Qantas agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over a ghost flights debacle. Australia’s flag carrier allowed over 86,000 customers ...

The ripple effects of the Qantas fleet renewal hold-up have seen overall capacity crunched and domestic routes cut, with even higher prices for customers across the country.

But first she must pay for the sins of the past, starting with staff – which make up on average about 30 per cent of the airline’s costs. Qantas line-maintenance engineers and short-haul ...