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Qantas CEO and managing director, Alan Joyce, announces a massive 83 percent slump in first half net profits during a press conference in Sydney on February 16, 2012. The embattled Australian flag carrier warned it will slash jobs, cut costs and close routes due to high fuel costs and...

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This photo dated July 28, 2011 shows Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas Airways, framed by the jet turbine of Qantas' newest aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, at Sydney International Airport. Joyce faced an angry backlash on February 13, 2012 after saying a fleet grounding he ordered in 2011 was...

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The photo taken on December 7, 2011 shows Qantas CEO and managing director, Alan Joyce, addressing the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) conference in Sydney. Joyce faced an angry backlash on February 13, 2012 after saying a fleet grounding he ordered in 2011 was 'positive for...

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 12: Singer Iva Davies performs at the Qantas Airways Spirit of Australia Party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on January 12, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 12: Actor John Travolta and new Qantas Ambassador Miranda Kerr attend the Qantas Airways Spirit of Australia Party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on January 12, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

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Qantas CEO and managing director, Alan Joyce, arrives at the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) conference in Sydney on December 7, 2011. Joyce apologised for grounding the carrier's entire fleet in October ahead of a planned staff lockout, saying he knows it hurt the tourism...

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This file picture taken on August 11, 2011 shows a Qantas A380 Airbus on the tarmac at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, Australia. Qantas removed one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos from service on February 8, 2012 after discovering 'minor cracks' in its wings, but said that there was...

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Two people in kangaroo outfits representing Australian airline Qantas and another man wearing a face mask of Qantas CEO Alan Joyce perform for cameras outside the Australian High Commission during a protest by transport union members against the airline's management in central London, November...

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A Qantas Boeing 737 (L) lands as a Qantas Q-400 (R) prepares to take off at Sydney International Airport on November 15, 2011. A new poll shows the national airline has emerged as the villain from the dispute that paralysed the nation on October 29 after the airline ground its entire...

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Two Qantas Boeing 747s cross paths at Sydney International Airport on November 15, 2011. A new poll shows the national airline has emerged as the villain from the dispute that paralysed the nation on October 29 after the airline ground its entire fleet to force an end to a long-running...

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Passengers arrive at the Qantas departure lounge at Sydney Airport on November 1, 2011. Qantas resumed flying after a bitter industrial dispute sparked an extraordinary 46-hour shutdown that stranded 70,000 passengers in 22 cities worldwide and threatened to damage Australia's economy.

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A replica of the first Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) biplane is displayed near the Qantas check-in as services returned to normal after days of chaos at Sydney Airport on November 1, 2011. Qantas resumed flying after a bitter industrial dispute sparked an...

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Qantas pilots arrive for work as at Sydney Airport on November 1, 2011. Qantas resumed flying after a bitter industrial dispute sparked an extraordinary 46-hour shutdown that stranded 70,000 passengers in 22 cities worldwide and threatened to damage Australia's economy.

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A Qantas Boeing 747 Longreach aircraft taxis on the apron at Sydney Airport on November 1, 2011. Qantas resumed flying after a bitter industrial dispute sparked an extraordinary 46-hour shutdown that stranded 70,000 passengers in 22 cities worldwide and threatened to damage Australia's...

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Qantas aircraft await passengers as services returned to normal after days of chaos at Sydney Airport on November 1, 2011. Qantas resumed flying after a bitter industrial dispute sparked an extraordinary 46-hour shutdown that stranded 70,000 passengers in 22 cities worldwide and...

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A Virgin Blue plane (C) takes off beside a Qantas Boeing 747 as services returned to normal after days of chaos at Sydney Airport on November 1, 2011. Qantas resumed flying after a bitter industrial dispute sparked an extraordinary 46-hour shutdown that stranded 70,000 passengers in 22...

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Passengers queue up at Qantas check-in counters at Singapore's Changi International Airport on October 31, 2011. Australia's Qantas is slowly getting back in the air but analysts say its brand has suffered serious long-term damage, with rival carriers in Asia and the Middle East set to...

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Monitors announce the possible resumption of flights at the Qantas check-in area at Perth Airport on October 31, 2011. Qantas resumed operations after the shock grounding its planes on October 29 and a staff lockout that left nearly 70,000 passengers stranded worldwide.

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A girl points to a Qantas airplane on the tarmac of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila October 31, 2011. Australian airline Qantas resumed flights on Monday after the government stepped in to help end the nation's worst labour dispute in a decade. Nearly 70,000 passengers...

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A worker drives past a Qantas airplane on the tarmac at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila October 31, 2011. Australian airline Qantas resumed flights on Monday after the government stepped in to help end the nation's worst labour dispute in a decade. Nearly 70,000...

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A Qantas plane is seen on the tarmac as another prepares to land at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila October 31, 2011. Australian airline Qantas resumed flights on Monday after the government stepped in to help end the nation's worst labour dispute in a decade. Nearly...

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A Qantas jumbo jet lifts off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Qantas Airways planes returned to the skies after an Australian court ruled on a bitter labor dispute that had prompted the world's 10th-largest airline to ground its entire fleet.

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A man waits at the Qantas terminal at Sydney Airport for Qantas to resume flying in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Qantas Airways planes returned to the skies after an Australian court ruled on a bitter labor dispute that had prompted the world's 10th-largest airline to ground its...

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Travelers begin to arrive at the Qantas domestic terminal in anticipation of flights resuming at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Qantas Airways planes returned to the skies after an Australian court ruled on a bitter labor dispute that had prompted the world's...

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 31: The Qantas Departures board displays Qantas flights at Melbourne Airport on October 31, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. Qantas flights are expected to return to the skies at 2:00pm today, after a decision by Fair Work Australia to terminate the...