"Pineapple Airlines"? "Choo Choo Flying Big Blue Airlines"? "Keith Airlines"? Creative yes, interesting definitely ... and it was really hard to choose out of the 5942 entries in our 'Name the Airline' Competition.

The clear favourite was however eventually selected by the judges from the thousands of entries with "V Australia", nominated by Teresa Manuel from Sydney, unanimously voted as the best name for the new airline.

"Didgeree Blue", suggested by Irene Wilson of Brisbane, was also chosen as the perfect name to grace the nosecone of V Australia's flagship and launch aircraft.

Congratulations to both Teresa and Irene for coming up with names we will proudly use to fly the flag for affordable fares and outstanding service on the Trans Pacific route*, in the very same way Virgin Blue has done in the domestic Australian market.

We are also excited to unveil the new V Australia logo and livery.

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In coming months, we will also make announcements regarding the launch routes, fares, recruitment and product initiatives for the new airline.

* Commencement of flights is subject to obtaining regulatory approval.