Chanticleer
How Virgin Australia's John Borghetti blindsided Air NZ with China deal
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Air New Zealand was none the wiser when John Borghetti flew to New York last week to bed down a deal with his new airline partner, China's HNA Group.
Only a handful of people knew that Borghetti had been talking to senior executives at the private Chinese aviation giant about a partnership that will bring HNA aboard Virgin's already-crowded share register with an initial 13 per cent stake.
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