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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Qantas no-show at aviation conference leaves organisers ‘disappointed’

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Jetstar CEO and Qantas executive manager of global sales and distribution had been advertised as speaking on panels at the Capa aviation conference. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

Qantas leaders abandoned their speaking commitments at a major aviation conference, as the industry dissected the airline’s reputational crisis and heard pleas to disrupt the flying kangaroo’s dominance.

Jetstar CEO, Stephanie Tully, and Qantas executive manager of global sales and distribution, Igor Kwiatkowski, had both been advertised as speaking on panels about the state of the Australian air industry at the Centre for Aviation’s (Capa) conference in Brisbane on Thursday and Friday.

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