iscoverVirgin Australia has announced that Judith Crompton has been appointed to the new role of group executive sales. Under the new role, Ms Crompton will lead Virgin’s domestic and global sales growth, overseeing all corporate, government, industry and leisure sales, including eCommerce, Blue Holidays and call centres, covering both Virgin’s domestic and international network. This
I find it amazing that given their recent differences that Qantas and a union have been able to agree on anything, but it seems they have found a common enemy in Etihad Airways, and by their bleating one would think that the sky has fallen in. According to today’s news, Qantas execs, including Alan Joyce,
Qantas has warned the federal government and opposition that it could “go under” if Etihad Airways was given the green light to take over Virgin Australia’s domestic operations. According to a report by Fairfax media, CEO Alan Joyce and a small delegation have been in Canberra this week lobbying politicans to place controls on how
Virgin Australia will enter into a codeshare agreement with Virgin America which will further extend its North American network. The agreement, subject to regulatory approval, will see Virgin Australia add its code to Virgin America flights from Los Angeles to Portland, Washington DC, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia and Seattle. This content is available
Virgin Australia has commenced work on a significant refurbishment of its domestic terminal at Melbourne Airport, which it says will bring the facility into line with the airline’s new branding. “Melbourne is one of our busiest domestic airports and we serve over seven million guests every year – more than 19,000 every single day,” said
Australian Workers’ Union secretary Paul Howes has warned that there could be a “national crisis in aviation” if Virgin Australia’s domestic operations were taken over by its partner Etihad Airways as the Abu Dhabi carrier increased its stake to 4.99 per cent. “The company remains interested in building a larger stake over time but will
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