Aviation
New Qantas chief grilled by Australian lawmakers
Embattled airline, formerly headed by Irishman Alan Joyce, is under fire for its treatment of passengers, staff and competitors
Vanessa Hudson, the new Qantas Airways chief executive, was grilled, rebuked and chided by a parliamentary inquiry, piling more pressure on an airline already under fire for its treatment of passengers, staff and competitors.
Appearing before a senate committee in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday, Hudson first said sorry for the airline’s service levels, repeating an apology she made to passengers last week.
But Senator Bridget McKenzie, chair of the committee, took Hudson to task for ...
