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
Tigerair 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
Virgin 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
Malaysia 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
To 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
Sydney Airport has confirmed Xiamen Airlines will begin service to the NSW capital from both Xiamen and Fuzhou from late November. Xiamen Airlines, which is 51 per cent owned by China Southern Airlines, will start three times a week Fuzhou-Sydney service from November 30, with two flights a week between Xiamen and Sydney to start
