Free Trial

Air Finance Journal Copying and distributing are prohibited without permission of the publisher

Qantas profits slump

14 February 2006

Qantas' first-half profit has dropped by 21% due to the fallout from job cuts and high fuel prices. Net income for the six months ending December 31 is now predicted to drop to A$360 million ($267 million) from A$458.4 million ($337.6 million) in 2005. Qantas has stated that it will pay as much as A$80 million ($59 million) for restructuring costs, including redundancy payouts, to 15% of its management team.

Qantas' first-half profit has dropped by 21% due to the fallout from job cuts...


Poll

Do you care about what happens at air shows?

Yes
35%
No
65%

Quote

This may change how Ex-Im works for the next twenty years.

Bob Morin, vice president of transportation division at Americas Export-Import Bank, says the bank will be guaranteeing alternative sources of financing.