Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan has cited a lack of time due to other commitments for resigning from the Virgin Australia board. “Mr Hogan elected to step down due to other commitments that prevent him from being able to devote the time needed for the role,” Virgin said in a statement on Thursday. This content
The head of Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program is stepping down after about two and a half years in the job. Neil Thompson has decided to leave as chief executive of Velocity to focus on his other roles as a director of Plan International Australia and an advisory board member of Australian National University’s
From VH-VUC in December 2013 to VH-VUL in February 2015, Flying Colours has played a significant role in the transformation of Virgin Australia from a low-cost-carrier to what it is today. The Townsville-based paintshop has removed the red, white and blue Virgin Blue livery on 23 of the 56 aircraft that were repainted after the
Virgin Australia has flagged an underlying profit before tax of about $10 million for the first half of 2014/15 amid lower fuel prices and improving conditions in its core domestic market. The company said on Friday underlying profit before tax – which the airline regarded as the best indication of financial performance – came in
Tigerair Australia’s growth in passengers numbers has managed to keep pace with its capacity increases during the second quarter of 2014/15. Preliminary traffic statistics published by parent Virgin Australia on Friday showed Tigerair lifted capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK), by 21.7 per cent in the three months to December 31 2014, compared with
Virgin Australia plans to relinquish its New Zealand air operator’s certificate (AOC) and transfer its New Zealand-based fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800s onto the Australian register as part of plans to streamline the airline’s operations. The 10 ZK-registered narrowbodies currently under Virgin’s NZ AOC will be progressively brought onto the airline’s Australian AOC and given VH-