Qatar Airways to acquire 25% of Virgin Australia

[Saab34]

It most likely will be 777/350.
Happy to be proven incorrect though.

I’ll take 350!

 

[jase05]

QR is phasing out F completely anyway

QR boss was splashed all over the news in our last trip to Doha and said that F was very much in their plans still

 

[Human]

QR is phasing out F completely anyway

Apparently not true. They’re planning to install first class on some, at least, of their 777Xs

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[jrfsp]

It most likely will be 777/350.
Happy to be proven incorrect though.

Do we know if specific aircraft will even be leased?

As opposed to leasing for a service, where any number of aircraft can operate it and then be rotated through DOH with other QR flights.

 

[Viridis]

I’d imagine BA will be cut free completely when their deal is up for renewal. Can’t see ACCC approving it.

Apologies for the ignorance, but BA will be "cut free completely" from what?

BA and QR have a very close relationship with flights, Avios & ownership

 

[ben95]

Apologies for the ignorance, but BA will be "cut free completely" from what?

Presumably he meant the current JV between QR/BA/IB.

I don't see why ACCC would be against it. What's BA bring to the table if it were to operate as a compeitior to QR? 1 daily SYD via SIN, not much in the grand scheme of things when you look at the major participants/JV in the market (SQ, EK+QF, QR+VA)

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

It could be. But it could not be.

QF on AY has its own IFE, catering and bedding.

True, but QF also is well established flying its own metal to/from Singapore and already has ops set up to manage the soft product on both ends.

VA would effectively have to start from scratch, so "sub-contracting" the soft product to QR seems plausible, and that's even before considering whether QR has a preference to preserve its own brand image.

I suspect the flights will look all but indistinguishable from QR's native flights on the same routes, but am prepared to stand corrected.

 

[justinbrett]

Presumably he meant the current JV between QR/BA/IB.

I don't see why ACCC would be against it. What's BA bring to the table if it were to operate as a compeitior to QR? 1 daily SYD via SIN, not much in the grand scheme of things when you look at the major participants/JV in the market (SQ, EK+QF, QR+VA)

Yes but you need to look at is as whether ACCC will sign a QR, BA, IB and VA JV. Getting a bit hefty.

Cutting BA lose might see them join up with MH or CX and provide more competition.

For the same reason I doubt ACCC would allow EY join the EK/QF JV.