1000 jobs to go in Qantas revamp
The sting in the tail of a long Qantas media release today was the news that approximately 1000 jobs will become redundant as part of the airline’s wide-ranging five-year plan to revive its international business.
The airline said the cuts were necessary “as a result of aircraft retirements, network changes and more efficient practicesâ€.
Areas affected include management positions, pilots, cabin crew and engineering.
“There’s no doubt this is tough. But consistent with past practices, we expect the majority of these redundancies will be voluntary,†said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
Australia’s aircraft engineers union may consider taking legal action against Qantas over the new international strategy, which includes plans to launch a premium airline based in Asia and a new budget airline in Japan.
Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association will seek advice on whether the airline’s move effectively breaches the Qantas Sale Act, which called for the airline to keep the majority of its facilities in Australia when it was privatised.
Australian and International Pilots Association president Captain Barry Jackson, said today’s announcement marked a sad day in the airline’s proud 90 year history.
“Today’s announcement proves we have a Qantas CEO with no belief in the iconic brand,†Capt. Jackson said.
Qantas has launched a massive global advertising campaign to support its new strategy under the tagline, There’s A New Spirit.
A video message from the CEO ends with the words. “We will always be proud that the vast majority of our operations are based in Australia.
“We will always call Australia home.â€
Ian Jarrett
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