Story from the London Evening Standard:
"...Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific was granted much-prized rights to operate on the lucrative transatlantic route between Heathrow and New York, currently dominated by four US and UK carriers... At the same time, Virgin Atlantic has won the right to take on BA and Qantas on services to Australia, which are predicted to boom after the success of the Rugby World Cup..."
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/art...ing%20Standard