A contract of sorts was being shopped around last year regarding Virgin's freight aspirations.
Then this gem is published "
Virgin signed a heads of agreement with TNT to finalise a five-year deal to take effect from July".
So lets join the dots, Toll takes the underbelly to QF, underbelly space is fine on the VA fleet. Virgin needs an underwriter, TNT needs an operator.
Next gem.....
Feb 5 TNT Express will sell its airline operations to ASL Aviation Group to comply with European Union rules if the Dutch logistics company's sale to larger rival FedEx goes ahead, the company said on Friday
ASL is a 737 operator and does not need the 146's that TNT have had since Ables tried to buy out the production line forever....
So TNT have got 146's parked and a few in service, Virgin has an AOC and a 737 wont get through SYD during curfew.
Now we have joined the dots, the 146's will be donated to the cause, VA will kick off VA Freight with a CNS-BNE-SYD-MEL-ADL cross over a-la the AN Wombat 146's, supported by plenty of underbelly space on the 330's to/from the west.
Good luck with the gas chamber, 5 oil leaks connected by and electrical fault, thankfully its only 4 nights a week......
