Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

This article is about the Australian airline formerly called Skywest Airlines. For the similarly-named airline in the United States, see SkyWest Airlines.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
VA VOZ VELOCITY
Founded1963 (1963)
(as Carnarvon Air Taxis)
HubsPerth Airport
Frequent-flyer programVelocity
Fleet size11
Destinations10
Holding company#Parent companyVirgin Australia Holdings
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Key peopleNathan Miller (Executive General Manager)
Employees450
Websitewww.virginaustralia.com

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) is an Australian regional airline based in Perth, servicing key towns in the state of Western Australia. The airline also flies interstate to destinations such as Adelaide, Darwin, Melbourne and Alice Springs. Formerly known as Skywest, in April 2013 the airline was purchased by Virgin Australia Holdings as its new regional offshoot.[1] On 21 April 2020, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines' parent company, Virgin Australia Holdings went into voluntary administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

  1. ^ "Virgin Australia completes the Acquisition of Skywest". Virgin Australia Airlines. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Virgin Australia enters voluntary administration". Virgin Australia Newsroom. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.