The last goodbye: Tiger Airways shuts down
Tiger Airways Australia has officially shut down after parent company Virgin Australia’s new owner Bain Capital decided to…
Virgin Australia
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The second-largest airline in Australia, which is also part of the Virgin Group.
Virgin Australia: fewer 737s, uncertain on 737 MAX, twin-aisles
Virgin Australia, which is still operating under voluntary administration conditions, confirmed that its future does include fewer Boeing…
Virgin Australia hires first female CEO, ex-boss of JetStar
Virgin Australia Group, the parent company of Virgin Australia Airlines, confirmed the resignation of its chief executive Paul…
Virgin Australia’s creditors approve purchase terms by Bain
Creditors of Virgin Australia have accepted the terms of purchase previously proposed by Bain Capital (BC), the company…
Bain bids $2.5B on Virgin Australia, Etihad and SIA lose millions
Bain Capital made a $2.5 billion (AU$3.5 billion) bid over Virgin Australia. Under the proposal, Virgin Australia’s unsecured…
Qantas and Virgin to catch a break with new COVID-19 vaccine?
Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison announced plans to make a potential COVID-19 vaccine mandatory. Qantas and Virgin Australia…
Virgin Australia ends long-haul; shifts to all-Boeing 737 fleet
Virgin Australia’s reorganization plan under voluntary administration includes mass layoffs, fleet recomposition and discontinuation of its subsidiary Tigerair…
Taking on big boys: Rex to compete with Qantas, Virgin Australia
Undoubtedly, a crisis can be the best time to innovate and reinvent yourself as a company. Regional Express…
Tooth to missed phone calls: Virgin Australia has new owners
Virgin Australia’s woes are seemingly over, as the airline that entered administration in April 2020, found its hero…
Two final bidders picked for Virgin Australia takeover
Virgin Australia administrators announced that two potential buyers remain to compete for the airline takeover, after its collapse…
Final two bidders for Virgin Australia to be revealed next week
Deloitte, the administrator of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd, is expected to announce the final two preferable bidders to…
Talking the talk but not walking the walk: Virgin‘s airlines
Two Virgin Group airline brands, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia, have entered some turbulent air during the COVID-19…
Etihad’s investments: trend or series of unfortunate events?
As airlines in the Middle East were established in the late-20th/early-21st century, they became the poster children of…
Virgin Australia enters voluntary administration
Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration on April 20, 2020. The company confirmed the news, stating it was forced…
Virgin Australia in red, administration rumors spread
With an enormous debt prior to the coronacrisis and the local government’s denial of state aid, Virgin Australia…
Virgin Australia halts Tigerair ops; cuts 90% domestic capacity
Amid the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, Virgin Australia Group is reducing domestic capacity by 90% on top of the…
Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737 begins disintegrating mid-flight
Virgin Australia had to abort the flight to Melbourne and return to its origin airport after surface cardboard…
Virgin Australia reports loss for 7th year in row, plans job cuts
Virgin Australia Group, the parent company of the second largest airline in Australia, has reported $315.4 million loss…