My advice would be to contact Virgin Australia via email or postal letter and request a status match. 

I imagine Qantas will miss out due to it's resistance of 777's?

Qantas needs to be relevant in Asia... Not some other brand, but QANTAS! It's brand management 101...

Qantas better wake up. Despite the fact that this new DJ seat pales in comparison to Skybed MkII it absolutely outclasses those ridiculous J seats aboard domestic A330's (especially EBO & EBP) and the 767's are not just tired now, theyre exhausted... Time Qantas woke up and realised Borghetti...

I don't buy it either - and personally believe Qantas made the right call choosing iPad.