And, in other news, the airline is gearing up for a whopping summer season of domestic travel, with a swathe of new aircraft due to join its fleet very soon.

Aussie airlines fared well in this year’s awards, but the accolade of top dog (or in this instance, top bird) went to an overseas carrier.

While Queensland’s capital was a shoo-in to snare the Games for 2032, it was still a bloody nice bit of news for Aussies to wake up to this morning.

There is no doubt that this man’s fave song would be Elton John’s “Rocket Man”. It’s probably his ringtone, too.

A few industry bigwigs joined Josh Frydenberg and leaders from some of Australia’s biggest businesses for a big brainstorm sesh on hastening the rollout of COVID jabs.

This CEO list is a little bit on the predictable side, and not just because it’s full of white, middle-aged men.

Meanwhile, mooted retirement presents for John MacLeod included a Big Mouth Billy Bass singing fish and a day clock.

Virgin celebrated its loyalty program’s latest partnership by using drones to deliver “convenience from the skies”, which sounds equal parts exciting and terrifying.

The flying kangaroo announced it will cut agent commissions on international tickets, amid a spate of job cuts and a wage freeze, in its latest market update.

There’s plenty to dissect here from the PM’s recent interview and, thankfully, you won’t require a scalpel.

When there’s a hashtag trending on Twitter that’s calling for people to boycott your company, you know you’re in a bit of hot water.

Virgin boss Jayne Hrdlicka trekked to a cabin crew training school in Brisbane this morn to deliver this very important update.