Aviation & Aerospace · Australia
Qantas layoffs
We've tracked one Qantas layoff, in Aug 2026, affecting 1,000 people. 100% of them lost their jobs in cuts that Qantas or credible reporting tied to AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
1K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
1
Aug 2026 → Aug 2026
AI-attributed
100%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −1,000AI · likely
Qantas weighed moving up to 1,000 office roles to India under an Accenture deal linked to wider use of technology and AI.
About the figure: Under consideration, not confirmed. Qantas did not confirm how many jobs could be affected.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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