Yesterday
Qatar-Virgin takeoff is good news. But it is still an airline duopoly
It’s time to plan for the only long-term hope for new entries and greater competition – the opening of Sydney’s second airport.
February
Unions aren’t the best head-hunters for who runs Virgin
When unions push too hard on leadership decisions, it doesn’t always end well. And perhaps it’s best governments stay out of the selection process too.
October 2024
Qatar Airways deal can help Virgin escape Qantas’ flying wedge
Allowing an international state-owned carrier to buy a stake in Australia’s second-biggest airline will go a long way to creating a better competitive balance in the domestic aviation market.
August 2024
After Rex’s failure, here is the answer to Australia’s airline competition problem
It would be in the national interest – and Qantas’ – for the government to create a successful duopoly by biting the bullet on foreign ownership of Virgin.
December 2023
Crunch question is whether Qantas is too big a national icon to fail?
Is Qantas to be given primacy in Australian aviation or is it really just another privatised airline in a deregulated market?
October 2023
Joyce’s Qantas never had the luxury of going bankrupt
When judging the performance of the former CEO, some very important factors are being buried in the current firestorm.