Category: Virgin Australia

Australia’s competition regulator has knocked back Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines’ proposal to work together in the charter market on joint tendering for corporate fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) contracts, arguing the tie-up would reduce the number of players in the market. In a draft determination published on Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer

Virgin Australia plans to expand its codeshare network through a new partnership with Air Canada. From early 2017, Virgin will place its VA airline code on Air Canada’s flights from Los Angeles to four Canadian cities – Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

German-based airberlin has added New Zealand to its offline network thanks to new codesharing arrangements with Virgin Australia for trans-Tasman services. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on

Virgin Australia is sticking with the Tigerair Australia brand and plans to expand the low-cost carrier’s footprint internationally with destinations in narrowbody range over the next three years. Tigerair Australia began international operations in March, with flights to Bali from Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth using Boeing 737-800s, which remain on Virgin Australia International’s air operator’s