Sir Richard Branson has vowed that Virgin Blue will retain its ‘Virgin’ identity as the carrier prepares to rebrand some time in the next few months. “The Virgin name will stay forever,” Branson said at a function to celebrate the airline’s 10th anniversary in Melbourne. “I think Pacific Blue and the other (airlines) they will
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination which would block Virgin Blue’s proposed alliance with Air New Zealand on trans-Tasman services. “The ACCC believes that Virgin Blue is a significant competitor to Air New Zealand and there are a number of trans-Tasman routes where the alliance raises competition concerns,” ACCC
The US Department of Transport has dealt a major blow to the proposed joint venture agreement between Delta Air Lines and Virgin Blue on services to the US, announcing its tentative decision not to grant in antitrust immunity, claiming that it would not be in the best interests of the travelling public. In an ‘Order
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia will be celebrating its 30th birthday at this year’s annual convention, which will take place at the Hyatt Regency Coolum Sunshine Coast on September 15-17. “The convention, now in its 11th year, is highly regarded as a premier aviation event attracting key industry leaders, regional operators, technical experts, manufacturers
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh says that it and merger partner Iberia are looking at further acquisitions, raising the prospect that Qantas may again be a target for a merger with the European airlines. Walsh told the Financial Times that there were 12 potential targets of the International Airlines Group, which is the new holding
Qantas has lost a High Court appeal to a ruling that it must pay potentially millions of dollars in commissions to travel agents that it tried to argue did not apply. Qantas had launched an appeal in the High Court to an earlier ruling in the Federal Court that it was liable to pay commissions
