Never doubt an airline’s thirst for a desperate fan’s last buck

Never doubt an airline’s thirst for a desperate fan’s last buck

Just a few weeks after empathising with customers over their cost-of-living pain,Virgin’s hypocrisy has been laid bare as footy fans ache to see their team.

  • byZach Hope

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Two Virgin aircraft pulled from flying due to unauthorised engine parts

Two Virgin aircraft pulled from flying due to unauthorised engine parts

Virgin confirmed the affected aircraft are part of its fleet of Boeing 737-800s,which fly most of its domestic services between destinations including Melbourne,Sydney,Brisbane and Perth.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Wheelchair kids are Weet-Bix kids:Normalising disability in advertising

Wheelchair kids are Weet-Bix kids:Normalising disability in advertising

Former wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott has tasked leading brands with including people with disability in ads.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Government prepares for airport slot reforms amid airline competition focus

Government prepares for airport slot reforms amid airline competition focus

Transport Minister Catherine King says Sydney Airport’s slot allocation scheme will be reformed “in due course”.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Coalition forces inquiry into Qatar Airways ruling as PM reveals talks with Virgin boss
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Aviation

Coalition forces inquiry into Qatar Airways ruling as PM reveals talks with Virgin boss

Anthony Albanese claimed he did not know when he spoke to Virgin’s Jayne Hrdlicka that a decision had already been made to block Qatar Airways from increasing its flights.

  • byDavid Crowe
The hot ticket some MPs get for free:Qantas tops list of gifts
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Government

The hot ticket some MPs get for free:Qantas tops list of gifts

Not all gifts flowing to Queensland MPs are so glamorous,but one company soars above the rest in dishing out what even their six-figure salaries can’t buy.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Why Qantas is a protected corporate species
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Aviation

Why Qantas is a protected corporate species

Alan Joyce is no stranger to being eviscerated for the greater good (profit),but the government is struggling to explain why it denied Australians more overseas flights.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Virgin boss rubbishes Joyce’s Qatar claims while PM defends transport minister

Virgin boss rubbishes Joyce’s Qatar claims while PM defends transport minister

The airline’s chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says adding more seats will push down sky-high overseas airfares – increasing demand for international travel.

  • byJessica Yun
Qantas boss defends $2.47b profit,backs Qatar Airways rejection

Qantas boss defends $2.47b profit,backs Qatar Airways rejection

Qantas boss Alan Joyce faced nearly two hours of relentless questioning over his airline’s relationship with the government and role in the cost of living crisis.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Virgin unveils baggage tracker to ease traveller stress

Virgin unveils baggage tracker to ease traveller stress

Domestic customers who fly Virgin can now track the status of their checked bags,with the airline confident that a recent string of cancellations and poor on-time performance are a thing of the past.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Airports accuse Qantas of deliberately cancelling flights to hog slots

Airports accuse Qantas of deliberately cancelling flights to hog slots

Qantas cancelled more than one in 10 flights from Canberra to Sydney in July – three times as many flights as rival Virgin Australia.

  • byAmelia McGuire