Why Virgin’s new ownership is the final nail in its coffin Tourism Mark Melatos 6 August 2020 Virgin’s plan to sack 3,000 staff, axe Tigerair, streamline its fleet to Boeing 737s and cease long-haul international flying comes as no surprise.
Why Virgin was always destined for an emergency landing Coronavirus The Conversation 28 April 2020 Paul Scurrah says without the debt Virgin Australia will bounce back. But Australia has long found it difficult to sustain two major airlines.
Virgin Australia enters voluntary administration, while Branson pledges Caribbean island as collateral for $1 billion loan Coronavirus Stephanie Palmer-Derrien 21 April 2020 Virgin Australia has confirmed it has entered into voluntary administration, becoming the first large corporate victim of the COVID-19 economic crisis.
