Geoff Dixon
Geoff Dixon
Geoff Dixonis an Australian corporate executive and former CEO and Managing Director of Qantas...
base certainly concerned recent skill statements
Certainly (the government) made some statements in recent times that they'd be very, very, concerned if this skill base went offshore.
admit low
I have to admit we have come from a pretty low base,
asia europe expanding flying network pacific provide second services stage ultimately
The network will ultimately provide more services to Asia and the Pacific before expanding with second stage flying to Europe and other destinations.
airline australia benefit business greater moving overall overseas parts provided savings successful
While moving considerable parts of our business overseas would have provided overall greater savings, the successful restructuring in Australia also had the benefit of significant savings that would make the airline competitive.
areas charge
as long as we are in charge of our own areas I think it's OK.
closest race seen time
It's the closest contractual race I have ever seen in my time in industry.
brand huge issue major responsibility skills view workforce
Its a compromise, but then you have a brand issue here and a responsibility to the community. We also have a huge workforce with major skills, and our view would be to keep those skills here.
appear aviation both crisis global ignored ongoing remarkable
It is remarkable that both authorities appear to have completely ignored the ongoing crisis in the global aviation industry.
across areas business job losses various
As we make these changes, job losses across various areas of the business will be inevitable.
above business cost enabling focused fuel future meet profit
All our business transformation initiatives are now focused on enabling Qantas to meet its future expenditure commitments and profit projections with a fuel cost above $US60 a barrel.
airlines company ended june profitable record remain result strong year
The company will still record a strong result for the year ended 30 June 2003 and will remain one of the most profitable airlines in the world,