A 10-year-old wants to start his own airline. A 'rival' CEO at Qantas has some advice.
A Qantas jet taxies at Sydney Airport. The Australian carrier's top executive had a CEO to CEO exchange with a 10-year-old that's charmed the internet. By Taylor Telford Taylor Telford Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 12 at 1:31 PM Alex Jacquot may be only 10, but the would-be Australian airline mogul has already learned one of the most important lessons in business: When in doubt, ask for advice.
“I like working on my airline. Seeing as it is the school holidays, I have more time to work. But I don’t have anything to do that I can think of,” he wrote. “Do you have any ideas of what I could do?” Game recognizes game. In late February, Joyce wrote back, answering the boy’s questions after noting he’d heard rumors of “another entrant” in the Australian airline market.
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