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What we compareAnsett AustraliaVirgin Australia
Country in archiveAustraliaAustralia
Founded19352000
Founder—Richard Branson and Brett Godfrey
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia, AustraliaSouth Bank, Queensland, Australia
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Ansett Australia name.The airline launched as Virgin Blue in 2000. The Virgin part comes from Richard Branson's Virgin Group, and Blue came from an open naming competition, as a play on the red livery and the Australian slang for a red-haired man. It became Virgin Australia in 2011.
HighlightsMelbourne AirportBoeing 737, V Australia 777-300ER
Earliest archived brand logo19502000
Latest archived logo19942022
Archived logo assets55

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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