Alan Joyce and Qantas

Alan Joyce & Qantas: The Trials and Transformation of an Australian Icon is the fascinating, unauthorised story of Alan Joyce’ s meteoric rise and turbulent 15-year tenure as the CEO of Qantas. The twists and turns of the last 15 years of the Qantas story contain all the ingredients of a corporate thriller, with constant shocks to the system, and boardroom dramas and disasters narrowly avoided. During this tumultuous period, as CEO of Australia’ s iconic airline, Alan Joyce became one of the best-known corporate figures in Australia, and one of the most polarising. He’ s had to steer the company through cyclones and bushfires, volcanic ash clouds and a tsunami, a pandemic, two fleet groundings, intense union battles and a bitter turf-war. He’ s been through mass sackings, defections from his inner circle, calls for his resignation, personal bust-ups and betrayals, and question-marks over the survival of the company.

Peter Harbison is globally recognised as an authority on the aviation industry and his views are frequently sought by the industry and the media. He has been working in and writing for the aviation industry for more than 50 years. For over 30 years, he ran an airline consulting and business events and data business. Lead Researcher Derek Sadubin, has worked closely with Peter Harbison for over 20 years as a writer and data analyst.