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About Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia is a full-service airline from Australia. Its airline codes are VA (IATA) and VOZ (ICAO). Virgin Australia operates from Brisbane (BNE), Melbourne (MEL) and Sydney (SYD). The fleet includes the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8. Within the group you will also find Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, which has its own page on this site.
Licensed pilots can join Virgin Australia as direct-entry first officers. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 5 stages.
The five phases
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Application review
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Video interviewPractise this phase
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Assessment CentrePractise this phase
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Virgin Australia at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- VA / VOZ1
- Country
- Australia
- Hubs
- Brisbane (BNE), Melbourne (MEL), Sydney (SYD)1
- Fleet
- Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 81
- Direct entry
- First officers3
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESVirgin Australia Regional Airlines
SALARYCaptain: AUD 298,908.58 base (base pay after the final increase under the deal proposed in September 2024, 2024)Captain: AUD 239,488 base (base pay before the deal proposed in September 2024, 2024)First officer: AUD 194,290 base (base pay after three years under the deal proposed in September 2024, 2024)Virgin Australia pilot salary
- 1Wikipedia: Virgin Australia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Careers | Virgin Australia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Pilot jobs | Virgin Australia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
