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Episode 248: Qantas missing profits and Branson’s visiting

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce finds his way back into the news the week indicating that the airline’s profits are nowhere near the levels his team had predicted earlier in the financial year, and major creditor Deutscher Bank took notice also … Continue reading

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Episode 246: Hey United, watch out for that bridge!

United 747 collides with aerobridge at Melbourne Airport. Virgin Australia finally gets approval to buy 60% of Tiger Airways, while Singapore Airlines buys a chunk of Virgin Australia from Richard Branson. Links : Plane sustains substantial damage in accident Virgin’s … Continue reading

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Episode 146: Rebranding your Virgin almost holds off Steve’s L-39 ride

Steve & Grant haven’t been up to much this week but there’s plenty to say about Virgin Blue, erm, that’s Virgin Australia now! Virgin Blue has renamed itself to Virgin Australia following serious negotiations with Richard Branson and Singapore Airlines. … Continue reading

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Episode 115: The Oprah-Jet

We briefly touch on a few items: Boeing lifts forecasts for aircraft useage in Oceania Victoria will not get a DC10 water bomber next season but will instead get 2 Convair 580s & another Erickson skycrane British Airways may still … Continue reading

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