New owners to keep Qantas on steady course

Credit: BOEING CONCEPT
An agreed private-equity takeover of Qantas Airways announced Dec. 14 will saddle the Australian carrier with three times as much debt, but let it carry on with its current business plan without the radical new cost cuts and asset sales typical of such leveraged buyouts. The bidders, including Texas...

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