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Virgin converts 737-800 orders to the MAX
/ | 12 Comments on Virgin converts 737-800 orders to the MAXVirgin Australia is converting orders it holds for 17 Boeing 737-800 aircraft into 737 MAX 8 orders. Virgin already has 23 737 MAX 8s on order, so this conversion will take its total order book for the type to 40. The airline’s first MAX delivery remains on track for 2018. The 17 737-800s that have
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Borghetti says Virgin on track for profitability in 2015/16
/Virgin Australia chief executive John Borghetti says the airline group is on track to return to profitability in 2015/16 as market conditions improve. Borghetti says Virgin and its wholly-owned low-cost carrier Tigerair are on a “positive trajectory”, with unit revenue increasing, unit costs decreasing and operational performance and customer satisfaction continuing to improve. “As a
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Tigerair Australia to serve Bali from March 2016
/ | 15 Comments on Tigerair Australia to serve Bali from March 2016Tigerair Australia will introduce a new fleet type and commence international operations from March 2016 when it begins flights to Bali just in time for the Easter holidays. As part of wider changes to Virgin’s loss-making international network, Virgin will hand over the Adelaide-Bali, Melbourne-Bali and Perth-Bali routes to its wholly-owned low-cost unit Tigerair from
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Bali flights grounded due to ash cloud
/ | 5 Comments on Bali flights grounded due to ash cloudVirgin Australia and Jetstar have cancelled more flights to and from Bali due to the ash cloud from the Mount Raung volcano. On top of the 11 cancelled flights on Friday, Virgin has cancelled 15 services to and from Bali that were scheduled to operate on Saturday. The airline has not flown into or out
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Malaysia confirms La Reunion wing debris is from MH370
/ | 3 Comments on Malaysia confirms La Reunion wing debris is from MH370Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and the Malaysian Prime Minister have confirmed the wing debris found on Reunion Island off the coast of Africa was from MH370 and described the finding as a “major breakthrough”. The wing flaperon was discovered washed up on the beach on July 29 and has been analysed by French investigators alongside officials
Read moreUNSW to offer “QantasLink approved” pilot training scheme
/ | 15 Comments on UNSW to offer “QantasLink approved” pilot training schemeTo the backdrop of a Dash 8-Q400 and a Diamond DA-42 trainer, QantasLink and the University of New South Wales announced a collaboration that will offer the next generation of pilots an exciting new direction. It is not the first time that the two organisations have worked together, but this partnership takes their relationship to
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