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Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways agree sustainability partnership
October 29th 2024
Virgin Australia (VA) and Qatar Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly work on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low carbon aviation fuel development, waste management, sustainable procurement and workforce development. Read More » “It allows Virgin Australia to harness the scale and expertise to tackle a range of sustainability challenges from the adoption of SAF-related solutions to customer solutions and workforce development,” VA chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer, Christian Bennett, said. Qatar Airways group senior vice president aero-political and corporate affairs, Fathi Atti, said: “We look forward to working with Virgin Australia to share our experiences and build upon our strong leadership in these areas." The two airlines already code-share and operate a frequent flyer partnership. Recently, Qatar Airways revealed it is seeking regulatory approval to acquire 25% of VA and to wet lease wide-body aircraft to commence nonstop Doha to Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
