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NewsQatar Airways details investments in Virgin Australia and Airlink
Qatar Airways Group has disclosed that the consideration for its 25% shareholding in Virgin Australia amounted to just under QR1.87 billion ($513 million). It acquired the interest in March this year, having obtained Australian regulatory approval the month before. At the point of acquisition, says the airline, Virgin Australia had ...
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NewsEmbraer scores order for eight E190-E2s from Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia has ordered eight Embraer E190-E2s, with deliveries set to begin in the second half of next year.
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NewsHrdlicka to step down from Virgin Australia ahead of IPO
Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has announced her departure after almost four years running Australia’s second largest airline. Hrdlicka, also a former chief executive of Qantas low-cost unit Jetstar, was appointed to lead Virgin in 2020 after it emerged from financial administration and was acquired by Bain Capital. ...
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Airline BusinessSignificant rise in women leading airlines offsets falls elsewhere in C-suite
A significant rise in the number of women leading airlines at the end of 2022 was undermined by falls in female representation elsewhere in the C-suite, according to FlightGlobal’s latest survey.
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NewsBullish Virgin Australia eyes international ramp-up
Virgin Australia is to focus on a significant international ramp-up in the coming year, with the airline also seeing strong inbound travel demand from Chinese travellers.
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NewsLink Saab 340 cabin penetrated by propeller strap on departure
Australian investigators are probing an incident in which a Saab 340B’s fuselage was penetrated during a domestic flight, injuring a passenger. The aircraft involved (VH-VEQ) was operated by Link Airways on behalf of Virgin Australia. It departed Canberra for Sydney on 10 November, but the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says ...
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News‘I figured out how to buy an airline on Zoom’: CEOs reveal pandemic projects
While bread-making and learning a new language were among the most popular Covid-19 lockdown projects for many people, it was a difference story for the airline chief executives who featured in a panel discussion at the IATA AGM on 20 June.
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Airline BusinessAirline CEO changes in 2022 dominated by appointment of women and upheaval in India
The global airline executives gathering in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM will reflect recent trends including better gender diversity among incumbents and big changes at Indian carriers
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NewsVirgin Australia to add four 737 Max 8s amid demand boost
Virgin Australia is to take four Boeing 737 Max 8s – with the first aircraft to enter service from 2023 – more than a year after it cancelled a long-standing order for the variant in favour of the larger Max 10.
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NewsOn International Women’s Day, female CEOs account for 7% of airline total
Seven of the world’s top 100 passenger airlines are led by women, according to FlightGlobal analysis updated to mark International Women’s Day – a total that represents a high point in five years of data.
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NewsUnited and Virgin Australia team up for codeshare
United Airlines and Virgin Australia Group are teaming up to offer codeshare flights between the US and Australia.
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NewsA year after exiting administration, optimistic Virgin Australia adds seven 737s
Virgin Australia has signed letters of intent to acquire seven more Boeing 737-800s, amid optimism about meaningful travel recovery a year after emerging from voluntary administration.
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NewsVirgin Australia confirms vaccine mandate for all employees
Virgin Australia will require all employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, becoming the second Australian carrier to do so after Qantas announced a similar mandate in August.
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NewsVirgin Australia mulls mandatory vaccinations for all employees
Virgin Australia could become the latest airline to require all employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus, following similar moves by compatriot Qantas and other airlines in Europe and North America.
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NewsVirgin Australia to take nine more 737-800s; domestic travel rebound anticipated
Virgin Australia will add nine more Boeing 737-800s to its fleet by February 2022, as it forecasts an uptick in domestic travel demand on the back of rising vaccination rates.
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Airline BusinessNumber of women leading top airlines doubles in space of months
While there has arguably been remarkably little executive churn at the top of airlines during the pandemic, the past few months suggest that might be starting to change – and that some positive trends could emerge from the crisis.
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NewsQantas finds rivals Rex, Virgin Australia eating into market share
While Qantas Group’s domestic market share remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, resurgent rivals are eroding its dominance.
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Airline BusinessAfter several false starts, airline frustration gets thrust to the fore
Virgin Australia chief Jayne Hrdlicka sparked a furore when she said Australians must learn to live with the coronavirus, even if it meant further deaths. While controversial, her comments are understandable, and represent growing frustration in the airline industry for a return to normalcy.
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NewsVirgin Australia defers most short-haul international service
Virgin Australia Group is postponing most short-haul international flying, including flights to Fiji’s Nadi and Bali in Indonesia, until at least December amid shifting projections around international border restrictions.
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NewsVirgin Australia adds 737s, restarts hiring amid domestic recovery
Virgin Australia Group will reintroduce 10 Boeing 737-800s into its fleet, as part of a wide-ranging, “fast-tracked” domestic recovery plan which will also see the carrier resume hiring.