Comments from Qantas Engineering Executive Manager Scott McConnell “It’s extremely disappointing the union has taken this step towards industrial action. “We’re committed to pay increases for our licensed engineers, but the union’s pay claims are as high 12 per cent for one year, or three times the wage increases already agreed to this year by […]
On 30 June 2022, the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) were granted approval by the Fair Work Commission to conduct a ballot of its members to undertake protected industrial action. Since then, there have been a number of misleading claims made by the union about Qantas’ approach to bargaining and the ALAEA’s demands. This […]
OP ED from Qantas Domestic and International CEO, Andrew David. Much has been said about Qantas in the last few months. Some of it’s fair, as we’re absolutely not delivering the service that our customers expect, but some of it fails to take into consideration what’s happening across the industry here and around the world. […]
Comments to be attributed to a Qantas Group spokesperson: “We’re disappointed the ALAEA has taken this step given we’ve been negotiating in good faith on the agreements. This action from the union is completely unnecessary. “With the industry still recovering from the impact of the pandemic, the last thing it needs is the threat of […]
REX CLAIM: Rex will be forced to stop flying some regional routes because of the increased competition from Qantas. FACT: Rex’s standard approach whenever it withdraws from a route is to blame others, usually Qantas. On 30 May 2022, when it announced it was withdrawing services from Bathurst, Grafton, Lismore, Kangaroo Island and Ballina, Rex blamed […]