The incident saw the aircraft, operated by Wave Air and with a pilot and seven passengers on board, attempt to land at Whitsunday Airport at the conclusion of a scenic flight last November.
In the report, independent business advisor Tom Saar found one root cause of events that damaged Qantas’ reputation in 2023 was “top-down leadership with a dominant and trusted CEO, leading to insufficient listening and low speak up”.
The second-generation E-Jets, a replacement for VARA’s ageing Fokker 100 fleet, will begin operating charter flights in October with regular passenger transport (RPT) services to follow starting from November, according to data from AeroRoutes.
The incident saw the aircraft, operated by Wave Air and with a pilot and seven passengers on board, attempt to land at Whitsunday Airport at the conclusion of a scenic flight last November.