Qantas Group - New Airline Structure
 

And here

Qantas splits into two operations | News.com.au

Buchanan leaving as well!

Wasn't this type of thing done before? Create more management teams by duplication, increase (double) costs for these :mad: to exist yet when these duplicated :mad: come in they try to make a big name for themselves and cut costs like an Afghani farmer at the beginning of the opium harvest.

At least one good thing comes of it.

Don't let the door hit you on the mangina, out you go :D

The plot thickens!

Report also of Emirates and Qantas beginning to talk. Good for QF domestic, not good for QF Int.

Business Spectator

Bruce Buchanan...

What a truly great contribution to Australian Aviation.

Now lets hope we never see a piece of human refuse like this again!

Why not? Maybe having a CEO to concentrate purely on the business that has been neglected and unfairly vilified; the business that BUILT the QF reputation, will be a good thing.

Bye Bruce.... it was.... interesting..... (a silent prayer of thanks that he was not inflicted on the whole group..)

I have just read BB's message to staff announcing his departure and am simply lost for words. If he truly believes what he has written then the man is simply demented. It truly is scary that so many peoples' livelihood were under control of this 'person'.

And then gives his new company a plug, complete with website link at the end?

Classy.

http://thestandard.org.nz/wp-content...ganisation.jpg
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Hahahahahahaha, from aviation to skin care. What a f**king clown. :ugh:

Truer words have never been said.

I would be worried if I got "allocated" to QF International. Wonder if it will be a vessel for change or change in employment contracts for pilots and f/a's.

Duplication of management (I can hear the clink of champgne flutes) and another layer of patsies under AJ when things dont turn out well.:eek:

Can you post Bruce's letter please?

It will be interesting to see where Qlink fits into the new picture:)

This move is designed to be able to wind up / sell off QF international or Qf domestic.

Can't see any other rationale.

What we'll do next is paint the Qantas Domestic tails blue to mark the differentiation. Then we will emphasise the 'Australian Airline' aspect of it in the branding. Genius!

Vanessa's Marine Collagen Intensive Night Cream comes in at just over $2000 per litre...

Not exactly the same "low cost" market Capt Bruce is custom to.

Perhaps there is still some value in the premium market and some are starting to realise it.

And all jokes aside,

What does this move by Qantas mean for it's pilots...

Will there be movement between long haul and short haul or are they now a completely separate company???

Joyce is pedalling like crazy, he has to because he told everyone he was going to fix the business. Well the full service carrier in Singapore has disappeared, Hongkong Jetstar has gone real quiet, so now we have a restructure (as pointed out more exspensive managers). The trouble is for all the pedalling we arnt even staying still we are going backwards. When will the lunatics on the board wake up? If ever?

A quick review of Vanessa's skin care company's website show's that Mrs Buchanan is a company partner.

"In 2009 after her friends and families demands became overwhelming, Vanessa started making larger quantities of creams to fulfill orders and started selling to local health food stores. Within 9 months of making on a retail basis Vanessa needed to move to a bigger environment to cope with her growing business. In late 2010 Vanessa stumbled upon a shared warehouse space in the heart of Marrickville NSW, which fitted her needs perfectly and moved the business there where it expanded quickly over the next 14 months. During this time Vanessa met her business partner Elizabeth Buchanan, who came on board to partner into the Vanessa Megan Brand"

All makes sense now.

Pilots not been able to transfer may be one way they think they can save money . It may turn out you can apply of the street for the other operation . Interesting times .

When you need a relief valve, plan a reshuffle. This to me sounds just like RedQ and other announcements. It will take the focus away from the real issues for a while. Allow AJ and Co to further plot against their customers and workforce whilst still receiving grossly insane wages.

It gets the sackings off the top of the news search. cynical much.

787-8's to be operated 'domestically' under the SH award?

'Long Haul only' pilot redundancies? ('But sir, we can't follow the EBA by doing last on, first off....we're losing so much money' - Kendalls anyone?)

