Virgin Australia International
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| IATA code : | VA |
| ICAO code : | VAU |
| Call sign : | VEE-OZ |
| Founding: | 2007 |
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Sydney , Australia
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| Home airport : | Sydney |
| Management: | John Borghetti ( CEO ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Velocity Frequent Flyer |
| Fleet size: | 24 |
| Aims: | international |
| Website: | www.virginaustralia.com |
Virgin Australia International (previously V Australia ) is an Australian airline based in Sydney and based at Kingsford Smith International Airport . It is a subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. and a sister company of Virgin Australia Airlines . The Virgin Group holds 8.7% of Virgin Australia Holdings.
history
The airline was founded under the name V Australia in 2007 as a subsidiary of Virgin Blue and began operations in February 2009 on the route from Sydney to Los Angeles . At the end of 2011 it was transferred to Virgin Australia as part of the restructuring of Virgin Blue and changed its name to Virgin Australia International . The flight routes and codeshare agreements as well as the fleet were retained during the restructuring.
Destinations
Virgin Australia International focuses on long haul flights and serves Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi .
fleet
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As of July 2016, the Virgin Australia International fleet consists of 24 aircraft with an average age of 4.4 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Eco + / Eco ) |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 19th | equipped with winglets ; operated for Virgin Australia | 176 (8 / - / 168) | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 5 | operated for Virgin Australia | 361 (37/24/278) | |
| total | 24 | - |
See also
Web links
- Virgin Australia website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ virginaustralia.com - Destinations (English), accessed on November 25, 2016
- ↑ ch-aviation - Virgin Australia International (English), accessed on July 15, 2016
- ↑ virginaustralia.com - Seat Maps , accessed November 25, 2016
| Virgin Atlantic Ltd. (20%) | ||
| Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. (8.7%) |
Virgin Australia Airlines • Virgin Australia International • Virgin Australia Regional Airlines |
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| Former |
Pacific Blue Airlines • Polynesian Blue • The Lightship Group • Tigerair Australia • Virgin America • V Australia • Virgin Blue • Virgin Express • Virgin Nigeria • Virgin Samoa • Virgin Sun Airlines |
