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The news of Dave Emerson's appointment will likely increase speculation owners Bain Capital want to keep a more watchful eye on their Australian assets by dropping in a trusted lieutenant.
Virgin Australia co-founder Sir Richard Branson has hinted he'll make an 11th-hour bid to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space, days after his American rival announced his intentions to blast off in July.
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet tabled the offer, obtained by the SMH, to the airline’s chief executive, Alan Joyce, which also sought a commitment to no net job losses and the creation of 2,000 full-time roles over the first five years.
The Sydney Morning Herald said on Sunday night that “bikies and other organized crime groups” were among employees suspected of wrongdoing that “represents a very high threat to the Australian border”.
The announcement comes only months after the business shut its Canadian pilot base, which followed the closing of its regional offshoot Cathay Dragon and overseas cabin crew bases.
The news follows a number of similarly concerning incidents in the past few weeks, which the Transport Workers’ Union suggests is a consequence of Qantas’ decision to outsource workers.
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