BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$9.6B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
Australia's largest airline is a quantum leap ahead of the others. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Mascot, Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd. (Australian: QAN) is the largest airline in Australia and the second oldest airline in the world. The company flies to 20 cities in Australia, and over 80 cities in 40 other countries. It currently has about 200 aircraft,serving approximately 145 destinations. Ancillary business includes catering and tourism. The company has annual revenue of about AUD $12.6 billion and employs about 35,000 people. Qantas is a member of the oneworldA alliance of airlines.
CEO, Jetstar Asia & Valuair
Chong Phit LianNumber of Employees 27,966
Contact Information
Qantas Centre 203 Coward St
Bldg A 9th Fl
Mascot 2020
(61) 296913636
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation: 481111
Recent Events
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Asian Stocks Decline Ahead Of Key Data
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Australian 3-Day Rally Halts, Dollar Firms
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Qantas Airways Appoints Rohan Garnett Vice President, Leisure Sales for North America
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Qantas Partners with Tourism New Zealand Offering Flights from $798* from L.A. or San Francisco...
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - Sept 10
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Boeing loses 15 Dreamliner orders from Qantas
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 27
News & Analysis
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Qantas sheds light on reconfiguration plan
Qantas boss Alan Joyce has shed more light on its plans to rip out first and business class seats on its A380s, telling the Australian Financial Review it is looking for a model similar to Singapore Airlines and Emirates. Qantas currently has 72 business class seats on its A380,...
Qantas Assures on Industrial Action
Qantas says industrial action staged by its engineers will not ground aircraft, as a ban on overtime and out-of-hours call-outs comes into effect on Friday. Qantas' professional engineers will stage industrial action indefinitely to protest working conditions they claim may affect the safe operation of the airline. The engineers' union,...
Qantas Assures on Industrial Action
Qantas says industrial action staged by its engineers will not ground aircraft, as a ban on overtime and out-of-hours call-outs comes into effect on Friday.Qantas' professional engineers will stage industrial action indefinitely to protest working conditions they claim may affect the safe operation of the airline.The engineers' union, the...
Qantas says unions won't ground planes
Qantas' professional engineers will stage industrial action indefinitely to protest working conditions they claim may affect the safe operation of the airline. The engineers' union, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia APESMA, says the move may ground a number of Qantas and Jetstar planes. Bans on overtime...
Qantas launches Baggage Tag of the Future
A permanent baggage tag will be a key part of the Qantas Airport of the Future project announced today by its CEO, Alan Joyce. The concept is that of updating the information in the baggage tracking system in tandem with the chip embedded in the tag each time a Qantas...
Qantas Aiming to Halve Check-in Times
Qantas Ltd says it is aiming to halve check-in times for customers at CityFlyer ports with new technology to be rolled out across Australia, starting in Perth.Chief executive Alan Joyce says the Qantas' Airport of the Future initiative will begin next year with the introduction of next generation check-in."Qantas...
Qantas joins sustainable fuel group
Qantas announced yesterday it had joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group SAFUG, a group established to accelerate the development and commercialisation of sustainable aviation fuel. "Through the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group we are joining other industry partners to work together to lessen the environmental impact of aviation,"...
ATSB probes Qantas (767) and Jetstar (A330) serious incidents
Two recent incidents officially rated as serious involving Jetstar and Qantas flights are under investigation by the ATSB. The Jetstar incident, on October 28, may have involved an iced up pitot or external speed measuring device on an A330 which was flying from Tokyo to the Gold Coast. The flight...
Tiger v Cityflyer comes into sharper focus
Tiger's second announcement of new Sydney flights in two days underlines the pressure the Singapore Airlines controlled low fare airline is applying to the high fare Qantas Cityflyer operation. Yes. Cityflyer. Not low fare Jetstar, nor middle market Virgin Blue, but high fare Qantas, and especially its inter capital Cityflyers....
