Category Archives: Virgin Blue Airlines

Virgin Blue raises A$231 million with Virgin’s help

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business.smh.com.au/business/virgin-blue-swings-from-denial-to-raising-231m-20090727-dytb.html

Nose wheel on Boeing 737 shears while taxiing at Melbourne, prompts safety checks. ย News link:

business.smh.com.au/business/virgin-blue-swings-from-denial-to-raising-231m-20090727-dytb.html

Delta and Virgin Blue announce a “joint venture”

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) and Virgin Blue Airlines Group (Virgin Blue Airlines, Pacific Blue Airlines and V Australia) (Brisbane) have announced their intention to form a “joint venture” for greater cooperation. Ironically Delta and V Australia now compete on the Los Angeles-Sydney route. QANTAS Airways is aligned with American Airlines.

Press release details:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Delta-Air-Lines-and-Virgin-prnews-2451428666.html?x=0&.v=1

Virgin Blue to add two Darwin routes

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Virgin Blue Airlines (virginblue.com.au) (Brisbane) will start a new Melbourne-Darwin and also a Darwin-Perth routing on April 28.

Virgin Blue institutes new cost-cutting measures

Virgin Blue's 50th Aircraft special livery

Virgin Blue Airlines (virginblue.com.au) (Brisbane) is taking new measures to cut costs including moving four Boeing 737s to international routes, assigning two other aircraft to “spare” status and imposing a hiring freeze. ย The company lost A$101 million in the six months ending on December 31, 2008.

Copyright Photo:ย Virgin Blue Airlines (virginblue.com.au) Boeing 737-7FE WL VH-VBY (msn 34323) (VB’s 50th Aircraft) SYD (John Adlard). Image: 900392.

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