Virgin Australia

Posted 25/03/2020 12:03

Virgin Australia is reducing domestic capacity by 90% and temporarily grounding 125 aircraft. Low-cost subsidiary Tigerair Australia has also...

Posted 16/03/2020 10:53

Local services account for 88% of the carrier’s passengers and the airline said demand is rising on some of its domestic routes.

Posted 12/11/2019 15:22

Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic have been given the green light to enter into a long-term cooperation agreement on flights between Australia...

Posted 06/11/2019 12:18

Virgin Australia is cutting two international and two domestic routes from its network, including the suspension of flights between Melbourne and...

Posted 24/10/2019 11:38

This week: Spirit orders up to 150 Airbus A320neos; Qantas and Virgin secure one Haneda slot each; Aeroflot to open Krasnoyarsk hub; Etihad and...

Posted 10/06/2019 11:54

The two airlines are seeking approval to cooperate on services between Australia and the UK and Ireland via mutual connection points. The...

Posted 02/05/2019 15:32

This week: Virgin Australia defers first 737 MAX deliveries; Qatar expands Royal Air Maroc agreement; Ryanair to grow presence in Jordan and more.

Posted 02/05/2019 15:06

Senior network planners from some of the Pacific’s leading carriers will be seizing the opportunities available at the 25th World Route Development...

Posted 25/04/2019 00:00

This week we profile Virgin Australia, one of Australia's largest airlines and an attendee of World Routes 2019.

Posted 04/04/2019 14:30

This week: Air Peace places E2 order; new Quito - Santiago service launches; Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin Australia expand codeshare and more.

Posted 15/02/2019 15:00

Virgin Australia's Russell Shaw speaks to Routesonline about the carrier's network plans, including the importance of China and the strong...

Posted 07/02/2019 10:00

This week: Virgin Australia names new CEO; Hainan to open Dublin’s second link to China; Qantas officially cancels A380 order; Thomas Cook mulls...

Posted 11/01/2019 00:00

Heavyweights from across the region will gather in Cebu City to share insight and debate the predicted outlook for the aviation industry in 2019...

Posted 20/12/2018 12:00

This week: Wizz Air plots further London Luton growth; Boeing and Embraer agree joint venture terms; Virgin Atlantic's Flybe talks continue;...

Posted 30/08/2018 09:59

This week: Virgin Australia, Boeing, Air Canada, Aeroflot and British Airways.

Posted 14/06/2018 09:12

This week: Airbus and Bombardier’s C Series deal; Borghetti to leave Virgin Australia; Swoop granted AOC; Volotea secures new investors and more.

Posted 05/04/2018 12:07

A seven-year alliance between Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia on trans-Tasman routes is to end later this year amid changing "market dynamics".

Posted 04/04/2018 09:38

Revisit the key news stories, quotes, audio and images from the 16th annual Routes Asia in Brisbane, the only route development event dedicated to...

Posted 19/03/2018 04:33

Virgin Australia’s group executive Rob Sharp has discussed the carrier’s future international focus, its move from a low-cost to a full service...

Posted 19/03/2018 00:53

Virgin Australia is to fly direct from Brisbane Airport to Alice Springs Airport, the carrier revealed at Routes Asia 2018.