Possible News of latest Qantas Cuts

[Adrian B]

News is brewing of QF restructuring with 2800 staff cuts.

Seems Sky News is putting together the story. Guessing more to come.

[Jon Harris]

LHR and FRA according to Bend Sandilands will be cut including all PER intl flights.

What a joke.

[Peter H.]

This little fellow is slaying Qantas and earning millions to do so. Where are the shareholders and hat of the Board. They have questions to answer as well

[Jon Harris]

Good point Peter...AJ is just the puppett in all of this - he is too stupid. Clifford and Dixon are calling the shots. The only way for QF to move ahead is to get rid of this board - they've done nothing for QF.

[Adrian B]

Latest article from The Herald Sun:
Source Here (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/qantas-jobs-the-price-we-pay-alan-joyce-says/story-e6frf7jo-1226445952297)

Summary:

QANTAS has revealed a total of 2,800 jobs will be lost as part of its five year transformation plan


As part of the changes the group is consolidating its heavy maintenance bases from three down to two and is selling two of its seven catering centres.

Working through many smaller measures that will increase efficiency and productivity, such as using iPads to give pilots instant access to forms, manuals, flight plans and charts and save on the cost and weight of manuals inflight.

Guessing more details to come.

[Andrew P]

LHR and FRA according to Bend Sandilands will be cut including all PER intl flights.

What a joke.

agree Ben Sandilands is a joke

has no idea what he is talking about

Sandilands said HongKong Airlines (sic) direct HKG-LGW flight was going to show how stupid QF was pulling out of the HKG-LHR route, now HongKong Airlines is going down the gurgler and have pulled the LON route for lack of customers, great call Ben

[Andrew P]

News is brewing of QF restructuring with 2800 staff custs.

Seems Sky News is putting together the story. Guessing more to come.

quick to post, but wrong

as QF tweeted at 2:28 PM - 8 Aug 12

We have not announced additional job cuts. The 2800 quoted are those which have already been announced

[Dave Dale]

Just an observation, but every time I read an article of Ben Sandilands, it is always negative about Qantas. Qantas always seems to get a hit with Ben.

Dave

[Sarah C]

So it is an announcement that has been made months ago..........why are all the news agencies reporting it as new news?

[Thomas Collins]

If you read his speech (http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/media-releases/aug-2012/1/global/en) today - it is very clear he was referring to existing initiatives...

We estimate the equivalent of 2,800 full time roles are going as a result of the transformation initiatives undertaken so far.

There is a history with Ben and Qantas that goes way back. I believe Qantas revoked some privileges | benefits he had and as a result - he has been on a Qantas warpath ever since.

So I was told...

[Joe Frampton]

LHR and FRA according to Bend Sandilands will be cut including all PER intl flights.

What a joke.

Could not find this on any Internet media? Was this just the ranting of an individual or was this from a reputable news source?

[Ash W]

The source is probably the Australian Frequent Flyer forum which has been debating the supposed pull-out of Perth and elsewhere for weeks.

[Adrian B]

quick to post, but wrong

as QF tweeted at 2:28 PM - 8 Aug 12

We have not announced additional job cuts. The 2800 quoted are those which have already been announced

Hence the word Possible.... Would not surprise me if there was more though

[Ash W]

This little fellow is slaying Qantas and earning millions to do so. Where are the shareholders and hat of the Board. They have questions to answer as well

He is working for them, saving them from loosing millions of dollars.

[Bernie P]

Latest article from The Herald Sun:
Source Here (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/qantas-jobs-the-price-we-pay-alan-joyce-says/story-e6frf7jo-1226445952297)

Summary:

QANTAS has revealed a total of 2,800 jobs will be lost as part of its five year transformation plan


As part of the changes the group is consolidating its heavy maintenance bases from three down to two and is selling two of its seven catering centres.

Working through many smaller measures that will increase efficiency and productivity, such as using iPads to give pilots instant access to forms, manuals, flight plans and charts and save on the cost and weight of manuals inflight.

Guessing more details to come.

Seems as though the transition from the three to two (to one?) maintenance base is to commence shortly...

Qantas boosts Brisbane maintenance

QANTAS Airways will spend $30 million upgrading its Brisbane heavy maintenance facility.
The move suggests Brisbane remains the warm favourite to emerge as Qantas' sole heavy maintenance base, as the airline moves to consolidate its existing three facilities into one site.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce told guests at an Australian Institute of Company Directors lunch in Brisbane on Thursday modern aircraft required less work.

"With that in mind, we've already started on a process to consolidate our heavy maintenance facilities from three sites, to now two sites, to ultimately one site in Australia," Mr Joyce said in prepared remarks.

"We have no set time frame, but it's something that needs to happen.

"Brisbane is the obvious candidate to become our one heavy maintenance site, given the purpose-built hangars and modern equipment."

Built in 2004 with the assistance of the Queensland government, Brisbane is Qantas' newest heavy maintenance facility.

In May, Qantas announced that it was closing its heavy maintenance facility at Tullamarine, which the airline said would save between $70 million and $100 million a year but also result in a loss of 422 jobs.

Qantas' third heavy maintenance site was at Avalon Airport, just outside Geelong in Victoria.

A heavy maintenance check involves an aircraft being stripped down for inspection, including among other things having all seats and interiors removed, engines taken apart and systems thoroughly tested.

The process can take several weeks for one aircraft.

Mr Joyce said $30 million would be spent transforming an existing line maintenance hangar into a facility capable of supporting up to three lines of maintenance.

"This includes new aircraft docking systems, safety equipment, new hangar doors and improvements to the hangar exterior," Mr Joyce said.

Mr Joyce said the airline had started recruiting 30 apprentices in maintenance and engineering in Brisbane.


Source: http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/qantas-boosts-brisbane-maintenance/story-e6frfkur-1226498592120#ixzz29cOS6AZC

[Brian Wilkes]

Why spend that much money when you have a perfect facility and sitting there at Melbourne and Sydney!

[Bernie P]

I suppose, its the newest, having being built in 2004, so updating infrastructure to withstand future growth... Re-aligning of assets, and being able to consolidate costs (lease out existing infrastructure to other operators maybe) at either SYD/AVV...(MEL is earmarked as being closed back in May)

[Zac M]

Are Qantas also conducting maintenance in Seletar? VH-VXC is currently over there after ferrying about two weeks ago.

[Paul f.]

I think its for a repanit but not 100% sure.

[Raymond Rowe]

Why spend that much money when you have a perfect facility and sitting there at Melbourne and Sydney!


Because the Queensland Government is probably paying for it all .They were jelaous that Melbourne was the aviation hub in Australia and made the statement many years ago they wanted to be the aerospace capital in Australia.

[Dave Dale]

IIRC, Campbell Newman stated earlier this year that Queensland gave $20 million as a carrot for Qantas to come north.

[JamesL]

20 mil that could of been spent on airport infrastructure...