Tag: Virgin Blue
Jetstar emergency landing in Guam
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 7, 2016 12:03A Jetstar Airways flight JQ12 with 320 people onboard, which was flying from Tokyo to Australia’s Gold Coast, has made an emergency landing on the US island of Guam in ... Read More
Australian carriers volunteer to pay carbon tax
editor- October 10, 2011 05:51Qantas, Virgin Blue and other Australian airlines will voluntarily pay the carbon tax after lobbying to be included in the scheme. Read More
Virgin Blue rebrands its operations Virgin Australia
editor- May 4, 2011 04:45Virgin Blue will rebrand its operations Virgin Australia today and immediately take the battle to its bigger competitor with the introduction of its first two-class Boeing 737. Read More
Down under airfares going up
editor- March 15, 2011 03:59Virging Blue has followed on the heels of Qantas and Air New Zealand in raising fuel surcharges by as much as $100 for a return international trip and fares by ... Read More
Virgin Blue unveils glam new look for flight attendants and crew
editor- February 24, 2011 06:59Australian icon and business woman Elle Macpherson launched Virgin Blue’s sophisticated new uniform joined by 60 of Virgin Blue’s own pilots and crew for a stylish runway show in Sydney ... Read More
Virgin Blue and Skywest to create regional network
editor- January 11, 2011 04:34SYDNEY - Virgin Blue Group and Skywest airlines today signed a 10 year strategic alliance to service regional Australia with Skywest operating up to 18 new Virgin Blue branded turboprop ... Read More
Virgin America and Virgin Blue crew exchange takes Off
editor- December 15, 2010 03:41SAN FRANCISCO - Virgin America, the California-based airline, announces it is welcoming Virgin Blue crew members to its award-winning in-flight team. Read More
Virgin Blue computer problems to cause more delays
editor- October 4, 2010 04:56While Virgin Blue races to fix its ongoing computer problems, more delays for airline's passengers expected this week. Read More
Interim authorization given to Etihad Airways and Virgin Blue alliance
editor- September 23, 2010 06:43Airfares for new services between Australia and Abu Dhabi will go on sale from 1 October as interim authorisation was today given to the proposed alliance between Virgin Blue and ... Read More
Feds give thumbs down to Delta-Virgin Blue alliance
editor- September 9, 2010 03:40WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday gave a thumbs down to plans by Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. and Delta Air Lines Inc. Read More
Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue seek regulatory permission for trans-Tasman alliance
editor- May 4, 2010 07:22Air New Zealand intends to throw the reverse engines on transtasman domination by the Qantas-Jetstar duo with its proposed tie-up with Virgin Blue. Read More
Virgin Blue buying 105 new Boeing aircraft
editor- April 2, 2010 05:41Australian airline Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd will purchase up to 105 new Boeing 737 aircraft over a six-year period to replace old planes, protect market share and to expand into ... Read More
Virgin Blue names John Borghetti new CFO
editor- March 3, 2010 06:28Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd., Australia’s second-largest airline, hired John Borghetti as its next chief executive officer, a year after he quit larger rival Qantas Airways Ltd. Read More
Virgin Blue ‘loses’ disabled passenger
editor- December 24, 2009 05:15Australia's disability watchdog has renewed calls for the power to prosecute airlines that fail disabled travellers, following an incident in which Virgin Airlines lost track of a deaf and mute ... Read More
Virgin Blue-Delta joint venture approved by Australian regulators
editor- December 11, 2009 04:02Australian regulators have approved a joint venture between Delta Air lines Inc. Read More
Listeria link found in Virgin Blue’s food poisonings
editor- August 24, 2009 04:50A listeria outbreak on Virgin Blue flights that forced two pregnant women into premature labour has been traced back to diced chicken from a country food company. Read More
Emirates and Virgin Blue join hands
editor- July 30, 2009 06:25Emirates and Virgin Blue airlines have teamed up to launch the Emirates Visit Australia Pass allowing unprecedented access Down Under. Read More
Australia’s most popular airline
editor- April 3, 2009 04:52Virgin Blue has been voted Australia's best overall airline in a poll of more than four thousand recent flyers by leading consumer group Choice. Read More
Virgin Blue posts loss, freezes pay for managers
editor- February 24, 2009 04:01Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. Read More
Airline moves threatening tourism
editor- June 10, 2008 04:02Queensland's tourism industry is bracing itself for more bad news after Virgin Blue's chief hinted that flights may be cut and a new luggage tax implemented. Virgin Blue chief executive ... Read More
Virgin Blue profit falls 8.8 percent
editor- February 21, 2008 04:23SYDNEY, Australia — Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that net profit for the six months to Dec. 31 fell 8.8 percent to 113.3 million Australian dollars (US$104.2 million; euro70.8 ... Read More
Pilot predicts airline ‘bloodbath’
editor- February 14, 2008 05:46Regional travel will become more difficult as the drastic pilot shortage leads to cuts in routes, with predictions of a "bloodbath" among regional airlines. Rex chief pilot Chris Hine has ... Read More
Talks spell ‘V’ for victory for Virgin Blue
editor- February 11, 2008 05:31AUSTRALIA and the US could sign an "open skies" agreement this week that will give Virgin Blue clearance to launch 10 weekly services to the US by the end of ... Read More