- Oil Tops $78 to Year High on Inventory Drop, Weak Dollar
- US Recovery to be Slower Than Typical: Geithner
- Strong Dollar in US Interest: Summers
- Stocks, Gold Are Crowded Trades: Hugh Hendry
- Earnings to be Driver of Stocks, Bonds & Dollar Friday
- Google Easily Beats Forecasts for Quarterly Profit
- IBM Beats Earnings Forecasts, Raises Full-Year Outlook
- Cramer’s ‘Get Out’ Call One Year Later – What Now?
- 10 Curious Game-to-Movie Conversions
- Google Delivers, and Big
- H1N1 In The Heartland
- 5 Stocks Make Up 1/3 of Dow's Gains Since March
- Schork Oil Outlook: Have We Seen This Winter’s High Spot?
- Google, IBM to Yield Good Results: Analysts
- Intel Earnings: Tech-Tacular
- Google Fuels the Tech Fire
- Corporate Bond Strategy Now: 5-Star Manager
- Las Vegas Lunacy: Part 2
Text Size 
Australian low-cost airline Virgin Blue is in talks with U.S. plane-maker Boeing to acquire between 30 and 50 single-aisle aircraft, The Age newspaper said on Thursday, quoting Virgin's chief executive.
The daily quoted Brett Godfrey as telling an aviation gathering on Wednesday that Virgin Blue aimed to replace a large portion of its 65-strong 737 domestic fleet from 2011 onwards. Many of its existing planes are leased, The Age added.
"Now is the best time to do a deal," Godfrey was quoted as saying.
"We are in the market because the market is right and we don't want to miss the opportunity."
A Virgin Blue spokeswoman could not be immediately reached by phone for comment on the report. Boeing [BA
Loading...
()
] declined to comment, referring all questions to Virgin Blue.
- Sellers across the U.S. are marking down homes.
- What happens when Maria Bartiromo challenges filmmaker Michael Moore on his criticism of capitalism?
- Could risky trades be avoided if traders were able to control their emotions? Two European companies think so, and have a solution.
- How long can an athlete endure a losing streak without it significantly affecting his marketability?
- Now that the 'megapixel wars' are over, camera makers are adding new features to get you to buy.
- Intel has developed a computer that monitors patients' vitals remotely and contacts the doctor if something is not right.
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes