Category: Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia has added a second direct service from Alice Springs, with the airline to start flights to Adelaide from the Central Australia city from March 2015. The announcement, made on Wednesday before the airline’s annual general meeting in Brisbane, comes on top of Virgin saying in October it would start Darwin-Alice Springs services, also

Australia’s domestic carriers flew fuller aircraft in September as capacity cuts helped boost load factors, latest figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) said capacity, as measured by available seat kilometres, on regular public transport (RPT) services fell 0.8 per cent in September, compared with the prior corresponding period. This content

Virgin Australia has tapped international debt markets to raise US$300 million through the issue of unsecured notes due to be repaid in 2019. It was the first time Virgin had issued unsecured notes in international debt capital markets, the airline said on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a

Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says government should ensure regulation does not stifle the growth and productivity of Australia’s airlines. Speaking in Canberra to the Transport and Tourism Forum leadership summit’s audience of political and industry figures, Borghetti noted airline productivity had been a key driver of the growth in Australia’s aviation industry over the