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Australia's competition regulator has given final approval to Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic to deepen their partnership on flights between Australia and the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
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American Airlines plans to launch Dallas/Fort Worth-Auckland and Los Angeles-Christchurch nonstop flights in October 2020.
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Australia's competition watchdog has given Virgin Australia the go-ahead to establish a deeper partnership with Virgin Atlantic.
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This week's feature from the Australian Archives comes from July 2009, when Ellis Taylor wrote about the arrival of Delta Air Lines to these shores.
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Virgin Australia is seeking approval deepen its partnership with Virgin Atlantic on flights between Australia and the United Kingdom.
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Delta will fly the Sydney-Los Angeles route with retrofitted 777-200LRs from April 5, offering a aligned cabin products with partner Virgin Australia.