Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Members of the Air Canada Aeroplan loyalty program have a new option to expand their travels into Australia. The carrier announced that Virgin Australia will be a partner for both earning and redemption of frequent flyer points as of 19 January 2021.
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Aeroplan adds Virgin Australia as earn/burn partner
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Members of the Air Canada Aeroplan loyalty program have a new option to expand their travels into Australia. The carrier announced that Virgin Australia will be a partner for both earning and redemption of frequent flyer points as of 19 January 2021.
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Virgin Velocity Gold Status Match For Elite Members Of Qantas Frequent Flyer Until December 21, 2020
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Virgin Australia Velocity has opened a status match campaign for their direct competition, elite members of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. Velocity offers to match Qantas Elites to their Gold level for three months, followed by a challenge to retain the status for another year. This particular campaign follows what you could call the “restart” […]
IHG Rewards Club Australia Double Virgin Australia Velocity Points Through June 30, 2021 (Book By December 30)
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
IHG Hotels in Australia have launched a bonus miles opportunity for Virgin Australia Velocity program member stays through June 30, 2021. IHG Rewards Club members who choose to earn Velocity points will earn double the usual number if the bookings are made by December 30). You can access this offer on IHG’s website here. READ […]
APEX Weekly Wrap: Airline CEO Shuffles and Using Data to Manage Risk Volatility
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
This episode of the APEX Weekly Wrap reflects on a week of senior staffing news, following announcements that both British Airways CEO Alex Cruz and Virgin Australia CEO Paul Scurrah will step aside, and way more.
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Double Velocity Points On Virgin Australia Domestic Flights Until 17 August 2021 (Book before 29 September 2020)
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Virgin Australia Velocity has just published a new promotion offering double Velocity Points on all eligible Virgin Australia domestic flights for travel until 17 August 2021. The caveat: Flights applicable for this campaign have to be booked before 29 September 2020 basically giving Virgin Australia (a company that still owes people millions in refunds) a […]
DLD 308: Put a title here
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Joint ventures are failing but does that mean the underlying businesses are screwed? And some serious long-haul route expansion coming, in theory, in the next 9ish months. Plus BER in trouble and the 787’s tail is a mess.
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DLD 308: Put a title here
Written by Seth Miller @ Dots, Lines & Destinations
Joint ventures are failing but does that mean the underlying businesses are screwed? And some serious long-haul route expansion coming, in theory, in the next 9ish months. Plus BER in trouble and the 787’s tail is a mess.
Virgin Australia’s Sale To US Company Approved By Creditors
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Bain Capital, a US company that came up with the best offer to revitalize the bankrupt airline, has won the support of creditors to take over Virgin Australia. The unsecured creditors will receive either 13% or 9% of the amounts owned, secured creditors A$2.3B, and employees A$450 will be paid in full. You can access […]
3 Links I Love: Delta’s Refinery Twists and Turns, Branson’s Troubles, Gogo Numbers
Written by CF @ Cranky Flier
This week’s featured link
Delta Air Lines Bought an Oil Refinery. It Didn’t Go as Planned. – The New York TimesThe author clearly thinks that Delta’s refinery purchase was a mistake, but I’m not sure we’ll ever know. D…
Read MoreAfter Years of Making Life Difficult, Virgin Australia Simplifies
Written by CF @ Cranky Flier
Twenty years ago when Virgin Blue launched, it had a simple mission. The airline was built to bring low fares to a continent where few were to be found. Since that time, the airline — which is now known as Virgin Australia — has done noth…
Gogo confirms “extensive” discussions to sell commercial airline inflight connectivity business
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
For more than two years Gogo teased the idea of splitting the company between its Commercial (airline) and Business (private) Aviation segments. The rumblings ebb and flow, but by mid-July the tone of the conversation was undeniable. Now the company co…
Gogo confirms “extensive” discussions to sell commercial airline inflight connectivity business
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
For more than two years Gogo teased the idea of splitting the company between its Commercial (airline) and Business (private) Aviation segments. The rumblings ebb and flow, but by mid-July the tone of the conversation was undeniable. Now the company co…
Virgin Australia to ditch twin-aisle fleet, focus on domestic and regional service
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
As part of its recapitalization plan Virgin Australia intends to retire its long-haul aircraft. The carrier’s five 777s and six A330s will be removed from service as it invests “in the core Virgin Australia domestic and short-haul international operati…
New Updates For Virgin Australia Velocity Members About Award Travel & Lounge Benefits
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Virgin Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program has sent out emails to their members with an interim update about the state of affairs in regards to award tickets, lounges and the flight network. Australia remains pretty much shut down to the outside world which creates problems for the international routes on the airlines based in the […]
Virgin Australia Restructuring Update: Lays Off 3,000 & Simplifies Fleet
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Virgin Australia today released more information about it plans to reorganize in bankruptcy. The airline will part with one-third of its employees (3,000), retire Tigerair-brand (will keep the AOC alive just in case), and will only keep one aircraft type. The workhorse of the airline will be Boeing 737, and all other plane types such […]
Virgin Australia to ditch twin-aisle fleet, focus on domestic and regional service
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
As part of its recapitalization plan Virgin Australia intends to retire its long-haul aircraft. The carrier’s five 777s and six A330s will be removed from service as it invests “in the core Virgin Australia domestic and short-haul international operati…
Virgin Atlantic flied for bankruptcy protection today, and it mostly doesn’t matter
Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean
Virgin Atlantic filed for bankruptcy protection in the US courts on Tuesday, a move that initially sparked concerns among travelers about the future of the company. Fortunately the filing, made under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code, is more of a p…
Virgin Atlantic flied for bankruptcy protection today, and it mostly doesn’t matter
Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero
Virgin Atlantic filed for bankruptcy protection in the US courts on Tuesday, a move that initially sparked concerns among travelers about the future of the company. Fortunately the filing, made under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code, is more of a p…
These Airlines Will Thrive in the Future
Written by Mark Ross-Smith @ Travel Data Daily
The airline industry is on its knees and at the mercy of Governments, Shareholders and cashed-up billionaire investors who’ve always wanted to be millionaires. With limited signs of recovery, and an 18-month outlook that looks at best, dire ̵…