Air France-KLM no longer intends to acquire a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic
On 21 November 2019, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation's decision to grant them Antitrust Immunity...
Virgin Atlantic announces Summer 2020 flying programme with more flights to India, Africa and the U.S.
Virgin Atlantic to introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi Coupled with its new service to Mumbai, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will...
Air France, KLM and China Eastern plan to step up joint venture cooperation with the addition of Virgin Atlantic
More travel options for customers who want to fly between Europe and China, focusing on the United Kingdom to China markets through a...
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Cargo open new technology-inspired export facility at London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened a state-of-the-art export facility at London Heathrow to future-proof the joint venture’s growth plans in the...
Boeing invests in human spaceflight pioneer Virgin Galactic
- Boeing and Virgin Galactic enter strategic partnership to transform commercial space travel and mobility - Latest investment to date by Boeing HorizonX Ventures organisation Boeing...
Tel Aviv joins Virgin Atlantic’s growing cargo network
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...
Virgin Atlantic and Delta expand network between the U.K. and the US
Virgin Atlantic increases flights from both Gatwick and Heathrow, with additional east coast and west coast services Delta returns to Manchester and will...
Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350-1000 “Red Velvet” has landed at London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft has landed in London for the final finishing touches before its inaugural flight. Named ‘Red Velvet’, it will...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo partners with WTA Aviation and Swissport for new daily Tel Aviv services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded contracts to WTA Aviation and Swissport in Israel to support the launch and growth of the airline’s new daily...
Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350 has rolled out of the paint shop
Virgin Atlantic's very first Airbus A350 (G-VPOP) just rolled out of the paint shop at the Airbus factory in Toulouse. Dave Gunner, co-editor of...
Virgin Atlantic orders 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft (plus six options)
Virgin Atlantic today announced a spectacular order at the International Paris Air Show, the U.K. based airline will order 14 Airbus A330-900neo's plus six...
Connect Airways announces the appointment of Mark Anderson (VP Customer at Virgin Atlantic) as CEO
The Board of Connect Airways Limited, the company jointly owned by Virgin Atlantic Limited, Stobart Group and funds managed by Cyrus Capital Partners, announces...
Virgin Atlantic relaunches flights to Mumbai
VIRGIN ATLANTIC DOUBLES INDIA SERVICES WITH NEW ROUTE TO MUMBAI Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai, a thriving cargo route for...
British Airways stops offering the Financial Times to passengers
British Airways (BA) has stopped offering the Financial Times (FT) to passengers in response to negative stories about it in the paper, a source...
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic to serve London Gatwick from Boston and New York JFK in 2020
Transatlantic partners Delta and Virgin offer up to 18 flights daily to the U.K. from Boston and New York Delta also to deploy...
More international flying comes to Boston, thanks to Delta and partners
The airline and its partners will offer up to 149 daily departures to more than 50 destinations from Boston-Logan in 2019, an increase of...
Five of UK’s biggest airlines are facing a legal action which claims that crew is regularly exposed to toxic fumes
Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union representing cabin crew, called on the airline industry to take urgent action to tackle toxic cabin air as...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to soar in South America (São Paulo, Brazil) for the first time
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is delighted to announce it will be launching flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil in 2020. Flying daily between London...
Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic launch extensive codeshare partnership
KLM and Air France customers have access to 24 new North America routes operated by Virgin Atlantic/Delta departing the UK including connections via...
European Commission approves acquisition of joint control over Virgin Atlantic by Air-France-KLM, Delta and Virgin Group
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of joint control over Virgin Atlantic by Air France-KLM, Delta and...