Qantas CEO Alan Joyce steps down early

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce steps down early
Alan Joyce after he was grilled by a parliamentary committee last week over Qantas’s record profits during a cost-of-living crisis. (Image: Getty)
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By Angus WhitleyAlan Joyce is stepping down early as head of Qantas, an ignominious exit for one of aviation’s highest-profile leaders, after claims the airline sold tickets for thousands of flights it had already cancelled.Joyce, who was due to hand over to chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson in November, will leave on Sept 6, Qantas said in a statement today. Hudson’s premature succession shows an airline bowing to public anger over the alleged sale last year of seats on flights that were never going to take off. The scand...

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