The gravy plane:How Alan Joyce cultivated a PM and ruled the skies
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The gravy plane:How Alan Joyce cultivated a PM and ruled the skies

Alan Joyce,Anthony Albanese and the opaque politics of schmooze.

  • byJoe Aston

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Council throws ritzy party for Labor mayor who quit amid legal drama
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Council throws ritzy party for Labor mayor who quit amid legal drama

Bayside Council is throwing a lavish soiree for former mayor Bill Saravinovski,who quit while facing a matter in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
The big aviation wedge:Why the government can’t say no again to Qatar
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The big aviation wedge:Why the government can’t say no again to Qatar

It would be reckless for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to even try to deny Qatar’s application to buy a 25 per cent stake in Virgin.

  • byElizabeth Knight
‘Large number’ of potential buyers circling Rex despite old fleet

‘Large number’ of potential buyers circling Rex despite old fleet

EY partner Sam Freeman says he’s received a lot of early interest in Rex and is preparing to kick off the sales process as soon as next week.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Boeing crisis delivers another blow to Virgin

Boeing crisis delivers another blow to Virgin

A Boeing aircraft delivery blowout is the latest setback for Virgin,which has been grappling with poor on-time performance and above-average flight cancellation rates.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Executive hunting season:Qantas,Woolworths and Virgin snared

Executive hunting season:Qantas,Woolworths and Virgin snared

It seems we have entered the corporate twilight zone when a chief executive says they are “focused on helping our customers spend less each time they shop with us”.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka quits after ‘four years of heavy lifting’

Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka quits after ‘four years of heavy lifting’

Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka has announced she will leave the airline before Bain Capital relaunches it on the ASX.

  • byAmelia McGuire
‘Like the Birdcage without horses’:Open celebrates Sunday funday

‘Like the Birdcage without horses’:Open celebrates Sunday funday

Tennis Australia chair Jayne Hrdlicka had a succinct phrase to sum up the official attitude towards the first Sunday match day:“Woo-hoo!”

  • byStephen Brook
Elle Macpherson set to headline Australian Open’s speaking series

Elle Macpherson set to headline Australian Open’s speaking series

The Australian supermodel has returned to her homeland for the first time in four years as the main attraction in a women’s empowerment speaking series at the Australian Open.

  • byStephen Brook
Qantas loyalty boss parachutes out of the scandal-plagued airline
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Aviation

Qantas loyalty boss parachutes out of the scandal-plagued airline

With her career patrons Alan Joyce and Richard Goyder having departed or headed for the exit,Olivia Wirth has shifted her attention to building a life outside Qantas.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Virgin Australia turns a profit for the first time in 11 years

Virgin Australia turns a profit for the first time in 11 years

Virgin has reported underlying profits of $129.1 million and a 124 per cent improvement in revenue to $5 billion.

  • byJessica Yun