Virgin Australia Fleet Update Thread.

[VOZZY]

You may be right, maybe the forum can get together and create a totally unrealistic rumor just to see how long it takes them to repeat it .

 

[Justchecking]

You may be right, maybe the forum can get together and create a totally unrealistic rumor just to see how long it takes them to repeat it .

i hope I'm wrong actually, as I fear there may be rioting in the DJ Lounges should Red (much lauded as the only viable IFE option for airlines, by AFFers) fail to appear as promised by the hosties. :mrgreen: And who wants to break a longstanding tradition amoung airlines of having a portion of their fleet with vastly superior amenities, so the annoyance factor is all the greater, with a last minute aircraft substitution.

 

[chrisjrn]

... I've seen two articles from AusBT, quoting Virgin's PR, saying that the A330s will get Red (or at the very least, something using the same Panasonic IFE systems that Red runs on):

Virgin Australia: "new seats & screens" revamp for Airbus A330s - Flights | hotels | frequent flyer | business class - Australian Business Traveller
Virgin Australia confirms inflight entertainment upgrade for new A330s - Flights | hotels | frequent flyer | business class - Australian Business Traveller

Et tu?

 

[Noob]

Virgin's first new-build A330-200 arrived in Australia from Toulouse early this morning (VH-XFC)

 

[Justchecking]

Then I'll be checking the major's this afternoon for some kind of press release about the new J cabin. Although they will probably hold back until after Easter....darn you public holidays!

Here's one write up alluding to it...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-with-new-planes/story-e6frg95x-1226320747764

 

[MarkD]

How strange, to put another seating variation in.... I can see it already on here, Im a platinum I paid to fly on A330 VH-XFC, but you shonky coughs put on Airbus XFB, which is such an inferior product now, even though I was happy as a pig in **** with it last week. I want a refund, I want to travel for free, Im going to cry .... blah blah blah

Hope its something special, but hope more that they actually standardise with the existing two airbuses, and that the economy cabin is standardised already.

 

[Jousams]

since the Melbourne a330 routes don't start for 5 weeks, might we see upgrades to XFA & XFB?

 

[lovestotravel]

How strange, to put another seating variation in.... I can see it already on here, Im a platinum I paid to fly on A330 VH-XFC, but you shonky coughs put on Airbus XFB, which is such an inferior product now, even though I was happy as a pig in **** with it last week. I want a refund, I want to travel for free, Im going to cry .... blah blah blah

If VA decide to market and promote all their A330's with the newer product then anyone has a right to complain if they get the inferior product

Much like the pathetic roll out of J and selling of J seats/service on aircraft which did not have the product

 

[Noob]

If VA decide to market and promote all their A330's with the newer product then anyone has a right to complain if they get the inferior product

Much like the pathetic roll out of J and selling of J seats/service on aircraft which did not have the product

Pathetic is a strong word, care to elaborate?

 

[lovestotravel]

Pathetic is a strong word, care to elaborate?

The selling of J seats/service on aircraft which did not have the product

Virgin have since fixed the problem

 

[MomoWang]

More so, selling J class on routes operated by aircraft which would never have the J class product (ie the eJets).

 

[pshepvic]

More so, selling J class on routes operated by aircraft which would never have the J class product (ie the eJets).

The e-jets are getting J in a 1-2 configuration.


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[MichaelD]

The e-jets are getting J in a 1-2 configuration.

There doesn't seem to be any good evidence of this happening any time soon. There's another thread here which shows a mock-up photo of a E190 1-2...but that's from an ASX presentation in February and the slide which accompanies the picture indicates the cabin is coming in FY13.

Don't get me wrong - there are some E190 routes which I would be very happy to use if Virgin offered proper J.

 

[pshepvic]

There doesn't seem to be any good evidence of this happening any time soon. There's another thread here which shows a mock-up photo of a E190 1-2...but that's from an ASX presentation in February and the slide which accompanies the picture indicates the cabin is coming in FY13.

Don't get me wrong - there are some E190 routes which I would be very happy to use if Virgin offered proper J.

It was in a thread recently - may have been this one or another I can't quite remember - but they will start fitting them late this year from memory, with them being finished in 2013.


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[serfty]

It was in a thread recently - may have been this one or another I can't quite remember - but they will start fitting them late this year from memory, with them being finished in 2013.


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Here's the thread:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....lia-e190-business-class-35369.html#post545176

It's really in the 'who knows when' basket now:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....a-e190-business-class-35369-3.html#post560605

 

[Meggsy]

It was in a thread recently - may have been this one or another I can't quite remember - but they will start fitting them late this year from memory, with them being finished in 2013.


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A small article on page 22 of this months (April) VA Voyeur magazine states 'Later this year VA is expanding its business class offering to its Embraer 190 fleet in a bid to serve all its corporate high fliers. The cabin redesign will include a spacious 2:1 layout and new luxury leather seating for the six business class seats with generous 38 inch seat pitch as well as a fixed divider to seperate economy class'.

 

[pshepvic]

A small article on page 22 of this months (April) VA Voyeur magazine states 'Later this year VA is expanding its business class offering to its Embraer 190 fleet in a bid to serve all its corporate high fliers. The cabin redesign will include a spacious 2:1 layout and new luxury leather seating for the six business class seats with generous 38 inch seat pitch as well as a fixed divider to seperate economy class'.

Ah that's right - I also think I read it in the March one as well.


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[Wunala Dreaming]

Virgin Australia 777-300ER VH-VPH arrived in Sydney this morning from Abu Dhabi in the new Virgin Australia colour scheme.

I understand that the aircraft also has a the 'refreshed' interior (new fabrics etc) and that a media release will be made shortly.

Cheers

 

[maninblack]

Virgin Australia 777-300ER VH-VPH arrived in Sydney this morning from Abu Dhabi in the new Virgin Australia colour scheme.

I understand that the aircraft also has a the 'refreshed' interior (new fabrics etc) and that a media release will be made shortly.

Cheers

Why do Virgin fly a 3 days a week service to Abu Dhabi when their codeshare partner flies there everyday? (and I think daily from MEL too) Does it get good loads or they just can't find another route?

 

[Fruitcake]

Personally, I think it's to give the aircraft something to do (ie it presumably makes money, but they probably wouldn't bother buying aircraft to service the route if they didn't have one on hand). Remember they mucked around with sending the 777s to NAN, HKT and JNB before settling on AUH. I'm guessing it's a relatively low-risk option because if an aircraft is booked out of service, the AUH bird can be used to cover other routes whilst EY has plenty of capacity on hand to cover AUH-Aus.

Apparently the AUH aircraft is (or is going to be) wetleased by EY to fly AUH-KUL during its downtime in AUH.