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Alan Joyce (executive)

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Alan Joyce Born Alan Joseph Joyce
30 June 1966 (1966-06-30) (age 45)[1]
Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland Nationality Australian[2] Occupation Businessperson Known for CEO of Qantas Airways Alan Joseph Joyce (born 30 June 1966) is an Irish-born Australian[2] businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian airline Qantas Airways Limited.
Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Personal life
  • 1.2 Education
  • 1.3 Career
• 2 References
• 3 External links

Biography

Personal life

Joyce was born and raised in Tallaght, now a suburb of Dublin but a separate village at the time of his birth. Joyce's mother was a cleaner and his father worked in a tobacco factory. Joyce and his three siblings attended university. He lives in the inner-Sydney suburb of The Rocks with his partner, a New Zealand man with whom Joyce has been in a relationship since 1999; Joyce refuses to discuss the relationship or even name his partner, saying his partner is 'very private, he doesn't like being talked about'.[2] An honours maths and physics student at Trinity College, Joyce reads books on maths and science for recreation.[2] In 2011 Joyce was treated for prostate cancer.[3]
Education

Joyce attended Dublin Institute of Technology and Trinity College, Dublin. He graduated with Honours, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science (Physics and Mathematics) and a Master of Science degree in Management Science. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.[4]
Career

Joyce worked at Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, until he left in 1996 to join the now-defunct Ansett Australia.[5] Joyce spent eight years at Aer Lingus, where he held a wide spectrum of positions in Sales, Marketing, Information Technology, Network Planning, Operations Research, Revenue Management and Fleet Planning.[4]
Joyce left Ansett in 2000 to join Qantas.[6] At both Ansett Australia and Qantas, Joyce headed the Network Planning, Schedules Planning and Network Strategy functions.[4]
Joyce was appointed CEO of Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways in October 2003.[4][7]
Joyce became CEO of Qantas on 28 November 2008. He is a former Director of Orangestar Investment Holdings Pte Limited (holding company of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia Airways and Valuair) and Jetstar Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company (in Vietnam).[4][7]
References

1. ^ Researcha
2. ^ a b c d Snow, Deborah (08 October 2011). "Staying the course". Sydney Morning Herald. Staying the course. Retrieved 08 October 2011.
3. ^ Easdown, Geoff (10 May 2011). "Qantas chief Alan Joyce back after life-saving surgery". adelaidenow.com.au. Qantas chief Alan Joyce back after life-saving surgery | Adelaide Now. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
4. ^ a b c d e IATA Official web site
5. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt. "Joyce ready for great leap at Qantas", Sydney Morning Herald online retrieved 27 November 2009.
6. ^ "Alan Joyce to become Qantas CEO", .www.travelmole.com retrieved 27 November 2009.
7. ^ a b BusinessWeek web site

External links

• Qantas profile - Alan Joyce

ANNOUNCEMENT

ALAN JOYCE, QANTAS CEO29
OCTOBER 2011

A crisis is unfolding within Qantas.Industrial action directed by the leadership of three unions - the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) representing the licensed engineers, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) representing ramp, baggage and catering staff, and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) representing the long-haul pilots – is aimed at applying so much pressure on Qantas, so much pressure on our customers, and so much pressure on Australian business, that we will give in to their demands.

In 15 months Qantas has reached agreement with more than 10,000 employees represented by four unions on five Enterprise Agreements – or one-third of the Qantas workforce.

Over the same period we have been doing all we can to reach agreement with the ALAEA and AIPA and more recently with the TWU.

What makes these union negotiations different?

Two things.

First, these three unions are sticking by impossible claims that are not just to do with pay,but also to do with unions trying to dictate how we run our business.

The pilots’ union wants to force us to pay Jetstar pilots on codeshare flights the same highrates that they get at Qantas.

This would set a wages precedent that would soon put an end to Jetstar and slash low-cost travel in Australia.

Our only alternative would be to remove Qantas codesharing from Jetstar which would have the effect of making some key Qantas routes uneconomic.

The licensed engineers want to bind Qantas maintenance to the past; to thumb their nose at world’s best-practice regulations, including those endorsed by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority; and continue with outdated work practices on new generation aircraft.

The TWU was offered an exceptional deal but is sticking to its completely unrealistic claim that would prevent us from the sensible use of contractors.

These are impossible demands.

We cannot agree to them because they could ultimately put the Qantas Group at risk.

The second thing that makes these unions different is that they are running utterly destructive industrial campaigns against Qantas and our customers, hurting all our employees and undermining Australian business.

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So Qantas staff are being refused a 3% rise by a bloke who just had a 70% rise.

Sounds fair.

^^ who's being greedy.

Joyce join the team of FRC.

On the ABC, the spokesperson for the Pilots Union alleges that Qantas had pre-booked 1000's of hotel rooms before the grounding announcement.

Mark

^^ Been planed for a long while, he got his pay rise on friday and now wants to implement his plan to screw over the workers and their families.

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

Qantas pilots work 500 hrs a year and get paid a shite load more for it compared to the International standard of ~900 hrs for commercial pilots

How many crashes have the "international standard" airlines had in the last 50 years?

If they fill QANTAS with any cnuts the name QANTAS is as good as all the rest.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

Qantas pilots work 500 hrs a year and get paid a shite load more for it compared to the International standard of ~900 hrs for commercial pilots

How many crashes have the "international standard" airlines had in the last 50 years?

