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ACCC gives the go ahead to Virgin-Qatar alliance

Qatar Airways would operate the new flights through its aircraft and crew, in what is known in the aviation industry as a “wet lease” arrangement.

Virgin Australia is edging closer to resuming long-haul international flights, although it will be with Qatar Airways aircraft and crews.

The long-running saga around canceled flights has hopefully ended today, with Qantas and the ACCC agreeing on a settlement.

Unless some persuasive submissions are received, the codesharing deal between Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will go ahead.

At long last, the Australian Government is taking ownership of the issues surrounding slot allocations and usage at Sydney Airport.

Australians are now seeing some relief from record-high domestic airfares but punctuality and reliability are way below long-term averages.

A report into price gouging and unfair pricing has singled out Qantas but is that really fair?