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Virgin Australia Is Going Into Voluntary Administration

Following fruitless discussions with the Australian and regional governments regarding bailouts totaling AU$1.4 billion (~US$892 million), it looks like Virgin Australia is heading for voluntary administration if reports in Australia are to be believed. The airline's board of directors met on Monday night (AEST) and, following discussions, it is believed that Deloitte is being called in to oversee the administration process.
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Virgin Australia Hands Over Sydney – Abu Dhabi Route To Etihad

Virgin Australia is currently in the process of moving around its Boeing 777-300ER fleet to allow the airline to resume service on the Melbourne - Los Angeles route and it looks like its Sydney - Abu Dhabi route is taking the fall. While this may not appear to be a major change (and it isn't) it could still be a nice boost for travelers hoping to use AAdvantage Miles between the Europe/Middle East and Australia.
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Virgin Australia Adds Service Between Melbourne & Los Angeles

Virgin Australia has announced that the it intends to start up service between Melbourne and Los Angeles from Spring 2017...and that should be great news for flyers. As things stand the Melbourne - Los Angeles route is only served by Qantas and United so the arrival of Virgin Australia should help shake things up a little.
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Virgin Australia Introduces Economy Space Plus

Almost lost amongst yesterday's announcements of updated Business Class and Premium Economy Class cabins, Virgin Australia also announced a completely new product - Economy Space Plus. On sale from today, 17 May, Economy Space Plus is Virgin Australia's version of United Airlines' Economy Plus and American Airlines' Main Cabin Extra in that it isn't a new cabin on the aircraft (they already have 3 of those on their 777-300ERs) but rather a dedicated set of seats within the Economy Class cabin that come with a few extra benefits.
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Virgin Australia’s New Business Class & New Premium Economy Cabins

Virgin Australia has released details and images of its New Business Class and Premium Economy cabins on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which fly from Australia to the United States and Abu Dhabi.
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Airline Roundup: New Alliances, New Routes & More

A roundup of some of the latest news in the airline world including new alliances being formed, old alliances being reconfirmed, a new route to Cuba for European flyers and an increase in Asia - Chicago services.
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LCC Offering Live TV, Pilot Suffers Retina Damage From Laser, Waitlist Virgin Australia Upgrades...

A round up of some of the more interesting and useful news from the airline world in recent days - including a new upgrade offering for Virgin Australia flyers, live TV on a European low cost carrier, speculation on where Singapore Airlines will fly its new A350s and more.
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Roundup: Will Qantas Return To Continental Europe? Delta Re-Starts Fight Over Haneda, Low Cost...

A roundup of some of the airline news from the past few days. This post sees a stronger than normal focus on Australian carriers but Delta,...
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Virgin Australia: New Premium Economy on 777 Aircraft

Virgin Australia has posted details of the "major redesign" they're doing on their Premium Economy product onboard their Boeing 777 aircraft....and it's mostly good...

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