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Alan Joyce: Riding the Jet Stream

By: Alan Joyce
Narrated by: Alan Joyce
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Summary

Alan Joyce: Riding the Jet Stream is a compelling, factual and gripping memoir from one of Australia's most consequential chief executives. With a network spanning seven prime ministers and countless captains of industry, 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.

Few chief executives have been tested as relentlessly: the Global Financial Crisis, bitter industrial battles, unrelenting public scrutiny and the near collapse of aviation during COVID. In a role where every decision is hugely consequential, Joyce sets the record straight and tells his story as it happens – in real time, under pressure – in this candid memoir.

From grounding the Qantas fleet, to steering through a pandemic that brought global travel to a standstill, Joyce's tenure is woven into some of the nation's most significant moments.

©2026, 2026 Alan Joyce, Bolinda Publishing (P)2026 Bolinda Publishing Business Professionals & Academics Aviation

Critic Reviews

'Alan's an outstanding executive ... intelligent, strategic, courageous and honest ... clearly the attributes needed to lead an iconic company like Qantas through the many challenges he faced during his tenure.' (Leigh Clifford, Qantas Chairman 2007–2018)
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Interesting to see Alan’s perspective compared to the very public perception of his actions over covid.

There was also a technical issue with the book where the part 2 chapter was just a repeat of part 1.
Probably an hour of the same chapter repeated so it was annoying to have to skip forward.

An interesting perspective

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Considering the negative reporting in the Australian right wings press, I was shocked how great this book and how amazing Alan’s story is. Having him narrate it was a great idea and I throughly enjoyed the book. Now to get hold of a signed physical one 😁

Alan Joyce saved Qantas and Australia’s biggest brand.

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A very good listen. Highly recommend. Interesting to hear the other side and some unknown learnings.

A very good listen

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Audio is meant to be unabridged but Chapter 10 (Flights to Nowhere - COVID Part 1) is missing huge sections particularly about the baggage handling issue (physical book has subheadings like “OUTSOURCING GROUND HANDLING LANDS US IN COURT” which are not in this audiobook.

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