Virgin Australia retrasa recepción de aviones MAX
La aerolínea Virgin Australia informó que reducirá de 38 a 23 su pedido de aviones Boeing 737 MAX 8, modelo que se ha visto involucrado en los reciente accidentes ocurridos en Etiopía e Indonesia y de acuerdo a los directivos, esta medida se tomó en función de una reducción de capital además de darle certeza […]
Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin Australia expand codeshare agreement
Virgin Australia will add its VA airline code on Hawaiian Airlines’ Brisbane-Honolulu nonstop flight as part of an expanded partnership between the two carriers. The codeshare on Brisbane-Honolulu will be effective April 17 and adds to Virgin Australia’s existing codeshare on the US carrier’s Sydney-Honolulu service, Hawaiian said on Monday. Meanwhile, Hawaiian will add its […]
Virgin Australia Appoints Tourism Veteran as New CEO
After a six-month international search, Virgin Australia has announced Paul Scurrah as successor to CEO John Borghetti who steps down on March 25. Scurrah, who has more than 20 years’ experience in transport, logistics, travel, and aviation, was an unexpected selection, with industry insiders earlier tipping internal Virgin candidates Rob Sharp and Merren McArthur as […]
Virgin Australia on track for 2019 737 MAX delivery
Virgin Australia is on track to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in November 2019 and is not considering further delays to the delivery date. In early 2017 the airline postponed the MAX deliveries, which were originally scheduled to begin in September or October of this year. The carrier now believes the revised 737 […]
Boeing Welcomes Virgin Australia as Newest 737 MAX 10 Customer
Australian airline expands capacity by converting ten MAX 8s to the larger MAX 10 model Boeing [NYSE:BA] and the Virgin Australia Group [ASX:VAH] announced the airline is adding the largest and most efficient member of the 737 MAX family to its growing single-aisle fleet. The carrier has converted ten orders for the 737 MAX 8 […]
Virgin Australia starts construction at Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3
Virgin Australia has announced that construction at Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3 (T3) has begun, following the commencement of the airline’s comprehensive redevelopment of its domestic terminal announced in December 2017. Virgin Australia’s check-in kiosks will gradually be replaced and installed with new software allowing passengers to quickly check-in, print boarding passes and baggage tags. New […]
Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti to leave airline by 2020
VIRGIN Australia chief executive John Borghetti will leave his role in 2020, ending a decade at the company. The airline says Mr Borghetti will not renew his contract post January 1, 2020, giving it ample time to recruit an incoming chief executive and allow for an appropriate transition. The former Qantas executive, who joined Virgin […]
Virgin Australia and Etihad in talks to boost partnership
Etihad Airways, which has a minority stake in Virgin Australia Holdings, is in discussions with the carrier to boost their partnership. The airlines continue to see strong commercial benefits from the alliance, particularly on the joint codeshare agreements on each other"™s networks, Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airway"™ chief executive, said in a statement to The National. […]
Aerolíneas asiáticas, las más baratas por kilómetro
La página Rome2rio realizó el estudio 2018 Global Flight Price Ranking en el que analizó cuáles son las aerolíneas más baratas a nivel mundial por kilómetro recorrido, y las aerolíneas asiáticas resultaron ser las más económicas. En primer lugar, está AirAsia X con un costo aproximado de 7 centavos de dólar por kilómetro en vuelos […]
Conoce a las 20 aerolíneas más seguras del mundo
El transporte aéreo sigue siendo una de las formas más seguras para movilizarse a nivel mundial, a pesar de algunas tragedias. De hecho, según la página web australiana consumidor aviación AirlineRatings.com , el 2016 fue el segundo año más seguro en la historia de la aviación comercial. Esta página elaboró recientemente una lista de las […]
