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Around 3,000 jobs will go at Virgin Australia under a trimmed-down vision of the carrier, which has been hit by turmoil in the aviation market caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Virgin Australia creditors have approved Bain Capital's $3.5 billion acquisition of the airline.

Australia’s top competition body will closely scrutinise the domestic flight market as restrictions have led the nation's major airlines to consider strategic overhauls.

The state government has today announced millions of dollars in support for local tourism operators as critics have continued calls for WA to reopen its domestic border.

Virgin Australia boss Paul Scurrah will step down within weeks once the airline's sale to US private equity group Bain Capital is completed.

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Australia’s competition watchdog has temporarily approved collaboration between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines to create more regional services.

The state government has welcomed Virgin Australia's move to lower regional airfares, which Premier Mark McGowan says will benefit residents in WA making last-minute bookings.

A slew of external hires head up Virgin Australia’s newly minted executive team, with outsiders named to key operational, corporate affairs and finance management roles.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has rejected a proposal to extend JobKeeper payments for the hard-hit hospitality industry.

Virgin Australia has confirmed 350 corporate and head office staff will depart in coming months as its major restructure draws to a close.

Australia’s major airlines have taken precarious steps towards ramping up operations, with Virgin targeting a return to 80 per cent of its pre-pandemic domestic capacity by June.

Virgin Australia has "turned a corner" from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and is about to dramatically expand its operations, the airline's CEO says.

Airline Regional Express has forecast a full-year loss of $15 million due to Victoria's coronavirus outbreak.

Virgin has joined Qantas in pushing for mandatory vaccination of its frontline workforce by mid-November, with office-based staff given until March 2022.

Hall & Prior has given 100 per cent of its residential aged care workforce the first dose of the COVID-19 jab and reported 10 staff have resigned due to the vaccination requirement.

Virgin Australia is introducing two direct flights to Hobart, as part of the airline’s move to expand its domestic network between states where travel is permitted.

The deal extends the relationship between the two parties on one of the nation’s busiest flight paths.

Queensland-based cargo handler Swissport has been hit with a $110,000 fine after a worker fell from a baggage cart at Perth Airport and was left with serious head injuries.

The competition watchdog is seeking to maintain four independent operators in the fly-in, fly-out market, flagging plans to quash Virgin’s partnership with Alliance over fears it would erode competition.

Perth Airport plans to invest $35 million to construct a new maintenance hangar for Virgin Australia’s regional and charter flight operations.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rejected the airline's planned takeover of Brisbane-based Alliance Aviation Services Ltd.

Virgin Australia’s Perth pilots have undergone flight simulator training on their home turf for first time after realising a deal with global aviation trainer CAE.

Western Australia’s oldest airline, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, turned 60 on Saturday with a celebration which brought together thousands of years’ experience of airline experience.

In a two-part series, Geoffrey Thomas looks at the 60-year history of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.

The final part of a series detailing the 60-year history of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.

Virgin Australia has reached a deal with a union and airline association on a cabin crew enterprise agreement, thus averting a chaotic strike over the holiday season.

Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has resigned, after leading the company through administration and the COVID-19 pandemic over the past four years.

Senior executives at Virgin Australia have told Business News suggestions that chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka was forced out are “scurrilous nonsense”.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is investigating replacing its Fokker 100 fleet with either the Embraer E190-E2 or Airbus A220-100.

Virgin Australia Holdings has announced its intention to be the country’s first airline to operate flights with pets onboard under a plan unveiled today.

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Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is set to get eight Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, the quietest and most fuel-efficient in its class, to serve the FIFO and regional market.

ANALYSIS: The tie-up lets Virgin take off into long-haul international flying and helps the Doha-based airline land in the Australian market.

Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s interim authorisation of their integrated alliance.

Virgin Australia has lodged an application with the International Air Services Commission for its Perth to Doha service to start in June 2025.

The competition watchdog has flagged its approval over an alliance between Virgin and Qatar Airways, which includes new weekly flights between Doha and Perth.

ANALYSIS: A tie-up between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways will offer an additional 28 weekly flights between Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and Doha.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is set to complete its transition to the most modern and youngest fleet in WA by replacing its Airbus A320s with a higher performance Boeing 737-8.

A new alliance will result in 28 new weekly return services between Doha and Australian capital cities.