Issue #391: Joyce Exits & A New Airshow Begins

Issue #391: Joyce Exits & A New Airshow Begins

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What will be Alan Joyce’s legacy?

 

Has Australia ever had a more consequential aviation figure than Alan Joyce? I didn’t say popular or successful, mind, but consequential. As numerous commentators have pointed out, Alan Joyce was the most famous business personality in Australia precisely because he radically changed Qantas and, in doing so, changed the industry. He seemed to pick a fight with everyone – the passengers, the unions, the state premiers, his rivals and maybe even his staff – and won those battles more often than not.

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