Category: Virgin Australia

As Virgin Australia prepares to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX in the final quarter of calendar 2019, group executive for airlines Rob Sharp says decisions about the new aircraft will be made in the context of its “customer needs and network”. While the initial 2012 order was for the MAX 8 variant, Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia says that approval for Air Niugini and Qantas to expand their codeshare arrangements on Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) routes would jeopardise the viability of its own Brisbane to Port Moresby flights. The airline has told Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) it held strong concerns regarding the proposed continuation and expansion of Air

Virgin Australia has returned to profitability in the first half of 2017/18 amid an improved domestic market and a pickup in the resources sector. On revenues of $2.179 billion, Australia’s second largest airline group posted net profit after tax of $4.4 million for the six months to December 31 2017, compared with a loss of

Virgin Australia says regulatory restrictions and high airport charges are roadblocks preventing more flights to regional communities. In a submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee’s inquiry into the operation, regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural, regional and remote communities, Virgin Australia said regional services were more