Virgin Australia Airlines was founded as Virgin Blue Airlines in August, 2000. The airline started with 2 aircraft and carried out its first flight between Brisbane and Sydney on 31st August in 2000.
The airline is head-quartered in Bowen Hills area of Brisbane. The major hubs of airline are maintained at Auckland Airport, Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport and Sydney Airport.
- Virgin Australia Airlines boasts an impressive fleet of 106 aircraft. The fleet serves most of the domestic cities in Australia, a few international destinations are also covered by the airline. The total number of destinations connected by the airline add up to more than 50.