Why Virgin’s new ownership is the final nail in its coffin Tourism Mark Melatos 6 August 2020 Virgin’s plan to sack 3,000 staff, axe Tigerair, streamline its fleet to Boeing 737s and cease long-haul international flying comes as no surprise.
Why Virgin was always destined for an emergency landing Coronavirus The Conversation 28 April 2020 Paul Scurrah says without the debt Virgin Australia will bounce back. But Australia has long found it difficult to sustain two major airlines.
To bail or not to bail: Why the government rebuffed Virgin’s request for a $1.4 billion loan Coronavirus The Conversation 20 April 2020 Virgin Australia last week asked the ASX to suspend trading of its shares after the government rebuffed its request for a $1.4 billion loan.
