Australian budget carrier Virgin Blue is to legally challenge the Australian Consumer Competition Commission's (ACCC) decision that allows Qantas to acquire Impulse Airlines' routes. Virgin claims Qantas misled the ACCC over slot and competition issues. Under the integration, Impulse's wet leased Boeing 717s, now in Qantas Link livery, have been moved from trunk routes onto Queensland holiday routes previously serviced by Qantas Boeing 737s.
Source: Flight International
US ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has named Fred Cromer as its chief financial officer, tasking him with helping the company chart a profitable course forward.
Rob McKinney, chief executive of Alaskan regional airline Ravn Alaska and floundering start-up carrier New Pacific Airways, has left the group effective immediately.
Air France-KLM has warned that travellers avoiding Paris due to the forthcoming Olympic Games could cause a revenue hit of up to €180 million ($193 million) at its French operations.
