The long running "SQ is the messiah" stuff is becoming quite a joke considering they're not much better than Etihad at investing. SIA should be making sure that VAH hasn't been trading while insolvent, otherwise SIA (alongside their friends at Etihad, HNA, Nanshan and Branson) are facing huge fi...

@JoeLet's face it, Australia can't support two full service airlines for a long while when COVID-19 subsides. VA are a high chance of filing Voluntary Administration.You may get your wish of the assets of VA being downsized to a domestic airline, but likely as an domestic only LCC for the forese...

@crwilkins, Virgin Blue was flying internationally well before Borghetti took over the reigns. It was a stable venture with only NZ/Bali/Phuket/Fiji 737 and USA/South Africa 77W flying at the time. Delta was one of DJ's first international partners from memory.It was when JB and the likes of EY...

painted in SQ's colours*

As many other said, both companies (or all airline) companies are trying to stay afloat and doesn't have the money to buy anything or anyone, and Silkair is in the process of being absorbed into SQ mainline. Some of Silkairs 737s have been already pained in SQ's colours.