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  • Thursday, 23 April, 2020
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    German flag carrier has applied for state aid in number of European countries and decommissioned more than 40 jets

  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
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    Country’s second-biggest airline becomes its highest-profile casualty of the global crisis

  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
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    Branson pledges to mortgage Caribbean home to help business

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  • Monday, 20 April, 2020
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    It comes as Richard Branson defends seeking state aid and says Virgin Atlantic needs government support to stay afloat

  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
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    Australia competition watchdog probes Qantas over Virgin rumours 

    Top two carriers tussle as Canberra weighs more support for coronavirus-hit industry

    People walk through the near empty Qantas Airways Ltd. terminal at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, March 23, 2020. Australia and New Zealand are both closing their borders to non-residents as they step up their response to the coronavirus outbreak. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg
  • Friday, 13 March, 2020
    Virgin Australia announces steep cuts as coronavirus hits demand

    Airline industry under pressure as restrictions and quarantine measures hit travel

    A Boeing Co. 737 aircraft operated by Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd., right, taxis at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Virgin Australia, part of billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group, warned last week that the coronavirus is expected to reduce earnings by A$50 million ($33 million) to A$75 million in the second half of 2020. Photographer Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
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    Virgin Australia cuts jobs as losses persist

    Country’s second-largest airline also reviewing routes as it tries to stoke profits

    FILE PHOTO: Aircraft from Virgin Australia sit on the tarmac at the domestic terminal of Sydney Airport in Australia, August 19, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
  • Sunday, 7 October, 2018
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    Australian airlines latest sector to be hit by harassment allegations

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  • Friday, 12 January, 2018
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    ANZ officially scraps sale of UDC Finance to China’s HNA
  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
    Transport
    HNA reveals disclosure omissions in Virgin Australia stake

    Latest in string of issues prompted by Chinese group’s opaque ownership structure

    epa04179375 FILE) A file picture dated 12 January 2014 showing passengers boarding  a Virgin Australia plane at Hobart International  Airport, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Early reports on 25 April 2014 state a Virgin Australia plane landed in Bali, Indonesia, after a passenger reportedly tried to enter the plane cockpit. The plane was on its way from Brisbane in Australia to Denpasar in Indonesia.  EPA/BARBARA WALTON
  • Wednesday, 9 August, 2017
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  • Friday, 5 August, 2016
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    Underlying profit misses the mark, but carrier set to beat A$1.2bn cost savings goal

    epa04179380 (FILE) A file picture dated 12 January 2014 showing passengers boarding a Virgin Australia plane at Hobart International Airport, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Early reports on 25 April 2014 state a Virgin Australia plane landed in Bali, Indonesia, after a passenger reportedly tried to enter the plane cockpit. The plane was on its way from Brisbane in Australia to Denpasar in Indonesia. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
  • Friday, 5 August, 2016
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  • Monday, 4 July, 2016
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    Conglomerate has launched several takeovers this year

    A China Eastern Airlines plane (background) lands as a China Hainan Airlines plane queues up to take off at the Beijing Capital International airport, 04 November 2006. China's biennial air show in Zhuhai closed this weekend with 15 deals signed, involving 98 aircraft and valued at an estimated three billion USD, state press reported 06 November. AFP PHOTO/GOH CHAI HIN / AFP PHOTO
  • Sunday, 19 June, 2016
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    epa04179375 FILE) A file picture dated 12 January 2014 showing passengers boarding a Virgin Australia plane at Hobart International Airport, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Early reports on 25 April 2014 state a Virgin Australia plane landed in Bali, Indonesia, after a passenger reportedly tried to enter the plane cockpit. The plane was on its way from Brisbane in Australia to Denpasar in Indonesia. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2016
    Transport
    Virgin Australia raising A$1bn with China in its sights

    Etihad is carrier’s only major shareholder yet to commit to taking part in rights issue

    epa04179375 FILE) A file picture dated 12 January 2014 showing passengers boarding a Virgin Australia plane at Hobart International Airport, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Early reports on 25 April 2014 state a Virgin Australia plane landed in Bali, Indonesia, after a passenger reportedly tried to enter the plane cockpit. The plane was on its way from Brisbane in Australia to Denpasar in Indonesia. EPA/BARBARA WALTON
  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2016
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