Price Pressures Ground Airline Sector Recovery Hopes
By Maria SheahanFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Lufthansa LHAG and the airline industry's representative body provided a gloomy outlook for the sector as carriers around the world struggled to make a profit amid a fierce battle for business."Initial signs of a stabilization in volumes are far away from making up for...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Chong Phit Lian | CEO, Jetstar Asia & Valuair |
| Geoff Dixon | CEO & Managing Director |
| Fiona Balfour | CIO & Executive General Manager, Quantas Business Services |
| Peter Gregg | CFO |
| Andrea Staines | Executive General Manager, Airlines, Australian |
| David Cox | Executive General Manager, Engineering Technology Operations & Maintenace Services |
| Denis Adams | Executive General Manager, Associates Business & Head, Freight |
| Grant Fenn | Executive General Manager, Airports & Catering |
| John Borghetti | Executive General Manager, Quantas Airlines |
| Kevin Brown | Executive General Manager, People |
| Narendra Kumar | Executive General Manager, Airlines, Reg |
| Paul Edwards | Executive General Manager, Alliances |
| Belinda de Rome | Head, Communications |
| Brett Johnson | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Cassandra Hamlin | Secretary |
| David Hawes | Head, Relations, Govt & Intl |
| Geoff Sartori | Head, Safety |
| Geoffrey Askew | Head, Security & Investigation Services |
| Rob Kella | Head, Internal Audit |
| Valerie McKenzie | |
| Ja Strong Ao | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Margaret Jackson | Chairman |
| Garry Hounsell | Board of Directors |
| James Alexander Strong | Board of Directors |
| Jim Kennedy | Board of Directors |
| John Schubert | Board of Directors |
| Mike Codd | Board of Directors |
| Patricia Cross | Board of Directors |
| Paul Rayner | Board of Directors |
| Peter Cosgrove | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | CEO, Jetstar Asia & Valuair | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Ltd. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | CEO & Managing Director | Current |
| Qantas Ltd. | Managing Director | Current |
| Crown Limited | Director | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Broadcasting Company Limited | Director | Current |
| Air Pacific Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | CIO & Executive General Manager, Quantas Business Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leighton Holdings Limited | CFO | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | CFO | Current |
| Stanwell Corporation | Director | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Leighton Holdings Limited | Director | Current |
| Air Pacific Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Airlines, Australian | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Engineering Technology Operations & Maintenace Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Associates Business & Head, Freight | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Airports & Catering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Quantas Airlines | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, People | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Airlines, Reg | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Executive General Manager, Alliances | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Head, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Head, Relations, Govt & Intl | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Head, Safety | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Head, Security & Investigation Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Head, Internal Audit | Current |
Dr Valerie McKenzie is the Managing Director of Thana Burin Asia Pacific Ltd, which is a Marketing Communication / Public Relations Consultancy office for leading organizations in Thailand and around Asia, including GFA Corporation (Thailand) Ltd, Qantas Airways, Thai Bodybuilding Association, Zuellig Pharma Ltd, True Corporation Plc, to name a few. She has worked for many years in both Commerce and Media throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. Dr Valerie has a Doctorate in Psychology as well as MBA in International Business, a BA in Marketing and Communication and a Diploma of Education, all from University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Development Edge Consulting Limited | Managing Director of Thana Burin Asia Pacific Ltd | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Current | |
| University Corp. | Doctorate In Psychology | Former |
| University Corp. | MBA In International Business | Former |
| University Corp. | BA In Marketing and Communication | Former |
| University Corp. | Diploma of Education | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KPMG International | Partner | Former |
| KPMG International | Chairman | Former |
| John Fairfax Holdings Limited | Director | Former |
| Melbourne University | MBA | Former |
Garry Hounsell, 53, was appointed to the board in October 2004. He has a bachelor of business (accounting) and is a former senior partner with Ernst & Young and a former Australian country managing partner with Arthur Andersen. He has extensive experience across a range of areas relating to management and corporate finance and has worked with some of Australia's leading companies in consulting and audit roles, with a particular emphasis in the manufacturing sector. He is also a director of Qantas Airways Limited and Orica Limited.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Director | Current |
| Nufarm Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ernst & Young | Senior Partner | Former |
| Nufarm Limited | non-executive director | Former |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance Australia Group Limited (Iag) | Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Chief Executive | Former |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Managing Director | Former |
| Woolworths Limited | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers Network International | Current | |
| Woolworths Limited | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Insurance Australia Group Limited (Iag) | Chairman of Iag | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Chief Executive | Former |
| The Db Group | Group Chief Executive | Former |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Managing Director | Former |
| Iata | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wmc Resources, Ltd. | Current | |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Chairman | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| WorleyParsons Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| BHP Billiton Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| BHP Billiton Plc | Director of BHP Billiton Limited | Former |
| Hanson PLC | Chairman | Former |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Director | Former |
| Hanson PLC | Director | Former |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Adelaide | Bachelor of Economics (Honours) | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wesfarmers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Director | Former |
| Wesfarmers Limited | Director | Former |
| American Chamber of Commerce | Governor | Former |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Advisory Member | Former |
| Georgetown University | Bachelor of Science (Honours) | Former |
Paul Rayner joined Rothmans Holdings Limited in 1991, holding senior executive appointments, and became Chief Operating Officer of British American Tobacco Australasia Limited in September 1999. He joined the Management Board in 2001 and was appointed to his Finance Director role in January 2002.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British American Tobacco plc | Holding Senior Executive | Current |
| Boral Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Centrica Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| British American Tobacco plc | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| British American Tobacco plc | Director, Finance | Former |
| Rothmans Inc. | Former | |
| British American Tobacco plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | consultant | Former |
| Volume | 292,405 |
| Shares Outstanding | 0. |
| Market Cap | 0. |
| Year High | 10.86 |
| Year Low | 2.050 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.71 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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