A codeshare with EK? Now that might actually be good news if it happens...

:bored:

Don't quite understand the timing.Qantas splits in two and goes back to the future with the 'real', but apparently unprofitable, Qantas flying overseas and Australian Airlines resurrected for Domestic operations but minus it's Tullamarine maintenance hanger.Then BB announces he's leaving JS and the aviation industry? They say timing is everything so there must be some reason behind all of this. While I'm guessing no-one will be too saddened by BB's departure at least he's honest enough to admit that he is really a businessman first and was only interested in Airlines as an academic excercise while at the Boston School of Management.

Honestly, you just couldn't make this stuff up! Reality is way stranger than fiction. :rolleyes:
From the Vanessa Megan website:
From Vanessa's profile:
{Update : 0355 UTC. The above malapropism has been edited over on the VM website. Someone from Boston's been reading Pprune, then, eh! But it's staying here, forever!}
From Bruce's profile:
Cosmetics to the world! This all reminds me of something, way back when, when, [yes!] when Qantas was still an esteemed airline. Oh, of course -
Poppy King! Read the full story

Mr Buchanan will also provide consultancy services to Jetstar for an additional 18 months.

And there you have it, "all aboard"!:rolleyes:

Reported on the news "Qantas shares up 1% as a result", NO...Qantas shares up in line with the indexes. Double :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Don't you find it ironic that after giving out so many pineapples he is marketing a product that can provide relief?

Getting closer..bankrupt international ..then start the whole thing again..

No. Bankrupt International, and have J* become the international carrier for QANTAS Domestic.

Or maybe mimic VBA's setup to allow a tie-up with Emirates.

Unfortunately, all this move does really is to ensure that QFI now operates under JQ 'management' and eventually, probably in new JQ colours. Not surprised to see this announcement really.....

Can I please just have my redundancy so I can f@&k off and get on with the rest of my life? Thanks.

Joyce's best is simply a clone of Borghetti's ideas.

Will it mean that they won't be able to use creative accounting by shifting costs to International, making J* look better, hence seeing the true picture?


nah, didn't think so, that would be too honest?

Two other points come to mind now:

The 'Bain & Co' faction in QF management continues its ascendancy with these latest moves. The new 'strategy' department has nearly 1000 staff now. Almost of them ex Bain.

Buchanan is from their arch enemy - Boston Consulting Group, so its likely that this played a significant role in his removal.

Additionally, its likely that there is a couple of 'known unknowns' in this move as well. That is, something Bruce has said or done has significantly upset Eileen and the board.

What that 'thing' is, we will never know, but its of interest never the less.

Craig thompson has nothing on this bloke.

I wonder how lying and deceit will go in the cosmetics business in asia?

There is no doubt that bb has left a legacy for the airline industry - in particular his complicity in the demise of the profession of the airline pilot, his abuse of (foreign) labour, and his de-humanisation of the workforce - sorry - that should be "team memebers".

The term "delusions of grandeur" comes to mind.

P.s.
Going away party to be held in phone booth just down from head office - all invited.

He finally gets the boot and goes to work for his wife, who is a partner in skin care business but in his departing statement manages to make it sound a lot better.
This is best news story coming out of Jetstar for some time:D:D:D:D

Remember the suggestion that eventually the parasite would kill the host.
The greatest two brand strategy in the world delivering the results.

Emirates flags tie up with Qantas
 

The newspaper said Emirates president Tim Clark suggested in an interview that management at both airlines had moved on from the acrimony that ended a previous plan to elevate the existing interline agreement to a formal code share.
"I look at the way Qantas is today, and I think they would benefit from us as we would benefit from them," Clark was quoted as saying.


Read more: Emirates Flags Tie Up With Qantas -Report | Fox Business

Emirates could now be Qantas' longhaul carrier, the traditional longhaul is unprofitable... Sell them the 380's and retire/sell the 747's and 767's big profits all round, Joyce ends his rein as CEO on a massive wicket!