What is Virgin Australia's strategy (post-administration)?

[Must...Fly!]

First leg of delivery for VH-8IA loaded in.

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In the air now approaching Hawaii.

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No word on the first commercial flight yet?

 

[simmomelb]

VH-8IA is about to touchdown in BNE after refuelling in Fiji

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[Harrison_133]

VH-8IA is about to touchdown in BNE after refuelling in Fiji

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Flight Radar is a bit confused. It didn’t stop in Fiji, went all the way from Kona to Brisbane.

 

[simmomelb]

Flight Radar is a bit confused. It didn’t stop in Fiji, went all the way from Kona to Brisbane.

Ah, so it did. Shows NAN as it's previous stop but it's clearly not :/

Anyway, we have touchdown (at long last!).

 

[oz_mark]

Ah, so it did. Shows NAN as it's previous stop but it's clearly not :/

Anyway, we have touchdown (at long last!).

I think NAN was planned, but favourable winds allowed it to skip the stop.

 

[AIRwin]

I think NAN was planned, but favourable winds allowed it to skip the stop.

None-di!

 

[Saab34]

Poor old 777. Had many good flights across the pacific on this one. Now wings have been partially clipped, APU gone.

 

[Saab34]

So now confirmed that the max is the same as IJQ, IWQ. Bit disappointing it’s coming with no divider, and minus wifi. Another Virgin half job.

Be good if they can start replacing these new seats across the fleet.

 

[henrus]

Bit disappointing it’s coming with no divider, and minus wifi. Another Virgin half job.

These things were always planned to be fitted in Australia.

 

[Saab34]

These things were always planned to be fitted in Australia.

Yes they have been installing a divider in Australia for the last year apparently.

I think the comment around tight spacing is correct. Does seem tight.

 

[Harrison_133]

I think the comment around tight spacing is correct. Does seem tight.

That only applies to the Silk aircraft. The MAX galleys are the same size as the existing fleet, you can tell by the window alignments. Legacy 800s & MAX: left side, no windows blocked immediately next to the door. Right side, 1 window blocked. Silk 800s: left side, 1 window blocked next to the door. Right side, 2 windows blocked.

 

[simmomelb]

As mentioned above, WiFi internet (& BYOD IFE) will be fitted here in Australia, all new aircraft will arrive without this fitted, this is a locally supplied and fitted service.

 

[PERLHR]

It's all very well having discussions about the aircraft but according to the west Australian Newspaper, it is alleged that VA seem to have another issue of staff calling in sick and hence flights being cancelled. AT Perth T1 on Monday early morning, the VA system seems to fail and flights were cancelled. I hope that with the new aircraft etc there is not going to be issues with staff and IT!

 

[Saab34]

I think that is an industry wide issue. Weekend mornings are generally the worst, the last 6am JQ flight I took from Melbourne on the Sunday, the ground guy said 20% of pilots called in sick that Sunday morning. About 1 in 4 flights before 9am had been cancelled, lucky I wasn’t.

 

[simmomelb]

It's not a VA only issue, all airlines have staffing issues across the board right now in Australia, this is well known within the industry and an ongoing issue.
You'll likely see cancellations continue for a while to come until this improves, no matter who you are flying with.

 

[pauly7]

It's all very well having discussions about the aircraft but according to the west Australian Newspaper, it is alleged that VA seem to have another issue of staff calling in sick and hence flights being cancelled.

There’s tonnes of on/off industrial action happening at Virgin as well, a lot of ‘sympathy’ votes being spun around amongst staff in line with what their engineers are fighting for. A lot of anti Bain rhetoric as well interestingly in the pre-sale process.

I believe WA is especially affected according to my contacts still there.

 

[twinaisle]

Sickness, fatigue, ATC disrupts, long working hours, non ideal play etc etc. We try but when we're tired then we pull the plug. Gotta look after ourselves when the company doesn't

Engineer industrial action right now and pretty soon, cabin crew

 

[MooTime]

Sickness, fatigue, ATC disrupts, long working hours, non ideal play etc etc. We try but when we're tired then we pull the plug. Gotta look after ourselves when the company doesn't

Engineer industrial action right now and pretty soon, cabin crew

Sounds like you may need a change of employer.

I hear QF really look after their staff, hmm. Then there's rex, bonza oh JQ.

 

[jakeseven7]

Engineer industrial action right now and pretty soon, cabin crew

Good luck

 

[levelnine]

Sounds like you may need a change of employer.

I hear QF really look after their staff, hmm. Then there's rex, bonza oh JQ.

That's exactly why you fight for better conditions with your current employer.