A judge has fined Qantas Airways $59 million for illegally firing over 1,800 ground staff at the start of the Covid-19 ...

An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas a record A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking more than 1,800 ground ...

Qantas' $90 million fine for unlawfully sacking 1820 baggage handlers and ground staff in 2020 puts unions in a greater ...

Qantas plans to progressively replace not only its aging Airbus A380s, but also the fleet of Airbus A330, which are currently deployed on medium- and long-haul routes. The A350-1000, alongside a new ...

An Australian court on Monday fined national flag carrier Qantas nearly $60 million for illegally firing more than 1,800 ...

The illegal sacking of more than 1800 workers has cost money, reputations and investor angst. But after its record penalty, ...

A court ordered Australia’s largest airline, Qantas Airways, on Monday to pay a record fine of A$90 million ($58.64 million) ...

An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during ...

The illegal firings were one of several scandals and corporate missteps at Qantas during the pandemic. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Let’s be very clear – the awarding of a significant proportion of a civil penalty (a fine) to a union is extremely unusual.

The airline says it was not an official order and an employee has been told never to make the same mistake again.

The weekly 737 flights, which depart Brisbane on Saturdays and return from Koror on Sundays, began in December last year, ...