INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY PJ McGinnis‚ Sir Wilmot‚ Hudson Fysh‚ Sir Fergus McMaster and W Arthur Baird initiated Qantas. Story of Qantas started in March 1919‚ when an antecedent Australian Flying Corps officers W Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinnis perceived an offer of a £10‚000 ($20‚000) prize proposed for acceptance by the Federal Government for the first Australians to fly in a period of 30 days from England to Australia. Fergus McMaster who was a wealthy ranch owner and McGinnis struck up
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company. Qantas which was founded in 1920 was first only a domestic airline. Eventually the company began travelling internationally and started expanding itself into the global market. Qantas today has become Australia’s national airline and one of the world’s leading long distance airlines. To become one of the worlds’s leading airlines; Qantas expanded into the global market in numerous ways. Qantas became involved in global alliances
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Qantas Data Book 2012 DISCLAIMER The information contained in this investor Data Book is intended to be a general summary of Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas/Qantas Group) and its activities as at 17 October 2012 or otherwise the date specified in the relevant information and does not purport to be complete in any respect. The information in this document is not advice about shares in Qantas (or any other financial product)‚ nor is it intended to influence‚ or be relied upon by‚ any person in
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QANTAS CASE ANALYSIS * Introduction Qantas or as it is nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo” is the largest airline service that runs continuously and the second oldest in the world. It was established in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited and first flew internationally in 1935 (Hanson‚ 2011). The growth of Qantas has been substantial with the most significant progression being the Australian government selling its domestic carrier Australian Airlines to Qantas in
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Business Studies Qantas Case Study CHAPTER 4 2. Situational Analysis Swot Analysis of Qantas Strengths: Extensive network / part of the One world alliance Excellent airport locations and facilities Globally recognised brand name and logo Excellent safety record – probably the best in the world (not one death on a Qantas flight) Operational excellence: Qantas has twice won the Cumberbatch trophy for engineering excellence. Weaknesses: Speculation that British airways will quit
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QANTAS AUSTRALIA – CORPORATE GOVERANCE AND CARBON FOOTPRINT RESPONSE * What is Corporate Governance? To ensure the benefit of everyone concerned in an organisation‚ corporate governance must be enforced. Corporate governance is a term that refers broadly to the rules‚ processes‚ or laws by which businesses are operated‚ regulated and controlled (Search Financial Security‚ 2008). It involves internal factors defined by the officers‚ stockholders or constitution of a corporation‚ but also involves
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Organisational structure Qantas Airways Limited ’s core business is passenger transport‚ air freight services‚ sale of holiday tours and associated support activities including catering‚ information technology‚ group handing and engineering and maintenance (Qantas n.d.). As a consequence of the revised structure that commenced in December 2013‚ the Qantas Groups split its international and domestic operations into two separate corporate entities (Qantas 2014a). This has meant that Qantas is now considered
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Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline‚ having been founded in the Australian outback in 1920. It is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. The name comes from the initial letters of the words in the original registered title—Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited. The Qantas Group employs approximately 32‚500 people and operates a fleet of over 250 aircraft‚ comprising Boeing‚ Airbus and Bombardier aircraft from full-size long-haul aircraft to smaller
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Qantas is recognized as the world ’s leading long distance airways which were established in Queensland in 1920‚ being the second oldest airlines of the world. Today‚ with the partnership of Emirates‚ the airways provide flight services across a network of 173 destinations in 42 countries covering all over the world with approximately 35‚000 employees. Qantas and Emirates fly 14 times a day from Australia to Dubai‚ and provide ’one-stop ’ access to destinations across Europe‚ the Middle East and
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Report 1.2. Background 1.3. Definition of Key Report Terms 2. Main Report Page 5 2.1. Strategic Choices for HR Planning at Qantas 2.2. Maintaining Employee Commitment Page 10 3. Conclusion Page 13 4. References Page 14 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Objective This report has been commissioned to discuss the challenges faced by Qantas in 2011 and to evaluate the strategic choices made by the company from a theoretical and practical perspective in relation to HR Planning
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