of ‘normal’ life should have been binned years ago
Pilita Clark: Some of the attempts at recreating normality amid pandemic are shocking
Self-made women, a K-pop triumph and the late night Nobel doorbell
Planet Business: Miss flying? Thai Airways has an almost perfect solution
‘Perfect timing’ for expansion, says Dublin Aerospace chief Conor McCarthy
Maintenance company bucks trend and focuses on industry turnaround and recovery
Blow for Australian rugby union as Qantas end sponsorship
The Australian airline forced to seek cost savings, ends 30-year association with the game
Virgin Australia to cull a third of its Boeing 737 fleet under Bain ownership
Plan will see fleet grow once demand returns
Melbourne in a world of pain as coronavirus lockdown bites
Public buckling under the strain of the imposition of latest severe restrictions
Qantas books loss of nearly €1.2bn due to Covid-19 effect
Trading conditions the worst in airline’s 100-year history, according to chief executive
European shares recover with German stocks leading advance
Asian stocks posted biggest drop in eight session
Qantas halts most international flights until October on border closure
September could see resumption of flights with New Zealand
Irish stocks gain on Government’s accelerated reopening plans
Jump in US employment numbers helps surge in world equities
Virgin Atlantic and United cut jobs, while Qantas raises millions as Covid-19 bites
Qantas’s Irish chief executive Alan Joyce says it will be ’some time’ before pre-crisis demand for international travel returns
‘The excitement has been such a boost!’ Irish abroad emerge from Covid-19 lockdown
Irish people in Spain, Dubai, France, Malaysia and Italy are seeing restrictions eased
Covid-19: Inside the operation to evacuate Irish stranded abroad
From Peru and Australia: Behind the scenes story of how diplomats got the Irish home
Coronavirus: Government could offer financial aid to Irish stranded abroad
Government working with 2,000 Irish citizens in 86 countries trying to get home
Coronavirus: Airline crises, Cheltenham gels, Australian plummets and Olympic wobbles
Planet Business: Now wash your hands
Coronavirus: Ryanair, Aer Lingus to suspend all Italian flights for a almost a month
Ryanair passengers have until Midnight on Friday to come home
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