850 Corporate Roles Axed as Qantas Offshores to India
Australian carrier Qantas Airways will cut 850 corporate roles starting in mid-2027 as part of a restructuring driven by artificial intelligence adoption and administrative offshoring. Corporate staff across non-operational divisions face redundancies following an agreement with consulting firm Accenture, which will transition selected back-end functions to offshore teams in India.
Accenture deal transfers back-end operations abroad while carrier prepares to retire A380 fleet
Redundancies will begin taking effect in mid-2027, restructuring administrative departments while the airline accelerates automated technology integration. Chief executive Vanessa Hudson confirmed the upcoming cuts, citing the unprecedented scale and speed of technological change across global business operations as the primary driver behind the transition.
The operational shift coincides with the largest fleet renewal program in the carrier’s history, building on the 17 new aircraft added during the previous financial year and up to 31 additional deliveries scheduled for the year ahead. That fleet expansion will support the gradual retirement of the airline’s double-decker Airbus A380 fleet, which is set to begin in 2028.
