NEWSSep 24, 2024Coffee Stain Costs Couple $3,000 for New Flight to BaliA couple was prevented from boarding a Virgin Australia plane to Bali over a stain. Read what the couple had to say about getting halted at the check-in counter and Virgin's response to the media.Read More →
NEWSJun 18, 2024Possible Bird Strike Causes Passenger Plane To Burst into Flames Mid-AirA suspected bird strike has caused a Virgin Australia plane to make an emergency landing in New Zealand after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. The Melbourne-bound flight left Queenstown on Monday evening with footage emerging later that appeared to show fire coming from the Boeing 737-800.Read More →
INFORMATIONALMay 15, 2024Why Most Australian Airlines FailIn the past 100 years, nearly 300 Australian airlines have failed. With the recent collapse of 18-month-old Bonza Airlines, the question has to be asked: Can any new airline can survive Australia's aviation market? Here's a look at five failed airlines and the impacts they left in the land down under. Read More →
NEWSSep 20, 2023United Airlines Becomes Third Airline with Fake Engine PartsUnited Airlines has become the latest airline to have sketchy engine parts in its aircraft. On September 18, Bloomberg reported that UK-based supplier AOG Technics provided fake engine parts to the airline. United is not the only carrier with this issue: Virgin Australia and Southwest Airlines also received counterfeit parts from AOG Technics.Read More →
NEWSSep 25, 2022Virgin Australia Boosts International Flight Capacity to BaliBrisbane-based Virgin Australia is relaunching flights between Adelaide International Airport (ADL) and Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS). Read More →
NEWSVirgin Australia Cuts 3000 Jobs, Ends Long-Haul Operation, Terminates Tigerair OperationVirgin Australia will cut 3000 jobs, ends its long-haul operation, and kill its ultra-long haul subsidiary Tigerair Australia. Click to read an in-depth analysis.Read More →
ROUTESRegional Express To Launch Expansion In Australia In 2021.Regional Express will launch an expansion to compete with Qantas and take advantage of a weak Virgin Atlantic. How will it execute? Read more to find out.Read More →
NEWSVirgin Australia to Enter "Voluntary Administration"According to Multiple Sources, Australia’s second largest airline, Virgin Australia, has entered "voluntary administration". Read more here.Read More →
