Virgin Australia sends ATR to Melbourne, Launceston for route familiarisation
Virgin Australia sent an ATR 72 to Melbourne and Launceston over the weekend for staff training and route familiarisation flights, potentially laying the groundwork to expand its ATR turboprop regional operations beyond NSW and Queensland. Flight tracking website flightaware.com showed Virgin ATR 72-500 VH-FVM flew from Brisbane to Melbourne on Saturday, August 30, and spent two nights at Tullamarine before
The so-called “Ryanair jacket” could soon make an appearance in Australia as Jetstar moves to ensure customers stay within their free carry-on baggage allowance. Jetstar says an upcoming six-month trial of “cabin baggage officers” at a number of major Australian ports is about ensuring passengers are within the maximum allowable size and weight limits for
Analysts expect little interest in Qantas International
If not Emirates, then who? That’s has been one of the questions surrounding Qantas Airways after the airline floated a proposed new corporate structure for its international operations in a bid to open itself up to further investment. The answer, it seems, is no one. Not yet anyway. The move to split its domestic and international
Borghetti says demand gap closing
Virgin Australia chief executive Johh Borghetti says the market is slowly catching up with the excess capacity swirling around in the domestic market. However, he admits there is still a long way to go. The softening in the national economy, coupled with a weaker Australian dollar and the huge influx of additional seats in the
Tigerair on path to 2017 profit, Virgin says
Tigerair Australia is on a clear path to profitability by 2016/17 after a year of transformation, the budget carrier’s majority owner Virgin Australia says. Virgin completed its 60 per cent purchase of Tigerair Australia from Singapore-based Tigerair Holdings, which held onto the remaining 40 per cent, on July 8, 2013. Since paying $35 million for
Virgin Australia posts $355 million loss in 2013/14, sells partial stake in frequent flyer program
Virgin Australia has posted a full year net loss of $355.6 million and says conditions remain challenging in the current year. The result was below market consensus of a $214 million loss for the 12 months to June 30 2014, according to a median of five analyst estimates gathered by Australian Aviation, and represented a deterioration from the