How many are related to doing 75 hours flying in a month of maybe 680?

You're going to have to do better than that.

no he doesn't while their still a zero fatality rate with Qantas. Qantas safety will disapear as quickly as they send jobs off shore.

Originally Posted by isanmick

no he doesn't while their still a zero fatality rate with Qantas. Qantas safety will disapear as quickly as they send jobs off shore.

Er, OK.

On 16 July 1951, de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover VH-EBQ crashed off the coast of New Guinea (in the Huon Gulf near the mouth of the Markham River) after the centre engine's propeller failed. The pilot and the six passengers on board were killed. To date, this was the last fatal accident suffered by Qantas.

Originally Posted by isanmick

While Qantas has never had a fatal jet airliner accident, the Australian national airline suffered several losses in its early days before the widespread adoption of the jet engine in civilian aviation.[1] These were mainly biplanes or flying boats servicing routes in Queensland and New Guinea.[2] The incidents between 1942 and 1944 were during World War II, when Qantas Empire Airways operated on behalf of the military.[3] While strictly speaking not an accident, the shooting-down of G-AEUH is included for completeness.

Yeah, well that isn't "zero fatalities" is it?

In your defence, QANTAS outsource their A380 maintenance to Lufthansa, and we all know what happened there, don't we.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Perhaps they should pay heed to what they did to Ansett.

Remember that, my family was over in Oz for a visit at the time and we lost all the fights I booked. Cunts. Must have been Sept 2001.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

In your defence, QANTAS outsource their A380 maintenance to Lufthansa, and we all know what happened there, don't we

Yes, a component badly designed and built by a spanish company under the supervision of a British company RR, was not scheduled for a maintenance check/replacement and it failed.

Nothing to do with Qantas staff. The outsourcing of the maintenance was a management decision to "streamline" costs.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

In your defence, QANTAS outsource their A380 maintenance to Lufthansa, and we all know what happened there, don't we

Yes, a component badly designed and built by a spanish company under the supervision of a British company RR, was not scheduled for a maintenance check/replacement and it failed.

Nothing to do with Qantas staff. The outsourcing of the maintenance was a management decision to "streamline" costs.

So you're agreeing with me agreeing with him then?

FFS this could get complicated.

What happened with regards to the outsourced maintenance issue, which may have had a bearing on the 380 problem, was nothing to do with the Qantas staff, more the management.

That is my point.

Qantas strikes must be terminated- Joyce
Sunday October 30, 2011



Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says Fair Work Australia would need to order a termination of industrial action by the unions to ensure the fleet gets back in the air.

Mr Joyce says he hopes the Fair Work Commission will make a termination today.

Mr Joyce has told Sky News if they order a suspension, it might not be enough to get the flying kangaroo up and running again.

It follows Qantas' shock announcement yesterday to immediately and indefinitely ground its domestic and international flights.

The Fair Work Commission is due to come back with its decision at 2pm.

If a termination is ordered, Mr Joyce says the airline would need to go through a process with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which could take a few hours.

If that approval is given, it would take another six hours to get the fleet flying again.

skynews.com.au

Live: Qantas grounding

7.30am: Good morning everyone.

We'll be using this live blog today to try and keep you up-to-date with the situation surrounding Qantas grounding its entire fleet in response to industrial action from three unions: the Australian and International Pilots Association, Transport Workers Union and Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association.

A wrap up of the situation from last night: An emergency Fair Work Australia hearing went until 1.30am overnight, before being adjourned until 2pm today.

A reminder that QantasLink, Jetstar and Jet Connect are operating as normal.

Qantas says it may help with bookings on another airline, and accommodation but only those flying in the next 24 hours should call at this stage. Phone 131313.

Live: Qantas grounding - National News - National - General - Bombala Times

If I was the union I would tell Joyce to fcuck off and leave his aircraft grounded.

Another big payrise big money tosser taking livelyhoods off the working class.
When are these cnunts going to get it?

There appears to be an Australian government department who has the power to order the Qantas staff back to work by edict.

What is the Australian governments plan if they do this and the staff refuse to go back to work? Will they start putting the Qantas staff in jail?

Would you want to fly in a plane being piloted by someone under that "government order"?

Qantas planned shutdown, pilots say
Sun Oct 30 2011

A Jetstar email shows Qantas was planning to freeze operations for some time, pilots say.

Qantas grounded its entire fleet on Saturday following a long-running industrial dispute with three unions.

One of the unions, the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA), has told ABC Radio it appears the Qantas decision to freeze all flights and lock out staff from Monday night had been planned for some time.

Jetstar chief executive Bruce Buchanan sent an email to all Jetstar staff on Saturday telling them it was business as usual, ABC Radio reported on Sunday.

But the date on the memo was Wednesday, October 26 and addressed to team leaders, telling them they may be aware Qantas had announced a precautionary grounding of its fleet from 5pm on Saturday, ABC Radio said.

The email also warned of the lock out.

AIPA vice-president Richard Woodward said the memo showed they knew at the Qantas annual general meeting on Friday they would shut down operations.

But Qantas didn't tell shareholders they were planning a move that would cost them millions of dollars.

"It was high handed, it was arrogant in the extreme and misleading to the AGM," Captain Woodward told ABC Radio.

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