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Virgin Australia was never going to last

  • Written by Warren Staples, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University

Ever since Australia’s two airline policy of regulated competition was abandoned in 1990 ushering in an era of deregulation, Australian governments have prioritised airline competition over stability and reliability of services.

Just how much airlines were operating on a wing and a prayer after the end of the policy was powerfully...

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