Now that the dust is settling on the management shake-up at virgin, I still have my fingers crossed the virgin loyalists (myself included) get the outcome we were promised.I'd like to make a two points, firstly I was a massive fan of Paul with what he was able to do at virgin in such little time....

I wonder if REX have plans to revitalise their fleet of turboprops 

Another advantage of this impeding order will be the return of Virgin Australia's 'The Business' on routes from Australia's transcontinental routes. Virgin operating Dreamliner's on PER<>MEL<>LAX similar to Qantas operating MEL<>PER<>LDN is an option they never had with 77...

The deposit definitely exists. Virgin Australia paid a deposit on a 2012 order for the MAX (www.executivetraveller.com/news/virgin-australia-boeing-737-max-order)

RE 737MAXThe combination of Virgin operating a young fleet of 737NG with more favourable lease terms puts them in a position to skip the MAX in anticipation of Boeings NMA rumoured to be released soon for deliveries around 2030.Boeing playing hard ball with the MAX deposit is fanciful considering...