V Australia, Virgin Blue's new international arm, is one of the most visible casualties yet in the IAM strike.
The fledgling airline, announced today that it will have to postpone its first service from Sydney to Los Angeles:
Photo credit: FlightBlogger - VH-VGA on the eve of the strike vote.
The fledgling airline, announced today that it will have to postpone its first service from Sydney to Los Angeles:
Virgin Blue Airlines Group announced today that an ongoing strike at The Boeing Company's Seattle plant has forced a delay to the planned 15 December, 2008 launch of its long haul international airline V Australia.
The announcement comes after Boeing advised its customers including V Australia that it cannot predict the duration of the dispute and therefore cannot guarantee the delivery date of the airline's launch aircraft.
The brand new 777-3ZGER has been sitting on the Everett flight line since August 21st when it first left the paint hangar in the new livery. The aircraft, named Didgeree Blue and registered VH-VGA, has yet to fly.
Photo credit: FlightBlogger - VH-VGA on the eve of the strike vote.
on October 3, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply
And once again, someone else suffers due to the unions "standing up for themselves" when they don't get their way.
Attention Union Workers: Your union bosses are out of touch! If you want job security, don't do things that cause the company you work for to lose money and irritate or inconvenience customers!
Now, not only has Boeing lost millions and millions every day, but their customers are starting to feel the effects. V Australia may be one of the first, but I doubt it will be the last. How many V Australia employees will be effected now because the IAM won't come to the bargaining table without a chip on their shoulder? How many other airlines will be in the same position?
-Rick