The chief executive of a Vietjet-backed local airline planning to take on Qantas and Virgin Australia has previously said he was fired from Jetstar, where he had been a senior executive, and was briefly bankrupted.
Cherrie Aviation is backed by the Vietnamese budget airline, and has appointed David May as its chief executive as it prepares to take delivery of its first aircraft, targeting tourists travelling between major cities such as Sydney and Melbourne and holiday destinations such as the Gold Coast.
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