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Flight Centre CEO backs Hrdlicka over border views
/ | 8 Comments on Flight Centre CEO backs Hrdlicka over border viewsGraham Turner said Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka’s words on Monday “don’t sound callous to me” and argued her comments were “quite well said”.
Read moreRex calls Virgin ‘weak competitor’ as it flies Melbourne–Canberra
/ | 11 Comments on Rex calls Virgin ‘weak competitor’ as it flies Melbourne–CanberraThe airline said it would offer one-way fares from $69 when it launches from 10 June – a price significantly lower than the current average.
Read moreMorrison labels Virgin CEO’s border words ‘insensitive’
| 1 Comment on Morrison labels Virgin CEO’s border words ‘insensitive’PM Morrison added he was “not going to take risks with Australians’ lives” and added he would maintain a regime “that has so far avoided the loss of 30,000 lives”.
Read more50 RAAF aircraft begin huge training exercise Arnhem Thunder
/ | 6 Comments on 50 RAAF aircraft begin huge training exercise Arnhem ThunderThe F-35, Super Hornet and Wedgetail are among the platforms to join 500 personnel in the Northern Territory for the month-long exercise.
Read moreSriwijaya Air crash results in FAA probe into 737 Classic wiring
/Flight SJ182, a 26-year-old Boeing 737-500, crashed into the Java Sea just minutes after take-off from Jakarta on Saturday, 9 January 2021, killing all 62 passengers and crew on board.
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Virgin backs CEO’s view Australia must learn to live with COVID
/ | 7 Comments on Virgin backs CEO’s view Australia must learn to live with COVIDVirgin Australia has backed CEO Jayne Hrdlicka’s comments suggesting a vaccinated Australia must accept some COVID cases and open its borders before mid-2022.
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