Australia proposes to authorize Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways partnership
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced that it is proposing to grant authorization to Virgin Australia and…
Virgin Australia
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The second-largest airline in Australia, which is also part of the Virgin Group.
Air India and Virgin Australia launch new codeshare partnership
Air India and Virgin Australia are launching a new codeshare partnership in response to an increasing number of…
Top 10: The world’s safest airlines to fly in 2025
AirlineRatings, an airline safety and review site, has released its ranking for the world’s safest airlines to fly…
Virgin Australia flights to Doha can now be booked for travel from June 2025
Virgin Australia flights to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Qatar can now be booked for travel from…
Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand re-establish codeshare alliance after 6 years
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are back together again. The two carriers have officially re-established its trans-Tasman…
ACCC gives interim approval for Virgin Australia-Qatar Airways alliance
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given temporary authorisation to Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways to…
Etihad Airways ends codeshare partnership with Virgin Australia
Etihad Airways has confirmed that it will end its unilateral codeshare and bilateral frequent flier partnership with Virgin…
Etihad to lose Australian codeshare in proposed Virgin and Qatar Airways deal
Etihad Airways is set to lose its only Australian codeshare if plans proposed by Qatar Airways to acquire…
Qatar Airways confirms plans to acquire 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia
Qatar Airways Group has announced plans to buy a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia from Bain Capital,…
Virgin Australia pilots urged to accept new contract with 21% salary increases
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has urged Virgin Australia pilots to accept a new contract that will see…
Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand re-establish trans-Tasman codeshare agreement
Virgin Australia has announced that it has re-established a partnership with Air New Zealand via a trans-Tasman codeshare…
Virgin Australia orders eight Embraer E190-E2s for regional and charter business
Virgin Australia has placed a firm order with Embraer for eight E190-E2 small narrowbody aircraft as part of…
Rex enters voluntary administration; Qantas, Virgin salvage staff, routes, jets
Australian regional carrier Rex Airlines announced that it has entered voluntary administration just weeks after its former chairman…
Qatar Airways ready to buy up to 20% stake in Virgin Australia: reports
Qatar Airways is reportedly in talks to acquire as much as a 20% stake in Virgin Australia, according to Australia’s…
B737 makes emergency landing after engine fire sparked by possible bird strike
A Virgin Australia B737-800 aircraft was forced to perform an emergency landing after one of its engines caught…
Virgin Australia launches flights to Uluru from Melbourne and Brisbane
Virgin Australia has launched flights to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) in the Northern Territory, from Melbourne Airport (MEL)…
Virgin Australia revamps inflight menu with biggest culinary shakeup in years
Virgin Australia has revealed plans for its biggest inflight menu shakeup in five years with a host of…
Virgin Australia comes under regulator’s scrutiny over pilot fatigue issues
The Australian aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has told an Australian Government Senate hearing that…