Eldorado 55,665 #1 Posted March 19, 2020 "Qantas and Jetstar have announced that two-thirds of their 30,000 employees will be temporarily stood down from late March until at least the end of May. "The group will also suspend all international flights, after the Federal Government told all Australians to avoid international travel. ""The efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus have led to a huge drop in travel demand, the likes of which we have never seen before," Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said." Full monty at ABC Australia: Link 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eldorado 55,665 #2 Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Related: At least 170,000 lose jobs as film industry grinds to a halt At the UK Guardian: Link 2,500% increase in Ohio unemployment claims this week At the Dayton news: Link Unemployment claims skyrocket as thousands of Coloradans lose their jobs At the Colorado Sun: Link Edited March 19, 2020 by Eldorado 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eldorado 55,665 #3 Posted March 20, 2020 Sales of new phones have collapsed in the biggest fall since the invention of the smartphone. BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51981841 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eldorado 55,665 #4 Posted April 21, 2020 Virgin Australia slumps into administration BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-52363428 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
President Wearer of Hats 34,753 #5 Posted April 22, 2020 11 hours ago, Eldorado said: Virgin Australia slumps into administration BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-52363428 Ohh boo ****ing hoo. The Federal Government offered them precisely what they wanted except the price was a seat at the table. The Queensland Government offered them 200 million to stay in QLD. The NSW Govenmrnt offered (IIRC) 300 million to move to NSW. All offers rejected. So sod them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kismit 12,963 #6 Posted April 22, 2020 On 3/21/2020 at 9:35 AM, Eldorado said: Sales of new phones have collapsed in the biggest fall since the invention of the smartphone. BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51981841 Where are the phones made? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Truman show 10,709 #7 Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/22/2020 at 3:23 PM, Sir Wearer of Hats said: Ohh boo ****ing hoo. The Federal Government offered them precisely what they wanted except the price was a seat at the table. The Queensland Government offered them 200 million to stay in QLD. The NSW Govenmrnt offered (IIRC) 300 million to move to NSW. All offers rejected. So sod them. A bit sad with all the job losses. They'll just re-fly under another brand name minus the debt and a reduced workforce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
President Wearer of Hats 34,753 #8 Posted April 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Captain Risky said: A bit sad with all the job losses. They'll just re-fly under another brand name minus the debt and a reduced workforce. I’m thinking it’ll be called Etihad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites