Editing Qantas (section)

===Price fixing===
In 2006, a class action lawsuit, alleging price-fixing on air cargo freight, was commenced in Australia. The lawsuit was settled early in 2011 with Qantas agreeing to pay in excess of $21&nbsp;million to settle the case.<ref>{{cite web|author=Freight Transport|url=http://www.eyefortransport.com/content/qantas-settles-us-class-action-lawsuit|title=Qantas settles US class action lawsuit|publisher=EyeforTransport|date=14 January 2011|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117040206/http://eyefortransport.com/content/qantas-settles-us-class-action-lawsuit|archive-date=17 January 2011}}</ref>

Qantas has pleaded guilty to participating in a cartel that fixed the price of air cargo. Qantas Airways&nbsp;Ltd. was fined [[Canadian dollar|CAD]]$155,000 after it admitted that its freight division fixed surcharges on cargo exported on certain routes from Canada between May 2002 and February 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/regulators-fine-qantas-in-cargo-price-fixing-cartel-1.822665|title=CBC News Regulators fine Qantas in Cargo Price-Fixing Cartel|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=7 July 2009|access-date=8 July 2011|archive-date=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719101658/http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/07/07/competition-bureau-quantas-cargo.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Matt O'Sullivan|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/qantas-to-pay-48m-price-fixing-fine-20110318-1bzox.html|title=Qantas to pay $4.8m price fixing fine|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=18 March 2011|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922084553/http://www.smh.com.au/business/qantas-to-pay-48m-price-fixing-fine-20110318-1bzox.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2007, Qantas pleaded guilty in the United States to price fixing and was fined a total of $61&nbsp;million through the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] investigation. The executive in charge was jailed for six months.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kim Landers|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-07-29/former-qantas-executive-jailed-over-price-fixing/456540|title=Former Qantas executive jailed over price-fixing|publisher=Abc.net.au|date=29 July 2008|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207171848/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-07-29/former-qantas-executive-jailed-over-price-fixing/456540|url-status=live}}</ref> Other Qantas executives were granted immunity after the airline agreed to co-operate with authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/05/former-qantas-e.html|title=Former Qantas Executive to Plead Guilty to DOJ Price-Fixing Charges|publisher=Amlawdaily.typepad.com|date=12 May 2008|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602002444/http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/05/former-qantas-e.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] fined the airline $20&nbsp;million for breaches of the acts associated with protecting consumers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-10-28/qantas-fined-20m-for-price-fixing/185142|title=Qantas fined $20m for price fixing|date=28 October 2008|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012095222/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-10-28/qantas-fined-20m-for-price-fixing/185142|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/qantas-cops-fine-for-price-fixing-20081211-6we9.html|title=Qantas cops fine for price fixing|date=11 December 2008|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=30 December 2018|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181114/https://www.smh.com.au/business/qantas-cops-fine-for-price-fixing-20081211-6we9.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2010 Qantas was fined 8.8&nbsp;million euros for its part in an air cargo cartel involving up to 11 other airlines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-11-10/qantas-hit-with-12m-cartel-fine/2330562|title=Qantas hit with $12m cartel fine|last=Brown|first=Rachael|date=10 November 2010|work=ABC News|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021142032/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-11-10/qantas-hit-with-12m-cartel-fine/2330562|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/qantas-one-of-11-airlines-fined-11-billion-for-colluding-on-cargo-pricing/news-story/2e4aaa4a1cdfc9afade06a953e7d6d42|title=Qantas one of 11 airlines fined $1.1 billion for rigging cargo prices|date=10 November 2010|author=Australian Federal Police|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=30 December 2018|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|archive-date=13 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513151357/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/qantas-one-of-11-airlines-fined-11-billion-for-colluding-on-cargo-pricing/news-story/2e4aaa4a1cdfc9afade06a953e7d6d42|url-status=live}}</ref> Qantas was fined NZ$6.5&nbsp;million in April 2011 when it pleaded guilty in the [[New Zealand High Court]] to the cartel operation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-12/qantas-fined-5m-for-price-fixing/2709208|title=Qantas fined $5m for price-fixing|date=12 May 2011|work=ABC News|access-date=30 December 2018|author=Australian Federal Police|archive-date=2 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102001249/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-12/qantas-fined-5m-for-price-fixing/2709208|url-status=live}}</ref>