Virgin to replace regional Fokkers with E-Jet E2s

Virgin Australia’s Chief Corporate Affairs, Christian Bennett, will join Google Wing’s Jesse Suskin and the TWU’s Emily McMillan on Thursday to discuss the long-awaited report.

Official BITRE data for April 2024 showed Virgin climbing above the Flying Kangaroo in on-time departures, on-time arrivals, and cancellations, ending a 19-month run of lagging Qantas in some or all of these measures. Virgin also matched or beat the lo…

The 767 was retired from passenger duty in 2014 but the Flying Kangaroo kept one to fly freight services. It comes as the airline begins its biggest overhaul of its domestic, international and cargo aircraft in a generation.