Virgin Australia Financially Secure? [Now in Voluntary Administration]

[AIRwin]

XFC leased from Sulaco Aircraft Leasing.
XFD/XFE leased from CIT.
XFG/XFH/XFJ leased from Wells Fargo.

After XFJ and XFC, tomorrow sees XFG scheduled to operate BNE-MEL as VA9902...

 

[antycbr]

After XFJ and XFC, tomorrow sees XFG scheduled to operate BNE-MEL as VA9902...

While I'll miss the A332 aircraft as "the business" was excellent, I don't think they ever made any money on any route they flew. World's leading business class and world's leading leasing costs...

 

[Melburnian1]

After XFJ and XFC, tomorrow sees XFG scheduled to operate BNE-MEL as VA9902...

Might this be a 'football special' conveying Richmond/Geelong players/officials and AFL staff, even though they were on the Gold Coast for most of the time?

 

[AIRwin]

Might this be a 'football special' conveying Richmond/Geelong players/officials and AFL staff, even though they were on the Gold Coast for most of the time?

I didn't think there were any A330 cabin crew left? And it looks like the flight is departing from the international terminal...

 

[BNEFlyer]

Might this be a 'football special' conveying Richmond/Geelong players/officials and AFL staff, even though they were on the Gold Coast for most of the time?

It's returning to lessor, once it takes off it's no longer a VA aircraft.

 

[HS-TQE]

Singapore based leasing company Lessor Aviation states they are owned USD$74m in payments from VA on the lease payments/termination on the ATRs operated by mainline and the 2 leased Fokker 100s operated by VARA.

5 of the ATRs are still parked whilst the remainder has since re-entered service with new operators.

Lessor Avation Says Virgin Australia Owes It Nearly $75 Million

simpleflying.com

 

[dajop]

Singapore based leasing company Lessor Aviation states they are owned USD$74m in payments from VA on the lease payments/termination on the ATRs operated by mainline and the 2 leased Fokker 100s operated by VARA.

I noticed this from the article:

..... operating leases for two ATR72-500s with a new airline customer in Australia,

Who's the new airline customer?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Rex?
Edit: there is a current airline called Link Airways, that wants to tag HBA and CBR, (first read from), from the Adelaide Advertiser.

 

[BNEFlyer]

Rex?
Edit: there is a current airline called Link Airways, that wants to tag HBA and CBR, (first read from), from the Adelaide Advertiser.

The Link flights start November 5.

 

[Carrots]

Looks like VHFVI (an ATR72 500) has made it's way to India.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Odd that its aircraft rego hasn't been changed to India's.

 

[Carrots]

Fairly certain that pic was taken in Indonesia after it's new paint job, so still to hit India and new rego.

 

[AIRwin]

Looks like VHFVI (an ATR72 500) has made it's way to India.

Foxtrot Victor India - how apt...

 

[BNEFlyer]

Was painted at CNS and flew to HYD under VH-FVI, now VT-FBA.

 

[AIRwin]

It was 1 year ago...

 

[AIRwin]

https://www.spikeaerospace.com/john-thomas-former-ceo-virgin-australia-airlines-joins-spike-aerospace-executive-team/

New VAnture:

Former Virgin Australia executive heads new US airline startup

Former Virgin Australia executive John Thomas is launching a new short-haul airline, Connect Airlines, in the US, initially linking Chicago O'Hare and Philadelphia with Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport using two De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprop aircraft; the airline is targeting "total...

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