The Federal government has announced that $715 million in fees and industry levies for Australian airlines will be waived in a relief package aimed to help them through major hits to tourism from global COVID-19 travel bans.
The Virgin Australia Group has suspended all international flights from 30 March to 14 June, and will reduce domestic capacity by 50 per cent for the same time period.
Virgin Australia Group is set to dramatically reduce its fleet by cutting seven A320s from its Tigerair brand by October 2020.
This story from the Australian Aviation Jan/Feb 2008 edition by Geoffrey Thomas looks at the arrival of Tiger Airways Australia 12 years ago on November 23 2007.
A Tigerair Australia Boeing 737-800 took off unpressurised after pilots incorrectly configured the cabin's air conditioning system prior to takeoff, an investigation has found.
The Qantas and Virgin Australia airline groups have signed a memorandum of understanding to help plan and design the new Western Sydney Airport.