Originally Posted by
Supersonic Swinger
Given that the article only made reference to the potential for V Australia to join SkyTeam, could this imply that's the new name? Would they consider dropping the Virgin? It wouldn't make sense not to bring the domestic and South Pacific operations into an alliance...
The only thing that DJ seems to have voiced, is that they are likely to move to a single airline brand at some point soon.
I love to guess at things, but this is a real hard one to call!
Of course at LAX they have shacked up with Alaska Airlines - and have probably learnt much from their bed fellow about bed-hopping and keeping all your partners satisfied.
At the same time, they are probably playing hard ball with Sky Team & Virgin Group (
maybe even others), to see if either can make them an offer, which they can’t refuse.
In the end, I can only guess that the brand & partnerships which are likely to bring the best shareholder value, will be deployed.
(Not withstanding, any geographic restrictions on brand usage.)
Interesting video interview here -
http://crankyflier.com/2009/02/09/ac...tralia-launch/