In a major upheaval of WA’s aviation landscape, a draft determination by the competition watchdog could deny the extension of a partnership between Virgin Australia and Alliance Aviation Services to jointly bid for fly-in, fly-out contracts.
The draft, issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on Friday, has major ramifications for the proposed acquisition of Alliance by Virgin rival Qantas, which is also up in the air after a negative draft determination from the watchdog in August.
Industry observers suggest the ACCC would have a difficult time denying Qantas’ buyout bid if it approved the extension of the Virgin-Alliance partnership.
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