A former senior Qantas executive has been sentenced to six months in a US jail for his role in price-fixing on international air cargo.
Bruce McCaffrey, 65, was once the most senior Qantas executive in North America.
A US judge in Washington DC has sentenced him to six months in jail and given him a $20,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an international scheme to fix the price for air cargo shipments.
Judge John Bates told the hearing that he was bothered that those most responsible at Qantas for setting up the scheme will never face a US court.
McCaffrey's lawyer described his client as hard-working, patriotic, loyal and devoted.
McCaffrey told the court he was very embarrassed and apologised to the court and to his family.
Qantas has already paid a $61 million fine and eight other airlines have pleaded guilty too.