Interesting article. Seems a couple years ago Virgin tried to sell the 777s to Qantas. Things would be quite different had this transpired..no?
Profits hide high price of going the distance
In order to salvage the situation Virgin offered to sell its 777 fleet to Qantas. Industry experts maintain that many of the problems Qantas is suffering today in its loss-making international mainline operations are due to the fact that it did not have any 777 craft in its fleet, but at the time the Qantas management declined Virgin's offer.