Ten years to the day that Ansett collapsed, some of the myths about one of Australia’s highest-profile corporate collapses persist.
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At Qantas, the first cuts won’t be the deepest
Qantas has announced cutbacks in fleet growth, suspension of some flights by its main brands, and unspecified management job losses.
Virgin computer crash vergin’ on a disaster
How does Virgin Blue rate in the continuing, if gradually clearing, crisis computer crisis that started yesterday morning and wrecked travel plans right across Australia?
The Singapore girl helps Virgin sing the Delta blues
Virgin Blue has two weeks in which to save its “vital” trans-Pacific joint venture with Delta Airlines from US disapproval, and said this morning “it’s not over yet”.
Virgin Blue quits NZ: fare fight looms with Qantas
Virgin Blue is quitting the NZ domestic market from October 18, but adding flights to its Australian domestic network and trans-Tasman, US , South African, Bali and Phuket routes.
Profit guidance cut belts Virgin Blue shares
Virgin Blue has pitched nose down into a steep, high-volume share price dive today, and is now planning to destroy the benefits of what remains a profitable domestic network.
Credit crunches low cost air lines
The spectre of the low passenger rather than low cost airline is coming into focus, writes Ben Sandilands.
Virgin skies: today it’s Asia, tomorrow the world
The guessing game now is what next for the Virgin Empire or Vampire as it is known in certain circles? Japan, China, Russia, Canada, Latin America. There are certain to be some surprises in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon when Richard Branson arrives by rocket ship or perhaps on a palanquin borne by veiled maidens to announce an investment in AirAsia, writes Ben Sandilands.
