‘How Qantas was brought to ground and who did it’: Joe Aston to pen book on airline’s disastrous 2023
Renowned columnist and former The Australian Financial Review writer, Joe Aston, has signed a deal to write a book on the disastrous year Qantas endured in 2023.
Simon & Schuster has announced the exclusive acquisition of world rights to Aston’s first book, The Chairman’s Lounge, which follows “Aston’s scintillating, year-long campaign of investigative commentary on Qantas ultimately led to the early retirements of chief executive Alan Joyce and chairman Richard Goyder”.
“Joe’s incredible ability to not only break a story but to write about it evocatively made his column essential reading for anyone after the truth about how power, money and influence flow in this country,” Simon & Schuster publishing director, Ben Ball, said.
“The Chairman’s Lounge will do the same over the long form, telling the bigger story of how one company – and a few key individuals – bought the nation’s loyalty and then cashed in on it.
