All Virgin Australia articles – Page 3
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NewsVirgin Australia bows out of Hong Kong market
Virgin Australia has decided to drop Hong Kong services, citing the ongoing civil unrest and the recent coronavirus outbreak. Following a “comprehensive review of the route”, the carrier will cease service on Sydney-Hong Kong from 2 March, after the previously announced suspension of Melbourne-Hong Kong from 11 February. Cirium schedules ...
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NewsUnited 777, Virgin Australia ATR in Sydney airprox incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a loss of separation incident near Sydney Airport, involving a United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER and a Virgin Australia ATR 72. The incident took place on 22 January afternoon. During its initial climb, the United widebody, registered N2333U, turned right, resulting in a ...
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NewsANA expands Australian network with Virgin codeshare
ANA has inked a commercial partnership agreement with Virgin Australia, a new entrant to the Australia-Japan sector. From 30 January, ANA will place its code on six domestic routes operated by Virgin, from Sydney to Brisbane, Melbourne, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast and Adelaide. The partners expect to announce more codeshare ...
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NewsAustralian watchdog flags concerns over frequent flyer programmes
Australia’s competition watchdog has expressed concern about airline frequent flyer programmes, flagging the potential for unfair pricing and anti-competitive practices.
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Wrong speed, wind change caused ATR bad landing
An incorrect landing speed coupled with a sudden change in wind direction caused the hard landing of a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600, causing substantial aircraft damage, say investigators in a final report on the incident.
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Australian watchdog allows Virgin carriers to deepen ties
The Australian competition watchdog has given its official approval for Virgin Australia to co-operate with Virgin Atlantic on flights between Australia and the UK and Ireland, via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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Virgin Australia’s network changes optimise capacity
Virgin Australia announced upcoming route changes, in line with its focus on disciplined capacity management.
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Qantas dismisses 'alarmist' union call to ground 737s
Qantas has hit back at its engineers' union's "alarmist" call to ground its entire fleet of Boeing 737-800s, after one of them was found to contain structural cracks.
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Qantas and Virgin Australia set to share Haneda slots
Qantas and Virgin Australia are set to split the two available daily slots recently made available for Australian carriers at Tokyo Haneda international airport.
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AnalysisQantas and Virgin Australia in Haneda dogfight
The appeal of slots at Tokyo Haneda International airport shows no signs of abating, with Australian carriers now following their US counterparts in battling it out for the two daily slots that were recently awarded to the country.
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Virgin Australia proposes Brisbane route for Haneda slot
Virgin Australia has proposed launching a Brisbane-Tokyo Haneda service from 29 March 2020 if it is awarded one of the two new slots at Haneda recently made available to Australian carriers.
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Virgin Australia to contest Qantas strike on Haneda slots
Virgin Australia will contest Qantas’s application to take both new slots made available to Australian carriers at Tokyo Haneda airport despite being in the middle of a network and route review.
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Virgin Australia to buy back stake in loyalty unit
Virgin Australia will buy back a 35% stake in its Velocity loyalty programme for A$700 million ($481 million) from private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners.
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Smith, Macarthur out as Virgin Australia rejigs executive team
Chief financial officer Geoff Smith and acting chief commercial officer Merren Macarthur will leave Virgin Australia before the end of the year as part of a restructure of its executive team.
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Virgin Australia to cut jobs as it turns in full-year loss
Virgin Australia will axe 750 jobs and seek other cost savings after reporting an underlying loss of A$75 million ($50.7 million) for the year to 30 June.
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PICTURE: Virgin Australia fits first 737 with split winglets
Virgin Australia has become the first Australian carrier to fit Aviation Partners Boeing split-scimitar wing devices to a Boeing 737-800.
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Virgin carriers given interim authorisation to deepen ties
The Australian competition watchdog has given Virgin Australia the interim go-ahead to co-operate with Virgin Atlantic on flights between Australia and the UK and Ireland, via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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NewsVirgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic set to deepen ties
Virgin Australia is seeking regulatory approval to co-ordinate on services with Virgin Atlantic Airways between Australia and the UK and Ireland via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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Airline BusinessPutting numbers on the legacies of airline leaders
With airline leaders gathering in Seoul for the IATA AGM, we use Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer and schedules data to measure the legacies of the chief executives who have left their roles in the past 12 months. The AGM takes place in South Korea just weeks after the death of long-serving Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho
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ATSB seeks improvements to design of ATR control systems
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has recommended that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and ATR improve design tolerances for inadvertent dual-control inputs by pilots following its investigation into an accident involving a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600.