Virgin, Etihad sever competing links
Virgin Blue and Etihad Airways have begun winding back their relationships with Emirates and Qantas respectively after the announcement of a wide ranging codeshare alliance between the two airlines. Virgin Blue has announced that it will end its codeshare... [Continue reading]
Virgin Blue appoints new director
Virgin Blue has announced that Sam Mostyn has been appointed to its board. Mostyn is currently the director of the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at the University of Sydney, and previously held a number of senior roles at IAG Group. Read More →
Virgin Blue sees rise in domestic passengers
Virgin Blue has reported a rise in domestic traffic during July, although faster capacity growth resulted in a small fall in load factor. Compared to July 2009, the carrier saw an increase of 4.7 per cent in domestic passengers, resulting in a 3.9 per... [Continue reading]
A330s, Etihad alliance for Virgin Blue as profit meets expectations
Virgin Blue CEO John Borghetti has announced that the carrier will take on Airbus A330-200s for domestic flying, restructure the V Australia network, enter into a new relationship with Etihad Airways and dispose of its Embraer E-170 E-Jets as its full... [Continue reading]
Qantas most on time in July
The latest domestic airline on time performance report from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) shows that Qantas had the highest rate of on time departures among the four major airlines during July. For the month,... [Continue reading]
Borghetti rejigs Pac Blue, V Aus services
Virgin Blue has announced the first phase of action following its network review, which will see Pacific Blue end its domestic New Zealand services, while V Australia will cut its Nadi services. Pac Blue’s domestic NZ services will be cut from October... [Continue reading]
Pac Blue after more Indonesian rights
Pacific Blue has become the third Australian carrier to request an allocation of additional capacity on the Indonesia route following the recent doubling of available seats under a new bilateral agreement between Indonesia and Australia. In an application... [Continue reading]
Virgin Blue takes off to Uluru
Virgin Blue commenced flights from Sydney to Uluru on August 2, marking the airline’s first foray into the red centre. The inaugural service was operated by a Boeing 737-800 with a range of travel industry guests, media and commercial customers on... [Continue reading]
Mobile phones cleared for takeoff
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has finalised licensing arrangements which will allow passengers to use their mobile phones in flight. Under the new arrangements, mobile communication services on aircraft will be governed by... [Continue reading]
Jetstar announces new Auckland flights
Jetstar has announced plans to fly from Melbourne and Cairns to Auckland next year. From December 13, Jetstar will launch daily services between Melbourne and Auckland, followed by a three times weekly Cairns-Auckland service from April 12 2011. Both... [Continue reading]
Branson not selling Virgin Blue stake
Sir Richard Branson told journalists in Sydney that he has no plans to sell down the Virgin Group’s stake in Virgin Blue, despite some friction during recent months over the planned new name for the airline. “No plans to sell any stake to anybody,... [Continue reading]
