Qantas and an UnAustralian Job Policy
The CEO is Irish
The head of Cabin Services is a Kiwi
New Zealand pilots run back and forward across the Tasman on Qantas owned aircraft
Australian Cabin Crew jobs have been taken by establishing a London Base,an Auckland Base and until recently a Thai Base
Heavy Maintenance is now done in Asia and Europe putting australian engineers out of work.
Lets not even begin to talk about the Jetstar (a Qantas wholly owned subsidiary) base in Singapore.
Qantas is Australian in name only .Its employmeny practises are all about either not employing Australians or driving Australian wages down.
Qantas is in trouble because of management ineptitude.It trots out the "Australian Icon" nonsense when it wants to gain sympathy from the australian public.
Guess what?
The Australian public aint stupid.They know they are paying top dollar for a third rate product.The public are voting with their feet and using other carriers because they get fair value and are not treated with contempt.If you have ever had a problem with Qantas that needed to be sorted
contempt and indifference take on a whole new of meaning.
Qantas Australian? My derriere!!!