Virgin Blue Changes Name – Richard Branson has changed the name of the Virgin Blue airline to Virgin Australia in a bid to challenge Qantas directly. Even the new Virgin Australia plane detailing resembles the Qantas planes. The carrier expects to begin seeing the benefits of its ongoing three-year makeover from 2012, Chief Executive Officer [...]
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Virgin Blue/Etihad Given Draft Approval – Virgin Blue looks likely to be given approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on a code sharing agreement with Middle East airline Etihad, with draft approval given by ACCC the same day the competition regulator approved Virgin Blue’s alliance with Air New Zealand. Virgin Blue EtihadVirgin Blue [...]
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Qantas To Boost Domestic Flights – Qantas said it would expand its capacity by 9.6 per cent, while Jetstar would swell by up to 30 per cent this year when all the extra flights were operating. The Qantas expansion is being viewed by some industry watchers as an opportunistic move against domestic rivals Virgin Blue [...]
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Virgin Blue Boeing Deal – Virgin Blue will spend $8.4 billion on 105 new Boeing jets in a deal sealed on the strength of a simple handshake in the small hours of last Sunday. Outgoing Virgin chief Brett Godfrey and Boeing salesman Roland Ramirez were on the back verandah of Mr Godfrey’s house in Brisbane [...]
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Virgin Blue Profit Increase – Virgin Blue delivered a better than expected result, returning to profit in the first half of the financial year after keeping a tight lid on costs. The airline posted a first half net profit after tax of around $63 million which is a 162 per cent turnaround from the loss [...]
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