While seemingly struggling to win popularity among its pilots, the regional carrier has turned to its agency partners for reassurance.

The spicy cough is proving to be the catalyst for rebrands, renamings and refreshes in the travel space, with Online Republic the latest to adopt a new look.

It appears the ASX-listed online travel player is on track to deliver some okay-ish half-yearly results. Well, unless most of Australia is still in hermit mode come November.

The online travel player has joined the fight to overthrow the boys club dominating the top jobs of ASX-listed companies.

Green shoots have emerged at Webjet, and we’re not talking about the weeds growing in its office pot plants.

The national carrier revealed it has signed off on new multi-year agreements with 10 of the top 12 agencies, so if your boss was raging this morning, assume you work for one of the two that missed out.

John Guscic isn’t the only Webjet exec to have offloaded shares in recent days, with chairman Roger Sharp also getting in on the action.

Webjet has strengthened its ties with AFTA. However, that’s not to say any full Windsor or Nicky knots were required.

Webjet is encouraging its customers to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability.

The company has reintroduced incentives for its managing director, executives and key staff after previously cancelling them to save money during the global pandemic.

The ASX-listed online travel company is carrying a number of financial bumps and bruises from the coronavirus.

Webjet boss John Guscic has been busy decking out his office with AFTA merch after the online travel player signed up as a member.