Bain made redundant all the wide body long haul pilots not allowing leave without pay until long haul international returns. These were among the longest serving and most experienced pilots in the company. They have NO flexibility to commence these flights in the timeframe mentioned unless the fl...

Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar will flood the market with the same or slightly lower fares than REX, and REX won’t be able to complain about predatory pricing. QF, VA and JQ will make it very hard for REX no doubt about that. However good luck to them, I hope it works out and a happy medium is ...

DanV, you are forgetting Indigo Partners attempted to buy in and gain control 18 months ago when VAA were well and truly a full service airline. So they are obviously open to running a full service airline. Maybe things have changed now the circumstances are different, we don't know yet.Everyone ...

Velocity is not in administration. It's a separate company. No need to offload points as they will be usable, and there will be seats galore available in the future due to what will be long term subdued demand. Hold on to them as they will be great value.

The politicians and journalists who think another airline will move in within months if Virgin is left to fail are delusional, and need to stop listening to AJ and his PR team. It will take at least 2 years to acquire the required CASA permits and approvals if they start immediately. QF know this...