VIRGIN BLUE
May 1st, 2002
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in SydneyAUSTRALIA'S low fare carrier, Virgin Blue, (owned by Sir Richard Branson), has signed a contract reflecting the high standard of skills commanded by civilian airlines worldwide: to train pilots who crew VIP aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force.Virgin Blue pilots will fly alongside the RAAF pilots, instructing them in the art of flying 737 Next Generation aircraft. The association with the RAAF is a feather in the cap for the airline that is now the only competitor to Qantas's domestic monopoly in Australia after the shutdown of ...
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