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Virgin Blue Airlines |
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IATA Code |
ICAO Code |
IATA Prefix |
Callsign |
DJ |
VOZ |
856 |
Virgin Blue |
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Virgin Blue Embraer ERJ-170LR |
Virgin Blue Airlines
PO Box 1034
Spring Hill
QLD 4004
AUSTRALIA |
Tel.: +61 73 295 2298
Fax: +61 73 839 4024
SITA:
Email: reception@virginblue.com.au
Website: www.virginblue.com.au |
| Type: |
Scheduled, international, regional, domestic, pax, cargo |
| Owner: |
Toll Holdings (62.42%); Virgin Group (25.26%); private investors (12.32%) |
| Holdings: |
Polynesian Blue (49%); Pacific Blue (100%); V Australia (100%) |
| Employees: |
4,693 |
| Base: |
Brisbane (BNE); Melbourne (MEL) |
| Hubs: |
Perth (PER); Sydney (SYD); Canberra (CBR); Adelaide (ADL); Darwin (DRW); Hobart (HBA) |
| Start of ops: |
August 2000 |
| Alliances: |
Air Austral, Airlines of PNG, Skywest, V Australia, Virgin Atlantic |
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| Virgin Blue Airlines operates this equipment: |
Executives: |
- 2 x Airbus A330-200 (on order)
- 20 x Boeing 737-700
- 31 x Boeing 737-800 (80 on order)
- 6 x Embraer E-170 6
- 15 x Embraer E-190 (3 on order)
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| CEO: |
John Borgheti |
| CFO: |
Keith Neate |
| COO: |
Andrew David |
| Chief Commercial Officer: |
Liz Savage |
| Chief Information Officer: |
David Harvey |
| Head of Business Development: |
David Lloyd |
| GM Aircraft Operations: |
Michael Young |
| GM Flight Operations: |
Brian Kearney |
| GM Engineering: |
Mike Hockin |
| GM Ground Operations: |
Andrew Lillyman |
| GM Finance: |
Neil Lynch |
| GM Revenue Management: |
Aubrey Swift |
| GM Sales: |
Mathias Freiss |
| GM Guest Service Systems: |
Martin Daley |
| GM Safety Systems: |
Simon Thorpe |
| GM Public Affairs: |
Heather Jeffery |
| Domestic Operations Manager: |
Ted Cosgrove |
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Virgin Blue is Australia's second-largest airline as well as the largest by fleet size to utilise the Virgin brand. The airline serves 28 cities in Australia, with Brisbane Airport as its hub, using a fleet of 75 narrow-body Boeings and Embraers. It was founded by British businessman Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and is based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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