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Outlook: ASX poised for positive start

06 Dec 2011 - ASX poised for positive start. Shares in MAp Group (ASX:MAP) and Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) rise after MAp outlines plans for a major overhaul at Sydney Airport.

Market Wrap: Aus shares up on central bank action

01 Dec 2011 - Aus shares up on central bank action. Foster's Group Ltd (ASX:FGL) shareholders have approved SABMiller’s takeover bid.

ACCC approves Virgin Singapore alliance

01 Dec 2011 - Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd's (ASX:VBA) alliance with Singapore Airlines is authorised by Australia's competition regulator.

Virgin heavy maintenance plans

28 Nov 2011 - Passengers expecting to board Virgin Australia (Virgin Blue Holdings Limited) (ASX:VBA) planes to Abu Dhabi will instead be boarding Etihad Airways craft from Februar…

Market Wrap: Aus shares down 1.98%

23 Nov 2011 - Aus shares down 1.98%. NRW Holdings Limited (ASX:NWH) shares closed the day 12.55 per cent higher, after the resources contractor said it may well double its first ha…

Outlook: Aus shares poised for weak start

01 Nov 2011 - Aus shares poised for weak start. Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) has announced the issue of $500 million of unsecured fixed rate medium term notes, maturing in November…

Midday: Aus shares ease, airlines rise

31 Oct 2011 - Aus shares ease, airlines rise. Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) shares hit a two month high and Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) jump as much as 8 per cent.

Virgin set to lift from Qantas turbulence

31 Oct 2011 - Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) looks well-positioned to benefit from the current turbulence impacting Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN).

Market Wrap: Aus shares lose gains

25 Oct 2011 - Aus shares lose gains. More than 50 per cent of Pacific Brands Limited (ASX:PBG) shareholders rejected the remuneration package for the company’s management today at …

Market Wrap: Euro caution weighs on market

21 Oct 2011 - Euro caution weighs on market. Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) and WorleyParsons Ltd (ASX:WOR) will side-step Libya in the near term following the killing of the nati…

Outlook: Aus shares set for weaker start

20 Oct 2011 - Aus shares set for weaker start. Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) vows to provide additional capacity in response to ongoing industrial action from Qantas Airways L…

Qantas loses contract, child

17 Oct 2011 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) has lost a contract with a third-party engineering company because of industrial action, and is also in hot water over losing a child…

Midday: Aus shares higher on EU plans

13 Oct 2011 - Aus shares higher on EU plans. Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) grounds five aircraft and cuts up to 100 flights in response to union action.

Qantas staff strike again

30 Sep 2011 - It's a case of déjà vu for regular Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) passengers today, as baggage handlers and ground staff walk off the job again for the morning.

Virgin to align with Singapore

28 Sep 2011 - Virgin Blue Holdings (ASX:VBA) is seeking approval for an alliance with Singapore Airlines, but says it's not going to reduce its incentive to compete with Tiger Airw…

Outlook: Aus shares tipped to spike

27 Sep 2011 - Aus shares tipped to spike. Air New Zealand Ltd (ASX:AIZ) boosts its stake in Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) to the takeover threshold of 19.99 per cent.

Market Wrap: Aus shares gain

07 Sep 2011 - Aus shares gain. Virgin Blue Holdings (ASX:VBA) says its domestic traffic figures rose by 10.4 per cent, and capacity rose 5.4 per cent for July.

Market Wrap: Market marginally higher

30 Aug 2011 - Market marginally higher. Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (ASX:CBA) has agreed today to buy Count Financial Limited, for an equity value of $373 million.

Virgin books FY loss, flags improvement

25 Aug 2011 - Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) moves from a profit to a net loss of $67.8 million, but flags an improved performance for the year ahead.

Qantas JBA with American Airlines

22 Aug 2011 - Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) and American Airlines are on track for a Joint Businss Agreement (JBA).

Market Wrap: Aus shares rise

06 Jul 2011 - Aus shares rise. Virgin Australia (ASX:VBA) may be flying planes on oil sourced from eucalypt trees.

Outlook: Aus shares set for positive start

05 Jul 2011 - Aus shares set for positive start. Australia's two largest airlines, Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) and Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) hit one-month highs in the fi…

Midday: Aus shares up at noon

04 Jul 2011 - Aus shares up at noon. Latex manufacturer Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN) has bought Sandel Medical Industries for $US13.5 million ($12.8m).

Outlook: Aus shares poised to rise

29 Jun 2011 - Aus shares poised to rise. Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) appeals to Australia's competition regulator to approve its recently announced partnership with Singapor…

Qantas, Virgin cut flights due to ash

21 Jun 2011 - Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) and Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd (ASX:VBA) have been forced to again cancel domestic flights in the wake of more volcanic ash from a Chilean volc…