Originally Posted by Charles Abetz
Even though I dislike basicallly all Australian airliners.
Virgin is probably the best and they seem to be going well if they are able to buy new planes (they are buying 737-800, so it will be at least 10 years before they are in trouble
) to replace the leased ones (that is smart business practice to me) ie: reducing costs.
How do you equate buying new aircraft with it being "at least ten years before they are in trouble"?
I didn't know that buying new a/c suddenly immunised an airline from going under.
I think there are several which have failed within ten years of their last order for new a/c...