Dixon insisted that “because of what is happening overseas there will still be need for some redundancies.” November 8 2001

“Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon said in a release this year that conditions in the aviation industry had been difficult since long before the September 11 tragedy.” April 2002

“Well,
the outlook’s difficult. Our forward bookings are down because of the
drumbeats of war as much as anything else. And obviously, if there is a
conflict in the Middle East, things will become more difficult.” February 21 2003

“We regret the need for this action. However, it is vital we move quickly to protect our position in a very competitive and difficult industry.” April 9 2003

“The global aviation industry is under severe strain…We cannot rule out further restructuring, including redundancies.” April 10 2003

“If costs go up across the board, obviously there’s going to be an
impact on a range of industries, and I would’ve thought the airline
industry would be one of them…We believe we’ll be OK this year, but after that it will be a difficult situation.” October 4 2004

And yesterday: “We now need to further transform our business
so as to secure another permanent reduction in our cost base in line
with new levels of fuel prices facing the industry … We have been doing that for four or five years, but what has made this more urgent is the escalating fuel price.” August 18 2005