Qantas grilled over ‘brand damage’

Qantas amends its Welcome to Country message

A green-coloured A220 regional jet for QantasLink. By aviation writer Scott Mayman Qantas has quietly deleted a phrase from its in-flight Welcome to Country acknowledgement. For years, Qantas has paid respects to indigenous elders “past, present and emerging”. However, after consulting indigenous staff and leaders, the airline recently removed the word “emerging” as it was contested to undermine the importance of eldership among cultures and was…

Qantas grilled over ‘brand damage’

Qantas shareholders have accused previous CEO Alan Joyce of using the airline as a personal play and that the board needs to atone for its past.