Read the full story by Ross Kelly of Dow Jones Newswires published by The Australian HERE
THE ACCC has granted interim approval to Virgin Blue's proposed alliance with Etihad Airways while it considers whether to approve the deal.
The decision comes despite the objections of Qantas, which had requested that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission knock back Virgin and Etihad's request for fast approval.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Finally a ray of hope for Virgin Blue
It appears there is finally a ray of hope for the Virgin Blue group with the ACCC giving interim approval to their alliance with Etihad.
Further articles on Rob Fyfe's speech
Further articles are now appearing covering NZ's CEO Rob Fyfe's lunchtime speech to the National Aviation Press Club in Sydney yesterday.
Steve Creedy of The Australian has written an in depth article covering the speech and its impact on NZ and the tasman.
An article by Daily Telegraph reporter Jenny Dillon covered by Adelaidenow also delves a bit deeper into the speech.
Steve Creedy of The Australian has written an in depth article covering the speech and its impact on NZ and the tasman.
"We believe the body charged with promoting competition is at serious risk of killing it off," Mr Fyfe told a National Aviation Press Club lunch in Sydney yesterday.Read his full article HERE
An article by Daily Telegraph reporter Jenny Dillon covered by Adelaidenow also delves a bit deeper into the speech.
He said there was a strong "risk of killing off the airline" which would leave trans-Tasman passengers at the monopoly mercy of Qantas.Read her full article HERE
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Air New Zealand's future threatened?
Air New Zealand's CEO Rob Fyfe has told the National Aviation Press Club in Sydney that the draft determination by the ACCC to block the NZ/DJ alliance may threaten the future of Air New Zealand.
"If we are to earn the right to continue to fly and grow, then the deal with Virgin Blue is a central plank of that strategy," Mr Fyfe said at a National Aviation Press Club lunch in Sydney on Wednesday.The full article from the AAP can be found on stuff.co.nz HERE or the couriermail HERE
"Obviously the ACCC's (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) preliminary finding represents a threat to this strategy, in effect, a threat to our future."
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