Qantas Ground Entire Fleet

[Misterwolf]

Qantas CEO just announced all qantas flights both domestic and international to be grounded immediately.

Jetstar at this stage not effected.

Sure to impact on some here. Wish everyone the best.

[Tywais]

Qantas grounds all flights

by: Steve Creedy, Aviation writer

From: The Australian

October 29, 2011 5:23PM

QANTAS has locked out international pilots, baggage handlers and engineers, essentially bringing its operations to a halt.

It has grounded all its entire domestic and international fleets indefinitely from 5pm AEDT.

The airline announced minutes ago it was locking out all members covered by the industrial agreements currently being negotiated with the Australian Licenced Engineers Union (ALAEA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian and International Pilots Union (AIPA).

It said the step was being taken under the provisions of the Fair Work Act in response to industrial action taken by the unions which has cost the airline $68 million so far and is costing it $15m a week and has seen its forward bookings nosedive.

The Australian

[Tywais]

Qantas grounds all flights

October 29, 2011 - 5:26PM

Qantas will lock out all its employees covered by the agreements that are currently in dispute.

And it has grounded its entire domestic and international fleets indefinitely.

‘‘We are locking out until the unions withdraw their extreme claim and reach agreement with us,’’ Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce told a press conference today.

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"This course of action has been forced upon us ... by the actions of three unions," Mr Joyce said.

"The ball is in their court.

"They have to decide how badly they want to hurt Qantas.

"We will provide full refunds to those who choose to cancel their flights."

Read more: SMH.com

[Tywais]

QANTAS has today grounded all its domestic and international flights.

The airline made the announcement at 5pm this evening.

In a shock move, Mr Joyce announced at a news conference just minutes ago that he planned to lock out all workers in dispute with Qantas from 8pm Monday night.

Because of the severity of the measure, the airline was grounding all flights immediately, he said.

Flights in the air would land at their destinations as normal but no other Qantas flight would take off until further notice, Mr Joyce said.

"The airline will be grounded as long as it takes to get a resolution on this.''

Mr Joyce said staff not in dispute with Qantas would not be locked out, but all those unions involved in the dispute would be locked out and would not be paid from 8pm Monday.

Daily Telegraph

[bunnaag]

now they have time to repair/maintain their planes.

[zorro1]

Plenty of cheap shares on the ASX come Monday. This is a huge move by the CEO and I think it has caught the unions by surprise. The ball is now firmly in their court

Qantas supplying full refunds and alternative flights plus accommodation for stranded Pax

[saintofsilence]

I agree with qantas unions just demand to much and the more we pay for it including staff will lose jobs.

It's about time people respected there employers and accept what they have there are a lot of people worst off .

[wintermute]

What does this have to do with Thailand? Australia isn't Thailand.

[namoi]

how can they repair the fleet when they are all locked out unless they do it OFFSHORE, which is part of the blue that is going on..

[zorro1]

What does this have to do with Thailand? Australia isn't Thailand.

errrm , People in Thailand have booked with Qantas perhaps?

[Tywais]

What does this have to do with Thailand? Australia isn't Thailand.

errrm , People in Thailand have booked with Qantas perhaps?

Exactly. High season is approaching and could affect many. So let's not continue on that track please.

[krading]

The CEO and board members had no qualms about awarding themselves a 71% pay rise.

Bugger the working man.

Out brothers, out.

[namoi]

the unions have had the inderstry by the neck here for years, i am not sure that was the last option though, should be interesting how julliar responds...

[patongster]

The Unions have a gun to the head of Qantas, had to be done.

[saintofsilence]

National service should never have been stopped most of these whingers would not know what hard work is.

I dont disagree with unions but when it comes to demanding to much and they could potentially bankrupt this airline this is when they cross the line.

[namoi]

yea out ash#les out as you do every easter

[zorro1]

Man that is some serious power. Click your fingers and ground all inter and domestic flights, just like that..

[supaprik]

mr Joyce sure has big balls, I wish him luck...

[namoi]

for sure for sure luck of the irish to ya

[Jdietz]

Only way to deal with the Mafia. I wish them well.

[Ned]

All unionists should be slowly killed and pay rises should be given to Mr Joyce. All workers should be totally loyal to their employer. Death to dissent!

[Tywais]

Qantas grounds all flights until unions drop action

Qantas is pre-emptively grounding its fleet.

In an extraordinary display of brinkmanship, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has announced that all Qantas international and domestic services will cease immediately with the airline locking out all employees of the Australian Licenced Engineers Union (ALAEA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Australian and International Pilots Union (AIPA).

Joyce says the drastic move has been taken under the Fair Work Act in response to industrial action taken by the unions, and will likely cost the airline as much as $20 million per day until the disputes are resolved. The airline has so far lost $68 million due to disruptions caused by industrial action in recent months, and was losing an estimated $15 million per week. The airline says more than 600 flights had been cancelled and about 70,000 passengers had been affected.

In a hastily called media conference on October 29, Joyce said the airline would be grounded from 5.00pm on October 29, but that all employees are required at work as normal and will be paid until the lockout begins at 8.00pm eastern time on October 31. Once the lockout starts, those employees who are locked out will not be required at work and will not be paid. He said he had made the decision that morning, and had consulted the Qantas board before implementing the lockout.

Australian Aviation

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