Qantas CEO Alan Joyce exits airline two months early

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will step down from the position two months earlier than expected amid a tumultuous fortnight for the airline. Incoming chief executive Vanessa Hudson will now take over the role of managing director and group CEO on September 6. “In the last few weeks, the focus on Qantas and events of the past […]

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce speaking at a press conference for the full year results announcement on August 25, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.

Qantas: Learning to fly again

Alan Joyce, a mathematics progeny who has a Master of Science from Trinity College, has been leading the Qantas Group since 2008. Having slashed annual costs by $2 billion to survive in 2014 and beyond, a reinvented Qantas was generating stellar profits and celebrating its centenary year in 2020 when the covid-19 pandemic gate-crashed the party.