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 & ValuairChong Phit Lian
Number 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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Boeing loses 15 Dreamliner orders from Qantas
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Qantas cancels order for 15 aircraft
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Qantas Cancels 787 In New Boeing Setback
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Qantas Introduces International Online Check-in
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Hard-to-refuse holiday bargains
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Qantas Airlines making big changes in LA, London,&
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Qantas Says No Need To Raise Capital
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 27
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Qantas disputes ratings descent
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Qantas heads towards first second half loss in six years
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Qantas may cut business class seats as demand plunges
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - March 18Â
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Qantas Airways Limited: Qantas Opens New Centre of Service Excellence
News & Analysis
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Air NZ Mulls Legal Action Against Qantas
AAP
- 2009-06-29
Air New Zealand is considering its options, including legal action, for recovering the cost of a strike action by Qantas workers.An Air New Zealand spokesman said the airline was considering its options and hoped to make a decision in the next week or two.Legal action was an option.Air New...
Travel Roundup: Hotels' Summer Low, Qantas Cancels Boeing, Riviera Holdings Delisted and More
BNET
- 2009-06-26
Hotels will face low point in third quarter -- PKF Hospitality Research estimated that hotel revenue per available room will reach its low point this summer and that while 2010 will be hard, it won't have such rollercoaster lows as 2009. The "bottom" is tied to unemployment and the research...
US-BUSINESS Summary
Reuters
- 2009-06-26
UBS problems to remain after $3.5 billion capital hikeZURICH/BASEL (Reuters) - Investors welcomed UBS plans to raise 3.8 billion Swiss francs ($3.5 billion) of new capital but said the bank will not turn the corner until it stems client withdrawals and settles U.S. legal problems. UBS, the world's largest wealth...
Pacific Blue 'may Stop NZ Flights'
AAP
- 2009-06-15
As competition intensifies between low-cost airlines, speculation is growing that Pacific Blue could quit the New Zealand domestic market within 18 months.Last week Jetstar, the budget carrier owned by Qantas, started flying between Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown, replacing Qantas flights.From September, the Christchurch-based Pacific Blue, a subsidiary of...
Travel Roundup: Canada's Free Seat to Disabled and Obese, Qantas Cans First-Class, Harrah's Goes Interactive and More
BNET
- 2009-05-25
Canada's airlines must provide a free seat to disabled or morbidly obese passengers -- Canada's two largest airlines must provide disabled and morbidly obese passengers an extra free seat on domestic flights. Canada's Supreme Court upheld the federal decision after it refused to consider further appeals, thus ending a six-year legal wrangle by disabled...
British Airways Looks to Merge With Qantas
BNET
- 2008-12-02
BA’s shares received a boost on news that it is considering a merger with Australia’s Qantas, while it tries to ringfence potential tie-ups with Spain’s Iberia and American Airlines. The merged entity, if it goes ahead, would have a dual listing structure. Why it makes sense: ...
BA and Qantas in Tie-Up Talks
BNET
- 2008-12-02
BA's shares received a boost on news that it is considering a merger with Australia's Qantas, while it tries to ringfence potential tie-ups with Spain's Iberia and American Airlines. The merged entity, if it goes ahead, would have a dual listing structure. Why it makes sense: ...
Travel Safety Update - Asia / Pacific
- 2008-12-01
Nov 30, 2008 Northrop Grumman, Airbus, Qantas Airways Northrop Grumman is testing the flight computer system that on 7 October caused a Qantas Airbus A330 to suddenly descend several hundred feet. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says tests of the system's three air data inertial reference units aim...
Kangaroo with wings offers splendid journey down under
- 2008-11-12
The future of commercial aviation has arrived in California. It's a Qantas Airlines kangaroo with wings that can take hundreds of people on a big, speedy hop across the Pacific. The A380 Airbus is in service, and I just made the trip on the inaugural flight from Los Angeles to...
Qantas announces carbon emissions saving from A380 flight
- 2008-10-22
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qantas has claimed that the inaugural flight of its Airbus A380 service between Los Angeles and Melbourne had saved thousands of kilograms of carbon emissions. The airline is involved in a joint initiative with Airservices Australia and the Asia and South Pacific...
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 114,399 |
| Shares Outstanding | 0. |
| Market Cap | 0. |
| Year High | 17.40 |
| Year Low | 2.050 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.29 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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