What the Qantas shakeup means: expert analysis

August 16, 2011

Qantas has announced a sweeping review of its business that will include a new Asian premium airline, a new Japan-based low-cost carrier, a fleet overhaul and up to 1,000 job losses.

Under the plans, Qantas will buy new Airbus A320 aircraft to expand into new markets in Asia and begin direct flights to Santiago, Chile.

Read the analysis by Professor Greg Bamber of Monash University’s Department of Management in ‘The Conversation’ here