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Alan Joyce may be gone, but his ghost continues to haunt the halls of Qantas HQ at Mascot, with new chairman John Mullen saying at last week's AGM that the Flying Kangaroo "might well have not survived" COVID-19 without the colourful former CEO and ex-chairman Richard Goyder.
His remarks came, however, as a new book from former columnist for The Australian Financial Review, Joe Aston, gave Joyce a good kicking, calling him "increasingly autocratic" and arguing that Qantas "sold [Australia] out". At the same time, the notorious "Chairman's Lounge" is in the spotlight again amid fresh controversy over the Prime Minister's perceived cosy relationship with the airline.
On this week's episode, Adam and Jake discuss what happened at the AGM and whether politicians should think twice about accepting the invitation to the Chairman's Lounge. Plus, Virgin Australia's deal with Qatar is threatening to kneecap codeshare partner Etihad – where will the UAE carrier go if its biggest Australian partnership is axed?
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Alan Joyce may be gone, but his ghost continues to haunt the halls of Qantas HQ at Mascot, with new chairman John Mullen saying at last week's AGM that the Flying Kangaroo "might well have not survived" COVID-19 without the colourful former CEO and ex-chairman Richard Goyder.
His remarks came, however, as a new book from former columnist for The Australian Financial Review, Joe Aston, gave Joyce a good kicking, calling him "increasingly autocratic" and arguing that Qantas "sold [Australia] out". At the same time, the notorious "Chairman's Lounge" is in the spotlight again amid fresh controversy over the Prime Minister's perceived cosy relationship with the airline.
On this week's episode, Adam and Jake discuss what happened at the AGM and whether politicians should think twice about accepting the invitation to the Chairman's Lounge. Plus, Virgin Australia's deal with Qatar is threatening to kneecap codeshare partner Etihad – where will the UAE carrier go if its biggest Australian partnership is axed?

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