iscoverForget the corporate rhetoric from Borghetti and Joyce in their latest public exchanges on Virgin’s rampant capital-raising efforts this year, what is becoming clear is that the majority foreign-owned carrier Borghetti leads is staving off a financial cold, writes Julian Green. In the last 12 months, Virgin Australia has raised more than $1 billion in
Qantas has launched a loyalty program aimed at small and medium business as part of efforts to shore up marketshare for non-corporate account business travel. Dubbed Aquire, the new stand-alone program allows businesses to accrue Acquire points through a range of business transactions. Those points can then be converted on a one for one basis
Virgin Australia’s $350 million rights issue, which has seen major institutional investors Air New Zealand, Etihad, Singapore Airlines and the Virgin Group take up their entitlement shares in the airline, has sparked a pointed reaction from Qantas and counter arguments from Virgin. The rights issue, which so far has raised $281.4 million from Virgin Australia’s
The latest aircraft in Qantas’s Indigenous Flying Art series has arrived in Sydney. The 737-800’s livery, inspired by the work of late West Australian Aboriginal painter Paddy Bedford and named Mendoowoorrji, is the fourth aircraft in Qantas’ flying art series, all of which have been in partnership with Australian designers Balarinji. The artwork on the
Qantas has formally taken delivery of 737-838 VH-XZJ Mendoowoorrji, featuring the airline’s fourth Indigenous Flying Art paint scheme. Handed over in Seattle on Friday, VH-XZJ is Qantas’s 69th 737-800 and features a scheme based on Paddy Bedford’s 2005 painting Medicine Pocket, which is a representation of the Mendoowoorrjji country in the East Kimberly region of
Qantas has confirmed it will close its Avalon heavy maintenance base in late March next year, citing the rationalisation of its 747 fleet, and resulting in the loss of 53 Qantas and 246 Forstaff contractor staff. “Qantas is gradually retiring our fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft, which means there is not enough work to keep our
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