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Virgin Australia aircraft are seen parked on the tarmac at Brisbane International airport on April 21, 2020. - Cash-strapped Virgin Australia collapsed on April 21, making it the largest carrier yet to buckle under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged the global airline industry. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP)

Virgin bondholders go to court to disrupt sale

Bondholders have gone to court to try to have their proposal for Virgin Australia voted on by creditors.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: A Jetstar aircraft is seen at the Sydney Domestic Airport Terminal on August 07, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. People travelling from Victoria into NSW must go into mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days at their own expense. The new rules, which came into effect at 12:01 on Friday, were introduced in response to Victoria's rising numbers of new COVID-19 cases through community transmission. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Airport demands clearer rules

Sydney Airport chief takes aim at absence of clear rules around travel restrictions after a $53.6m loss in the first half of 2020.

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The first commercial flight of the Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on December 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.

Qantas pilots cry foul on payouts

Qantas is under fire from its most senior pilots over what they perceive to be unequal treatment.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OEJ, passes over Sydney's Eastern Suburbs as it departs Sydney on its final flight on July 22, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas has farewelled the Boeing 747 jumbo jet from its fleet of aircraft, with the final 747-400 flight departing Sydney today. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Qantas blames bad timing as investors snub share purchase plan

Unfortunate timing has contributed to a Qantas share offer attracting little interest from shareholders and raising just 14 per cent of the $500m target.

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Grounded Qantas aircraft are seen parked at Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Friday, April 17, 2020. The Australian government has forced airline carriers to cut both their domestic and international flights in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Qantas raising falls short

Qantas has seen little support from shareholders for a new share offer, raising $72m instead of the targeted $500m.

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Grounded Virgin Australia aircraft are seen parked at Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is working with airlines by accommodating up to 100 grounded aircraft free of charge in response to government-mandated travel restrictions that have grounded a significant proportion of Australia's airline fleet because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Union: Don’t reject Bain out of spite

Virgin Australia employees facing the axe have been urged by a key union not to vote against the sale to Bain Capital out of spite.

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Trio charged with early-release super scam

AFP issue warning as three women are accused of trying to steal from other people’s superannuation funds.

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Loyalty pays for grounded airlines

The lack of flying opportunities has not stopped frequent flyers earning and redeeming billions of points.

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Bondholders unveil Virgin plan

Virgin’s bondholders would get back up to 67c in the dollar under an ambitious rival proposal put to the airline’s administrators.

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Eel good flying, Sir Richard Branson takes a ride on a makeshift sushi train, Virgin Australia promotes their new route from Brisbane to Japan, Brisbane Airport. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

Branson stakes claim in reborn Virgin

Richard Branson is still seeking a role in a relaunched Virgin Australia despite Virgin Atlantic’s struggle to survive.

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