All Virgin Australia articles – Page 5
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air NZ and Virgin Australia finalise divorce
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia’s separation will be completed in October when their seven-year long trans-Tasman joint venture is terminated.
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Virgin Australia and Air NZ to end transtasman alliance
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand will end their seven-year old alliance on transtasman services on 27 October when their existing regulatory approval expires.
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Virgin Australia eyes deeper co-operation with HNA
Virgin Australia is starting to look at revenue management and other opportunities with HNA Group as part of their alliance on China-Australia routes.
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ANALYSIS: Asian airlines growing, but beware the speed bumps
At the recent Routes Asia event, it appeared that the future growth of Asia’s airline industry is all but assured, but there are concerns that governments and airport authorities may not be investing fast enough to keep up.
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Virgin Australia seeing fruit from Alliance Airlines tie-up
Virgin Australia’s growing wet-lease and codeshare relationship with Alliance Airlines has been performing well for both carriers.
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S&P warns Qantas on future fleet replacement expenditure
S&P Global Ratings has raised concerns that Qantas has under-invested in its fleet and faces large capital expenditure at the same time as it resumes paying company tax.
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Hard landing in turbulence damaged Virgin Australia ATR 72
A hard landing in turbulence on 19 November 2017 resulted in substantial damage to a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600, says Australia investigators in a preliminary report.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Auspicious year ahead for China-Australia routes
This year will see further capacity growth on Australia-China routes in response to strong demand and the open skies agreement between the two countries.
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Qantas to have 80 wi-fi equipped aircraft by end-2018
Qantas plans to have 80 of its domestically-operated Boeing 737-800s and Airbus A330s equipped with on-board wi-fi connectivity by the end of 2018.
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Virgin Australia aims to launch new Asian service in 2018
Virgin Australia is working to secure slots that would allow it to launch a new Asian destination in 2018.
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Jet fuel rationing at Auckland to last almost two weeks
Jet fuel rationing at Auckland airport is set to stretch out for up to two weeks as replacement of a damaged fuel pipeline continues.
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Virgin Australia to roll out wi-fi across core fleet
Virgin Australia is planning to equip its core fleet of Boeing 737s, 777s and Airbus A330s with in-flight wi-fi connectivity by the second half of 2019.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin Australia set for another disappointing loss
Virgin Australia is all but certain to report yet another underlying loss for the year ended 30 June, as it continues to struggle against its high-flying competitor Qantas.
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Virgin Australia crew hailed for handling ATR 72 smoke incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commended the response of the crew of a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 to a cockpit smoke incident that required a diversion.
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Avation places remaining 2017 ATR 72 deliveries
Avation has placed all of its remaining new aircraft deliveries for this year after signing a conditional deal to lease three ATR 72-600s to Mandarin Airlines.
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Virgin Australia seeks Samoa rights
Virgin Australia has signaled that it will mount its own services to Samoa following the end of its Virgin Samoa joint venture with the Samoan government in November.
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Virgin Australia to continue shunning major alliances
Virgin Australia remains focused on its bilateral tie-ups in key markets rather than seeking to participate in any of the major alliances, even with some of them now offering second-tier memberships.
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ATSB airs safety concerns on ATR pitch controls
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has called on ATR to quickly complete an engineering assessment of the type's pitch control system, amid possible concerns that a serious design flaw may be present in the ATR 42 and 72 series.
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Virgin Australia starts onboard wi-fi trials
Virgin Australia has kicked off passenger trials of its Gogo 2Ku wi-fi system aboard one of its Boeing 737-800s.
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Four Australian and NZ carriers form new industry group
Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and Regional Express have teamed up to launch a new industry lobby group called Airlines for Australia and New Zealand (A4ANZ).