Cruze and Pimp
From the perspective of an Australian get the feeling the Virgin Group does little but take and rape.
Now the honeymoon period is over, expansion slowing, staff of Virgin Blue may get the similar feelings. The expansion going to English pilots and New Zealanders. Those rough reds Sir Richard sends for staff Xmas presents should be truely unpalatable now!
Very little investment in staff by the Virgin Group. Too expensive and no reciprocal loyalty. A shame really, wide body expansion would offer good career path and morale, building up another viable Australian International airline.
I hope the government forces the issue. The Virgin Group should invest in this country regarding an international arm. So hopefully, Virgin Atlantic is blocked on the Hong Kong-Sydney linkup and the rights go to QF,CX,Dragonair and a hint of availablity to an Australian based international arm of Virgin Blue.
The Virgin Group has no rightful business on this route and hopefully respective governments will make sense of this.