Australia faces travel disruption as flights cancelled and several airports shut due to Cyclone Alfred - Strong winds have caused some airports to shut even before the cyclone has made landfall

The first notice of the Chinese drills in the Tasman Sea came in a radio transmission on an emergency frequency monitored by a Virgin Australia passenger jet on Friday, according to Australian officials. The Virgin pilot relayed the information to ...

Virgin Australia and Emirates aircraft heard the Chinese flotilla's radio notification about a live-firing test off the Australian coast last Friday.

Virgin Australia has revealed its new chief executive a year after Jayne Hrdlick announced she was leaving. The announcement that Dave Emerson will take over came as Ms Hrdlicka revealed the airline recorded half year underlying earnings of $439m off $3bn in revenue.

Virgin Australia has announced Dave Emerson will take over from Jayne Hrdlicka as chief executive of the company.

Qatar Airways Ltd.’s acquisition of a 25% stake in Virgin Australia can proceed subject to enforceable conditions, Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, adding the deal would improve competition in the country’s highly-concentrated aviation sector.