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Virgin Australia prepares for IPO.

‘What Australia needs’: Qantas’ chief rival looks to soar back onto ASX

Private equity owner Bain Capital will sell about 30 per cent of Qantas’ biggest domestic rival, which would value the company at close to $2.3 billion.

  • Chris Zappone

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Qsuite converts to a lie-flat bed, with options for couples to remove centre-seat privacy screens.

Virgin Australia now has ‘the world’s best business class’ (sort of)

The airline’s partnership with Qatar Airways will see the return of international routes and a business class suite featuring lie-flat seats and privacy doors.

  • Katherine Scott
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Competition is toughening, but will it be enough for Qantas to lift its game?

Big shake-ups in aviation are hard to see coming. But the demand for better customer service and more robust competition is not going away.

  • Chris Zappone
Jayne Hrdlicka will take over as chief executive of Endeavour, which owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS, next year.

Former Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka lands top job at Dan Murphy’s, BWS

The former airline executive will join Endeavour Group at a time of investor frustration with the performance of the liquor and pubs giant.

  • Jessica Yun
Flight Centre downgraded its profit guidance on Monday morning.

Canary in the plane cabin: How Trump is changing where Australians travel

Australian companies operating on the global stage, such as Flight Centre, are becoming prone to infection from the global trade malaise.

  • Elizabeth Knight
A flight cancellation by Virgin Australia forced about 100 people to sleep in the airport until Easter morning.

Virgin Australia passengers in NZ stumped by series of errors

Qantas stepped in to provide blankets, mats and sleeping bags for Virgin Australia passengers forced to camp at Queenstown Airport, on Saturday night.

  • Chris Zappone and Poppy Clark
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The sleeping bags provided to customers at the Queenstown, New Zealand airport.

‘100 people slept on carpet’: Virgin passengers spend Easter in Queenstown after delay, cancellation

Sydney-bound passengers stranded in New Zealand were unable to find accommodation on Saturday night because of the long weekend.

  • Chris Zappone
The US alliance will still be a significant net benefit for Australia and will remain our most important security relationship.

Tariff war could put brakes on post-COVID travel surge

Sharemarket plunges and a weaker dollar, sparked by Donald Trump’s trade war, may prompt more people to stay home rather than head overseas.

  • Chris Zappone
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Virgin poised to refund 61,000 customers for pricing error on ticket changes

The airline said the transactions occurred when tickets were repriced in response to customers making changes to their itinerary.

  • Chris Zappone
A newly retrofitted Emirates Boeing 777-300ER.

Qantas rivals offer more long-haul routes as dollar crash looms

Capacity for international travel is rising as airlines experiment with new routes. But the real difference may be felt when Qatar and Virgin’s deal takes effect mid-year.

  • Chris Zappone

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