Qantas Airways

Airline operations

Latest developmentAgreement approved18 June 2026

Where things stand: Agreement in operation from 15 Oct 2025, with a nominal expiry of 30 June 2028. As far as the documents show.

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Where this has got to, as far as the documents show.

Ballots11 passed

Union agreements4naming this union. 8 on this employer's record since 2023.

First on record15 May 2023Agreement in operation

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Developments

From FWC documents or a linked source. Newest first; earlier years are folded away.

2026 1 development

18 June
Agreement approved
Enterprise agreement
FWC [2026] FWCA 1574 ↗

2025 3 developments

15 Oct
Agreement in operation
Qantas Airways Limited (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) Enterprise Agreement 12. Nominal expiry 30 June 2028.
FWC agreement AE530650 ↗
9 July
Agreement in operation
Qantas Airways Limited (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) Brisbane Base Maintenance Agreement 7. Nominal expiry 30 June 2028.
FWC agreement AE529551 ↗
16 June
Ballot passed
84% turnout (282 of 337 eligible) · 93% voted yes
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2023 1 development

15 May
Agreement in operation
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) BRISBANE BASE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT 6. Nominal expiry 30 June 2024.
FWC agreement AE519948 ↗

Agreements for this employer 8 since 2023, 4 naming this union

From the FWC's register, matched by employer name. Ones naming this union count as developments above; the others may cover different workers or unions.

25 June 2026 Qantas Airways Limited (Technical Salaried Staff) Enterprise Agreement 12 ↗ expiry 31 Dec 2028
15 Oct 2025 Qantas Airways Limited (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) Enterprise Agreement 12 ↗ expiry 30 June 2028 · names the union
9 July 2025 Qantas Airways Limited (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) Brisbane Base Maintenance Agreement 7 ↗ expiry 30 June 2028 · names the union
16 May 2025 Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Short Haul) Enterprise Agreement 2024 (EBA9) ↗ expiry 31 Aug 2028
15 May 2023 QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) BRISBANE BASE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT 6 ↗ expiry 30 June 2024 · names the union
9 Mar 2023 Qantas Airways Limited (Technical Salaried Staff)Enterprise Agreement 11 ↗ expiry 31 Dec 2024
15 Sept 2022 Qantas Airways Limited (AWU, AMWU, CEPU) Enterprise Agreement 11 ↗ expiry 30 June 2024 · names the union
23 Aug 2022 Qantas Airways Limited Pilots (Short Haul) Enterprise Agreement 2020 (EBA8) ↗ expiry 31 Aug 2023

Ballots 1 · each a separate vote by a group of employees

AMWU

Qantas Airways

FWC matter B2025/867 · 16 June 2025

84% turnout (282 of 337 eligible) · 93% voted yes^†

Ballot passedDetails →FWC result ↗

Same employer, other unions 7

TWUv Qantas Airways Limited

Ballot passed · 19 Oct 2026

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APESMAv Qantas Airways Limited

Window extended · 19 Oct 2026

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ALAEA AMWU AWUv Qantas Airways Limited

Agreement approved · 2 Oct 2026

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AIPAv Qantas Airways Limited

Ballot passed · 3 Aug 2026

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AWUv Qantas Airways

Agreement approved · 18 June 2026

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CEPUv Qantas Airways

Agreement in operation · 15 Oct 2025

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UWUv Qantas Airways Limited

Agreement in operation · 25 Oct 2023

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FWC agreement records for this employer go back to 2010. Picket Line covers what unions are doing now, so anything before 2023 is outside its scope. Search the FWC agreements list ↗

About this page. It puts together public Fair Work Commission documents about one union and one employer and shows what they say, in date order. It does not say why anything happened, and entries from different dates may concern different groups of workers. Agreements are matched to employers by name, so check the linked record. Nothing here is legal advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.