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V Australia

IATA Code
VA
ICAO Code
VAU
Corporate Address
Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd.
56 Edmonstone Road
Bowen Hills, Queensland
Australia
4009
Website
http://www.vaustralia.com.au
Main hub
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
Country
Australia
Business model
Full Service Carrier
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V Australia is a full-service, wholly-owned international airline of Virgin Blue. Based in Sydney with secondary hubs in Melbourne and Brisbane, V Australia operates international services to Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Etihad Airways, using its fleet of B777-300ER aircraft.

Location of V Australia main hub (Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport)

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Virgin Australia CEO, John Borghetti Virgin Australia completes re-branding with the introduction of Virgin Samoa

7-Dec-11 9:00 PM

Virgin Australia has completed its brand consolidation with V Australia and Pacific Blue adopting the name Virgin Australia while joint-venture carrier Polynesian Blue has been re-branded as Virgin Samoa.

Virgin Australia CEO, John Borghetti Storm and then calm as Virgin Australia posts loss

29-Aug-11 1:08 AM

The re-branded Virgin Australia ended its final year as a middle-market carrier AUD66.6 million (USD69.3 million) in the red, a net pre-tax loss it attributes to one-off events that particularly hit the leisure market and which underscores its strategy to move into the more resilient corporate market as a full-service carrier. Under pressure to justify the change, Virgin is showing early indicators of success with more approaches lined up, including what is arguably the boldest move the industry has seen to capture passengers from competitors.

Virgin Australia CEO, John Borghetti Virgin consolidates fragmented fare structure – looking like Air New Zealand

24-May-11 3:26 PM

Virgin Australia has announced the introduction of a new fare structure, which the airline claims will deliver “innovative pricing together with greater flexibility, simpler choices and better value”. The revised structure is part of the overhaul of the Virgin brand and a key step in simplifying another fragmented part of the company’s product.

Virgin Australia brand to fly internationally. And more Singapore Airlines news to come

4-May-11 1:14 PM

“From today, Virgin Australia will operate domestically in Australia. By the end of the year, our international product V Australia and Pacific Blue will also operate under the Virgin Australia name.” With these words, Virgin Australia’s “first ever CEO”, John Borghetti, made the breakthrough announcement he had been hoping to make ever since he took over the 10-year-old Virgin Blue a year ago.

Abu Dhabi International Airport reports 8% rise in February passenger traffic, Cairo down sharply

23-Mar-11 10:50 AM

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) announced Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA) handled 870,000 passengers in Feb-2011 - an 8% year-on-year increase. The airport's Top 5 destinations were Bangkok, London, Doha, Manila and Frankfurt, while Cairo - previously one of Abu Dhabi's busiest routes - slumped 34%, reflecting the unrest in Egypt.

Virgin Blue reports 62% slump in profit; warns of tough second half

24-Feb-11 10:23 AM

Virgin Blue Holdings reported a 62% slump in first half net profit in the six months ended 31-Dec-2010 (1HFY2010) to AUD23.8 million (USD23.8 million), at the bottom end of the carrier’s recently lowered guidance of AUD23 million-26 million. The AUD72 million underlying pretax profit was in line with guidance of AUD70 million-75 million but slightly down a year-on-year basis.

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