Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia is a large Australian airline. It started in 2000. From 2000 until 2011, the airline was called Virgin Blue.[4] Virgin Australia flies as both a full-service airline and a low-cost airline, like Ryanair or Southwest Airlines. As of 2016, the airline has a fleet of 108 airplanes and flies to Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu.[5] Virgin Australia is Australia's second largest airline.[6] It is the main competitor for Jetstar Airways and Qantas. In 2014, Virgin Australia bought Tigerair Australia.[7] Virgin Australia became bankrupt in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic[8] and was bought by Bain Capital in June 2020.[9]
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| Founded | 1999 (as Virgin Blue)[2] | |||
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| Commenced operations | 31 August 2000 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Velocity Frequent Flyer | |||
| Fleet size | 101 | |||
| Destinations | 52 | |||
| Company slogan | This is how we fly | |||
| Parent company | Virgin Australia Holdings | |||
| Headquarters | Bowen Hills, Brisbane | |||
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| Revenue |  A$4.7 billion (2015) [3] | |||
| Operating income |  A-$49 million (2015)[3] | |||
| Total assets | A$5.8 billion (2015)[3] | |||
| Total equity | A$1 billion (2015)[3] | |||
| Website | virginaustralia | |||
Gallery
A Virgin Australia ATR-72.
An old Virgin Blue plane in 2006
Virgin Australia owns 5 Boeing 777s, just like this one.[10]
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Virgin Australia Media
Virgin Blue's 50th Boeing 737 Virginia Blue was the only aircraft in the fleet to be actually painted blue. This aircraft is now in Virgin Australia livery.
Boeing 737-800 in the old Virgin Blue red livery at Perth Airport in 2004
The first Virgin Australia Boeing 737 to wear the airline's new livery arrives at Sydney Airport for the launch of the new brand
Close-up of the new Virgin Australia titles on Boeing 737 Bondi Beach, at Sydney Airport for the launch of the new brand
Airbus A330 Cable Beach arrives at Sydney Airport in the new Virgin Australia livery, 4 May 2011. A Boeing 777-300ER of sister airline V Australia is in the background
Virgin Australia aircraft parked at Perth Airport. After it entered voluntary administration in 2020, Virgin planes were temporarily seized by Perth Airport.
Virgin Village, the previous Virgin Australia head office in Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320 (VH-YUD) at Christmas Island Airport (2016)
Virgin Blue's "Rabbitohs" Boeing 737 'Bondi Babe' at Sydney Airport
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References
- ↑ "System Changes". Virgin Australia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ "VIRGIN AUSTRALIA AIRLINES PTY LTD ACN 090 670 965". connectonline.asic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Preliminary Final Report 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Virgin Australia to replace Virgin Blue, V Australia, Pacific Blue names -- Polynesian Blue too?". Australian Business Traveller.
- ↑ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net.
- ↑ "Major Airlines of Australia and Oceania". nationsonline.org. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Virgin Australia will buy the remaining shares in Tigerair for $1". www.news.com.au.
- ↑ "Virgin Australia, nation's second-largest airline, seeks bankruptcy protection amid coronavirus shutdown". USA Today. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ↑ Virgin Australia bidder Cyrus Capital Partners withdraws, Bain signs purchase deal ABC News 26 June 2020
- ↑ "The Virgin Australia fleet". Virgin Australia.
Notes
- ↑ From their foundation until January 2013, Virgin Blue/Virgin Australia and Pacific Blue used the IATA code 'DJ'. From its foundation Virgin Australia International Airlines (formerly known as V Australia) operated under a different IATA code, 'VA'. Use of the two codes continued from the May 2011 company reorganisation and rebranding until January 2013, with the long-haul flights operated by the Boeing 777 fleet using the 'VA' code. In January 2013 use of the IATA code 'DJ' was discontinued and all flights now use the code 'VA'.[1]
