Virgin Australia Facts for Kids

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Virgin Australia

Founded	1999 (as Virgin Blue)
Commenced operations	31 August 2000
Hubs	Auckland Airport Brisbane Airport Melbourne Airport Sydney Airport
Focus cities	Adelaide Airport Gold Coast Airport Perth Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Velocity Frequent Flyer
Fleet size	101
Destinations	52
Company slogan	This is how we fly
Parent company	Virgin Australia Holdings
Headquarters	Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Key people	John Borghetti (CEO) Richard Branson (co-founder) Brett Godfrey (co-founder and former CEO)
Revenue	A$4.7 billion (2015)
Operating income	A-$49 million (2015)
Total assets	A$5.8 billion (2015)
Total equity	A$1 billion (2015)

Virgin Australia is a large Australian airline. It started in 2000. From 2000 until 2011, the airline was called Virgin Blue. Virgin Australia flies as both a full-service airline and a low-cost airline, like Ryanair or Southwest Airlines. As of 2016, the airline has a fleet of 108 airplanes and flies to Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu. Virgin Australia is Australia's second largest airline. It is the main competitor for Jetstar Airways and Qantas. In 2014, Virgin Australia bought Tigerair Australia. Virgin Australia became bankrupt in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was bought by Bain Capital in June 2020.

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Virgin Blue's 50th Boeing 737 Virgin-ia Blue was the only aircraft in the fleet to be actually painted blue. This aircraft is now in Virgin Australia livery.
Boeing 737-800 in the old Virgin Blue red livery at Perth Airport in 2004
The first Virgin Australia Boeing 737 to wear the airline's new livery arrives at Sydney Airport for the launch of the new brand
Close-up of the new Virgin Australia titles on Boeing 737 Bondi Beach, at Sydney Airport for the launch of the new brand
Airbus A330 Cable Beach arrives at Sydney Airport in the new Virgin Australia livery, 4 May 2011. A Boeing 777-300ER of sister airline V Australia is in the background
Virgin Australia aircraft parked at Perth Airport. After it entered voluntary administration in 2020, Virgin planes were temporarily seized by Perth Airport.
Virgin Village, the previous Virgin Australia head office in Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320 (VH-YUD) at Christmas Island Airport (2016)
Boeing 777-300ER at Los Angeles Airport
Virgin Australia ATR 72 Mission Beach
One of two Pionair British Aerospace 146 cargo aircraft operating for Virgin Australia
International Economy cabin on Virgin Australia 777-300ER
Virgin Australia's lounge at Melbourne Airport in 2014