Qantas Wtf

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Can't say I'm a fan of any of the current 'leaders' in all levels of politics at the moment, none of them provide any real sense of inspiration. But there is an ever growing list of those that I absolutely despise.

It's about voting for the lesser f'wit these days.

Can't wait to hear more about this:

AFP investigates Qantas plane 'sabotage'

Andrew Heasley

November 2, 2011 - 12:56PM

The Australian Federal Police are investigating a claim that a Qantas jet was sabotaged last week while undergoing maintenance at Brisbane Airport.

While the federal police are yet to divulge the nature of the alleged sabotage, it centres on damage to wiring during an upgrade of the aircraft's inflight entertainment system.

Read more:

http://www.brisbanet...l#ixzz1cVwZ1HK7

...and the cynics were saying Joyce was unjustified in grounding the airline prior to the lockout taking place!

[Ralph Wiggum]

Oh Snap

[Zerosignal]

Well to be fair its still alleged, definitely keen to hear more though.

[Turbo6FG]

Slightly off topic here.. But how is it possible to restore anyones faith in the intelligence of the voting public when you see the line up we have to pick from?

Fair comment but just voting the red queen OUT will be enough. Nobody could possibly be any worse, except maybe Bob Brown.

[Guest XR09]

At least you know when Tony is lying. He is a complete dill and will be fodder for the press. That will give me a laugh.

It's a big call "Sabotage".

If it's proven, then old mate will be a genius and get another few mill in the kicker for Xmas.

If it's not....might sway the public's mind. Doubt it though.

Times for a lot of us are tough. As I said I am quoting well under what I had to four years ago. Even three. To get the work. Chippies and brickies are having to go north or west to get work. It's not that easy to get a job. A permanent job.

While most of the work force have gotten tax breaks. They have not had a raise in years.

And that makes it very tough for us to sympathize with someone striking to get it.

You cant go on strike if you work for yourself. Kinda pointless.

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Hello Evert

Now that Qantas has resumed normal operations I would like to update you on what the recent decision by Fair Work Australia means for you.

I apologise sincerely for any inconvenience that you or your family experienced during the grounding of the Qantas fleet between Saturday evening and Monday afternoon.

The decision to lock out some of our employees was an immensely difficult one and one that I did not want to have to make. But it was a decision that we were driven to by the industrial action of three unions, together representing less than 20 percent of Qantas employees.

As of last Friday, industrial action by those unions had forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, disrupted 70,000 passengers and cost Qantas $68 million. Two union leaders had warned that industrial action could continue into next year.

This would have had a devastating effect on our customers, on all Qantas employees and on the businesses which depend on Qantas services.

On Saturday, I came to the conclusion that this crisis had to end. I made the decision to proceed with a lock-out, the only form of protected industrial action available to Qantas under the Fair Work Act, so that agreement could be reached quickly.

Unfortunately, it was necessary as a precautionary measure to ground the fleet immediately after the announcement that a lock-out would take place. While I deeply regret the short-term impact of the fleet being grounded, following the Fair Work Australia decision we now have absolute certainty for our customers. No further industrial action can take place. No more aircraft will be grounded and no services cancelled as a result of industrial action.

You can now book Qantas flights with complete confidence. This is an immeasurably better situation than last Friday, when Qantas faced the prospect of ongoing disruptions, perhaps for another 12 months.

We have now moved into 21 days of negotiations with each of the unions with the assistance of Fair Work Australia. All parties will be treated equally in order to reach reasonable agreements. If this cannot happen, binding arbitration will take place to secure an outcome. We will respect whatever decisions are reached.

Regardless of how and when the agreements are reached, the period of uncertainty and instability for Qantas is over. We are moving forward and putting this dispute behind us.

Our focus now is on our customers. We want to restore your faith by returning our on-time performance to its normal high levels, continuing to invest in new aircraft and lounges and ensuring the best possible in-flight experience.

The end of industrial action means we can concentrate on what matters – getting you to your destination on time and in comfort, offering the best network and frequency of any Australian airline and rewarding your loyalty as a Qantas Frequent Flyer.

Thank you for your patience and for your continued support of Qantas.

Alan Joyce

CEO Qantas Airways