Virgin Fleet plans

[Greg Hyde]

Not much news in CQ.

Other than the occasional flood and cyclone.

[Greg Hyde]

Virgin Australia, Alliance Airlines charter partnership gets ACCC approval

Australia’s competition regulator has reversed course and cleared Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines to work together in the charter and fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) market.

http://australianaviation.com.au/201...accc-approval/

[Greg Hyde]

Virgin Australia posts $69 million third quarter loss

Virgin Australia has posted a $69.0 million loss after tax for the third quarter of the 2017 financial year, pushing its losses after tax for the nine months to March 31 to $90.6 million.

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Part of that debt reduction has come from the phased withdrawal of its Embraer 190 fleet, which has comprised a combination of leased and owned aircraft. In the trading update Virgin Australia said two of its six owned E190s had been sold subsequent to March 31, while the remaining four owned aircraft are contracted to be sold by June 30. All remaining E190s are due to be withdrawn from service by the end of the 2017 calendar year.

Virgin Australia is also rationalising its fleet through the disposal of all six ATR 72-500 and two ATR 72-600 turboprops, leaving just six ATR 72-600s in service. That will also allow the closure of the Brisbane ATR crew base.

http://australianaviation.com.au/201...-quarter-loss/

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

Virgin Australia, Alliance Airlines charter partnership gets ACCC approval

Australia’s competition regulator has reversed course and cleared Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines to work together in the charter and fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) market.

http://australianaviation.com.au/201...accc-approval/

Must have got the message driven home that not approving the alliance would lessen competition!

[lloyd fox]

From 19 June the VA booking system shows 31 departures a week BNE-ROK with F100's .This is of course earlier than the planned MOV,GLT,BDB,PQQ routes which will change over on 18 July.

[Rowan McKeever]

Re: Tigerair B738s:

* VH-VUB returned to revenue service today, Friday 16/6;
* VH-VUD returned to revenue service on Tuesday 6/6;
* VH-VOR remains operating for VA; and
* VH-VOY appears to remain in storage at this point.

[Raymond Rowe]

Originally Posted by Rowan McKeever

Re: Tigerair B738s:

* VH-VUB returned to revenue service today, Friday 16/6;
* VH-VUD returned to revenue service on Tuesday 6/6;
* VH-VOR remains operating for VA; and
* VH-VOY appears to remain in storage at this point.

Is that with Tiger or VA.

[Rowan McKeever]

Originally Posted by Raymond Rowe

Is that with Tiger or VA.

VUB & VUD back in TT ops.

VOR is in VA ops still.

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[Rob R]

The first ATR72 to be removed, VH-FVH ferried to NSN last week. End of lease maintenance will be carried out in NSN.

[Grahame Hutchison]