The Virgin Blue group operating statistics for August, like those of the Qantas group released yesterday, leave investors with an incomplete scoreboard in terms of comparing performances.
In this case Virgin Blue continues its practice of giving no statistics for yields.
Yesterday Qantas persisted with its practice of fudging the specifics of how Jetstar is tracking [...]
Tag Archives: Pacific Blue
Qantas v Virgins, an incomplete scoreboard for August
September 30, 2009 – 3:40 pm
Delta V-how it might work
July 11, 2009 – 12:26 pm
The chances of a trans Pacific joint venture by the Virgin Blue group of carriers and Delta have improved after the US Department of Transport approved anti trust immunity for Continental Airlines participating in the Star Alliance, which includes its major rival United Airlines.
The Department of Justice under the Obama administration had earlier voiced its [...]
Angry Flyers Lounge-Jetstar’s New Zealand offensive
July 1, 2009 – 5:48 pm
Jetstar’s entry into the NZ domestic market has so far been three weeks of picking fights with its customers.
All the carrier has to do now to cap it off is to affix murals showing the underarm bowling incident to the cabin bulkheads.
In the most recent reaction to the ill-will it has generated, Jetstar is proposing [...]
Some last statistics from Qantas and Virgin Blue before things get even worse
June 30, 2009 – 5:27 pm
The May provisional traffic statistics from the Qantas and Virgin Blue brands are the last insights into their operations before black Friday, 3 July.
This Friday is the day Delta, the world’s largest carrier, enters the Australia-US market on the Sydney-Los Angeles route, and Singapore Airlines’ Jetstar clone, Tiger, takes on everybody and Jetstar in [...]
Jetstar lets slip another ‘ace’ in the coming brawl with Tiger
June 15, 2009 – 12:33 pm
Jetstar this morning announced the transfer of one of its international routes, Perth-Jakarta-Singapore, to Jetstar Asia.
Actually that’s not what it highlighted in a concurrent announcement that its Perth-Bali service would rise from four times weekly to daily from 13 August, but it is the bit that will be noticed among Qantas employees and in [...]
Tiger reaffirms interest in becoming an Australian flag carrier
May 21, 2009 – 5:44 pm
Tiger Airways has told analysts in Singapore this afternoon that it is now advancing as Australian carriers retreat.
It also had international services by its Australian division ‘on the radar.’
Its president and CEO Tony Davis said the 16 jets in its fleet (10 in Singapore and 6 in Australia) will grow by 56 more single aisle [...]
Qantas ‘invades’ NZ with Jetstar
February 17, 2009 – 9:35 am
Although long anticipated, this morning’s announcement that Jetstar will invade the tiny New Zealand domestic market means it is backs-to-the-wall time for Air New Zealand.
To summarise bluntly, Qantas has wanted Air NZ either dead or stuffed or under its complete control for a long time. The ’stuffed’ scenario is looking strong today.
Air NZ domestic services [...]
Qantas-BA=Why not have another crack at Air New Zealand?
December 19, 2008 – 7:02 am
Now that Qantas+ BA has become Qantas-BA, what might be the next step?
The failure of the merger talks “at this point in time” to quote the Qantas statement is no surprise. There wasn’t a single analyst of adult age who believed it would work.
But given that Qantas is unlikely to stop scoping deals in [...]
Lufthansa & the Virgins, will they make love or war?
October 30, 2008 – 12:27 pm
An intensely interesting situation has arisen in Europe after Lufthansa assumed outright control of UK carrier bmi after chairman Sir Michael Bishop exercised a £318 million option to sell them his stake, lifting the German carrier’s equity to 80%.
Sir Richard Branson, who shares Virgin Atlantic 51:49 with the less than thrilled owners of Singapore Airlines, [...]
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