• Airline has released details of its planned long haul and new short haul route network, as it calls for an end to IAG’s stranglehold over the UK’s only hub airport and main air cargo gateway • Future Virgin Atlantic route maps show intention to serve up to 84 new destinations in the UK, Europe, […]
Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network. The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London Heathrow as well as fast connections with Virgin Atlantic’s […]
Virgin Atlantic have added a new Star Wars livery to one of it’s Boeing 747’s to celebrate ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ at Walt Disney World Resort and the Virgin Holidays Star Wars Experience package. Virgin unveiled their brand new, one-of-a-kind Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge aircraft wrap on one of its Boeing 747 aircraft on 25th […]
Virgin Atlantic’s first A350-1000 (G-VLUX) named ‘Red Velvet‘, will be delivered this Saturday from the Airbus factory in Toulouse and shortly begin operating on the London Heathrow to New York JFK route. The new aircraft features some big upgrades across all three cabins. Upper Class customers have a new social space, The Loft, where they […]
Connect Airways has confirmed receipt of EC approval of the Flybe acquisition, securing the airline’s long-term future and announced that work is underway to develop an exciting new brand and customer proposition, which will be announced in due course. The European Commission has formally approved Connect Airways acquisition of Flybe, Stobart Air and Propius and […]
First the science bit Nobody was surprised when a couple of years ago scientists announced that ice cream really does make you happy. The experiments at the Institute of Psychiatry in London involved scanning people’s brains as they ate vanilla ice cream, and an immediate effect on the orbital frontal cortex was discovered – the […]
* Virgin Atlantic becomes the first UK airline to order the A330-900neo, strengthening partnership with Airbus and Rolls Royce * By 2024, the fuel efficiency of Virgin Atlantic’s fleet will have improved by 32 per cent and the average aircraft age will halve to just 5.3 years * Fleet transformation positions Virgin Atlantic for sustainable […]
The aviation industry has taken a step toward making commercially-viable sustainable aviation fuel a reality – thanks to a world first flight by Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech, supported by long-term partner Boeing. The first batch of LanzaTech jet fuel was used on a commercial flight for the very first time – Virgin Atlantic’s VS16 flight […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a three-year cargo handling contract to Menzies Aviation in Australia. The new agreement saw Menzies take over Virgin Atlantic’s cargo handling in Melbourne on June 8, with Brisbane to follow on 9 July, and Sydney on 7 August. The move will support Virgin Atlantic’s longstanding international long-haul cargo sales and […]
Virgin Atlantic unveiled brand new interiors for their fleet of A330-200 aircraft earlier this month. The four aircraft will be retrofitted throughout with their popular Premium cabin, along with a new look and feel for Upper Class and a refreshed look for Economy. Due to roll out globally from November, customers travelling on Virgin Atlantic’s […]
