Amid the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, Virgin Australia Group is reducing domestic capacity by 90% on top of the suspension of all international flying announced earlier. The group will ground 125 aircraft starting from the following week, the company announced on March 25, 2020. Tigerair Australia is suspending all domestic operations immediately. ...
Virgin Australia had to abort the flight to Melbourne and return to its origin airport after surface cardboard material began peeling off from Boeing 737-800 wing during the climb phase. ...
Tigerair Australia will retire two of its fourteen Airbus A320-200 by mid-2020, Virgin Australia, its parent company, announced on November 6, 2019. The retirement is part of continuous effort to “be focused on transitioning” to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. The airline currently has six 737-800s....
Virgin Australia Group, the parent company of the second largest airline in Australia, has reported $315.4 million loss within the last year, making it the seventh consecutive year of losses. To deal with increasing “headwinds”, such as rising fuel prices and currency exchange rates, the company is continuing with cost savings that include 750 job cuts. ...
Turkish Airlines denies reports that it plans to acquire a 20% stake in Virgin Australia Holdings. ...
Airbus is working on the A320 software update after Virgin Australia Regional Airlines’ close-call near Perth (Australia) in 2015. The update concerns alert priority in times when pilots receive multiple alerts and high workload, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)....
Fueled by strong demand for travel between Australia and Asia, the competition over flights to Hong Kong has been heating up at home between the flag carrier Qantas and Virgin’s Australian brand for a while now....
On October 11, 2018, Virgin Australia flew a dedicated meditation flight (VA9002) from/to Sydney, Australia. An hour-long affair was dedicated to promote mindfulness living, as well as aid anxious travelers....
On February 27, 2018, news emerged that Virgin Australia decided it will not privatize, despite its shrinking trade and share price decline, ending speculations of a buyout by its major shareholders....
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