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Today
BHP, Rio and Qantas back $250m carbon fund to beef up emission offsets
The fund is being run by Silva Capital, itself a joint venture of agriculture-focused private capital investor ROC Capital and C6 Investment Management.
- Ben Potter
This Month
Richard Goyder’s board was on cruise control
For all its politeness, Tom Saar’s review remains a devastating indictment of Richard Goyder’s board.
- Myriam Robin
- Updated
- Aviation
Qantas board failed to challenge Joyce’s ‘command and control’
Qantas’ incoming chairman John Mullen said bonus practices at the airline had been problematic as the board was unable to override “the formulaic results of a compensation scheme” if there was a major scandal.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser and James Thomson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Indispensable Joyce became excess liability for Qantas
That the former CEO stayed on long enough for hubris to set sad is reality behind an often striking success story.
- The AFR View
How the Qantas board fell for the cult of Alan Joyce
A scathing review of the national carrier’s board tells the story of a highly successful chief executive whose growing power was not adequately challenged. It ended badly for everyone.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Bonus cut for Joyce | Qantas’ explosive review | Our best Games ever
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Rex’s regional rivals eye an opportunity to expand into key routes
But others in the industry are urging the federal government to step in and provide funding to ensure towns aren’t left without services and staff are paid.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Inside the boardroom civil war that brought Rex to its knees
Bad blood turned executives at the carrier against one another – just as its major lender was trying to sell the airline’s assets to Bain Capital.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Opinion
- Aviation
It wasn’t Sydney landing slots that sent Rex into a spin
Rod Sims and other critics of government aviation policy should analyse the facts before obsessing over slot-hoarding.
- Graeme Samuel
Qantas, Virgin’s hold on Sydney Airport slots to face challenge
Long-awaited changes to Sydney Airport are finally materialising as Labor commits to maintaining regional flights.
- Ayesha de Kretser
July
Rex needs a buyer willing to spend big on planes
The government is downplaying its interest in a bailout, but may have no choice but to stump up to help keep the regions connected.
- Ayesha de Kretser and James Hall
- Analysis
- Aviation
How Rex’s ‘golden triangle’ plan failed
Rex appears to have fallen prey to the curse plaguing challengers keen to throw down the gauntlet to the established duopoly of Qantas and Virgin. But Labor’s inaction on aviation policy didn’t help.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Qantas isn’t a big winner from Rex turmoil
At first glance, Qantas looks the obvious winner from the turmoil at Rex. But the aviation sector’s comeback kid won’t be cheering this mess.
- James Thomson
- Updated
- Aviation
Rex stops selling seats as board scrambles to stabilise airline
The board of embattled Regional Express will meet to decide on the airline’s fate after it stopped selling seats on flights between major cities, and as it evaluates a plan to simplify the business.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
Air NZ becomes first major airline to dump emissions targets
The Albanese government is under pressure on aviation fuel mandates after Air New Zealand abandoned its 2030 target.
- Brad Thompson and Ayesha de Kretser
Qantas hopes downturn doesn’t extend to business class
Fears of a lull in demand sent airline stocks lower across the globe, but wealthier older travellers appear to be prioritising spending on more expensive seats.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
Did the world’s best business class seat just get better?
Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines are revamping their offering, bringing in new features as competition at the pointy end grows.
- Ayesha de Kretser
This exec wants more than a CEO role. She wants to be an astronaut
Renee Wootton is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. She works in the fledgling sustainable aviation sector, but her real goal is to go to the International Space Station.
- Sally Patten
He wrote Qantas’ Project Sunrise off as a PR stunt. Now he runs it
After years in the planning, the airline’s head of international Cam Wallace is preparing to launch the ultra-long haul flights to London and New York.
- Ayesha de Kretser
ART closes in on AustralianSuper’s top spot with new merger
The deal will add Qantas’ $9 billion in funds under management to the Australian Retirement Trust’s ballooning $280 billion-plus asset pool.
- Hannah Wootton
