Virgin Australia is seeking approval deepen its partnership with Virgin Atlantic on flights between Australia and the United Kingdom.
Nonstop flights between Melbourne and Kununurra will begin in May 2020 with the launch of a trial service operated by Alliance Airlines under a codeshare arrangement with Virgin Australia.
Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) has knocked back Qantas's application to forge a deeper codeshare arrangement with Cathay Pacific.
Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah says the airline group needs to be more resilient after flagging an underlying loss for the full 2018/19 financial year amid rising fuel costs and challenging market conditions.
New Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah has unveiled a new management structure has led to the departure of Rob Sharp from the airline group.
Virgin Australia says it has delayed the arrival of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft by 20 months to July 2021 as part of a restructured order book for the type.