Alan Joyce: Riding the Jet Stream

Alan Joyce: Riding the Jet Stream is a compelling memoir from one of Australia’s most consequential chief executives. With a network spanning seven prime ministers and countless captains of industry and global aviation innovators, Alan Joyce provides a no-holds-barred account of some of the most important decisions taken during his career leading one of aviation's most respected brands. From the 2011 decision to ground the entire Qantas fleet, to managing the airline during aviation’s darkest period – the COVID-19 Pandemic – Alan reveals how tumultuous it was to keep an airline from failing in this candid memoir. This is a compelling, factual and gripping account of the aviation industry where one decision can ground a nation – the story of a leader tested by crisis, defined by risk, and never far from turbulence.