iscoverVirgin Australia marked the delivery of its 100th Boeing 737 by flying 100 Starlight children on a special charter on the aircraft’s first passenger flight on Monday. “As Starlight’s official wish granting partner, we are delighted to use the arrival of our new aircraft to create a special experience for children who need it the
Aggressive competition in the domestic market, rising operating costs, restructuring costs and investments in Skywest and Tigerair have resulted in Virgin Australia expecting to post a loss after tax of up to $110 million for the 2012/13 financial year. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Virgin CEO John Borghetti said the company’s performance
Virgin Australia’s chief operating officer Sean Donohue is set to take on the role of CEO at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Virgin Australia has confirmed Donohue will leave the airline towards the end of the year to replace long-serving and highly-respected Jeff Fegan who has occupied the post as DFW’s CEO for nearly two decades. Fegan
Air Berlin has become the latest element of Virgin Australia’s virtual international airline network, with the two airlines announcing a reciprocal codesharing and frequent flyer agreement. From August 1, assuming regulatory approval, Virgin Australia will codeshare on airberlin’s daily direct Airbus A330-200 services from Abu Dhabi to Berlin and Dusseldorf, while airberlin will codeshare on
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have welcomed the ACCC’s draft determination to conditionally reauthorise the airlines’ trans-Tasman alliance for a further three years, albeit two years short of the period sought by the two airlines. Under the alliance, which has been in effect for two years, Virgin and Air New Zealand operate a broad
Virgin Australia Holdings has concluded its 60 per cent acquisition of the newly re-branded Tigerair in what represents the final step in Virgin’s claim for greater market share across regional and domestic markets. The deal, which was announced on October 30 last year, will see Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti become chairman of Tigerair to
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