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It has been a while since Australia last saw a new airline started from scratch. OzJet rose and fell over the 2005/06 summer. Tigerair had a better run, flying from 2007 until 2020. Starting an airline is a tricky and costly business but the smell of aviation fuel keeps pulling the would-be airline moguls in.
Is Australia about to get another domestic airline? Photo: Getty Images
And recent memories of 2020 and an almost ruined airline industry haven’t stopped another airline industry insider from deciding he’d like to have a crack at Australia’s competitive domestic aviation market.
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Qantas Takes Ex-Executive To Court Over New Virgin Australia Job
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Qantas is attempting to stop one of its former executives taking up a new role at competitor Virgin Australia. Nick Rohrlach, who has worked for the Qantas Group since mid-2011, jumped ship to Virgin Australia earlier this year. The move hasn’t gone down well at Qantas. So much so, Australia’s biggest airline has launched legal action to enforce contractual clauses and delay Mr Rohrlach from beginning his new role.
Qantas has launched legal action to delay a former executive taking up a job at Virgin Australia. Photo: Virgin Australia