# Alan Joyce

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Alan Joyce tells all

From the founding of Jetstar to his 15 years at the helm of our largest airline group, Alan Joyce is undoubtedly one of the most consequential figures in the last quarter-century of Australia's aviation history. He became one of Australia's most well-known CEOs, famed for his advocacy on social ca…

Alan Joyce

Alan Joyce (born 30 June 1966) is an Irish-Australian aviation executive best known for serving as CEO of Qantas from 2008 to 2023. Born and raised in Tallaght, Dublin, Joyce came from a working-class family—his mother was a cleaner and his father worked in a tobacco factory. He studied physics and…

Video Podcast: Alan Joyce tells all

On this special episode of the Australian Aviation Podcast, Alan Joyce speaks exclusively to Jake Nelson in a no-holds-barred interview on the big decisions, the accomplishments, and the controversies of his time as CEO of Qantas Group, and what he feels his legacy will be.

Alan Joyce

Early Life and Education Alan Joseph Joyce was born in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science (Physics and Mathematics) from the Dublin Institute of Technology. He continued his education at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a Master of Science de…

Alan Joyce on Qantas controversies, Michael O'Leary and learning from failure

Alan Joyce is the first to acknowledge his polarising reputation. During his time at the head of Qantas, his public profile oscillated between a cut-throat union buster to one of the best-regarded executives in Australia. Ahead of the release of Joyce's new book, Peter O'Dwyer sat down with the Iri…

Alan Joyce on Qantas controversies, Michael O'Leary and learning from failure

Alan Joyce is the first to acknowledge his polarising reputation. During his time at the head of Qantas, his public profile oscillated between a cut-throat union buster to one of the best-regarded executives in Australia. Ahead of the release of Joyce's new book, Peter O'Dwyer sat down with the Iri…

Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce on what he'd do differently at Qantas

Alan Joyce spent almost 15 years running Qantas and left with shareholders ahead and the public against him. On the Switzer Show he named two decisions he would take back, defended the board that has been blamed for the rest, and argued the case that Australia's most protected airline was never pro…

Joe Aston: Inside the Qantas Story, the Dark Side of Power & the Cost of Speaking Out

What happens when powerful people stop hearing the word no? In this compelling episode of A Life of Greatness, Sarah Grynberg sits down with journalist, author and Rampart founder Joe Aston for a candid conversation about power, ambition, addiction and the stories that have defined his career. Joe …

The AI Bosses Warning Us All, A Million Australians On The Dole & Earl Spencer vs The King | Court of Public Opinion

Jeremy Cordeaux is in the garage with Pete and Gary, and opens on the big one: the bosses of the major AI companies warning, all within days of each other, that their own technology may be an existential threat to humanity. Jeremy believes they mean it, and asks the obvious questions, how do you pu…