All Virgin Atlantic Airways articles – Page 7
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Flybe to be rebranded as 'Virgin Connect'
Flybe will be renamed "Virgin Connect" next year to bring its brand in line with that of co-owner Virgin Atlantic.
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NewsNorwegian engine failure prompts Virgin to delay A340 retirement
Virgin Atlantic has pushed back the retirement date for its Airbus A340-600 fleet after an engine failure suffered by a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 temporarily affected the availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplants.
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NewsFlybe and widebody orders key to Virgin Atlantic's Heathrow aims
Virgin Atlantic faces “key decision points” in the next two to three years regarding the growth of its fleet as it awaits a UK government decision on how slots will be allocated at an expanded Heathrow airport.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic outlines huge ambitions for expanded Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic has outlined plans for a massive expansion of its network to create a “second flag carrier” in the UK, should slot reforms being considered for an expanded Heathrow airport work in its favour.
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Virgin Atlantic’s Weiss bullish on network strategy
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss wants Virgin Atlantic to become the UK’s second flag carrier behind British Airways - and he has a strategy to make it happen.
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Airline Business
Cabin crew treatment damages airline equality effort
For all the chat about diversity and gender equality among airlines over the past year, there are still some pretty outdated practices on display in the industry.
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PICTURES: Virgin Atlantic takes delivery of first A350-1000
Virgin Atlantic has become the second UK airline in the space of a few weeks to take delivery of an Airbus A350-1000, with the formal handing over of its first aircraft in Toulouse.
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Virgin A330 diverts to Boston after device fire
Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 have been safely evacuated after the London-bound aircraft diverted to Boston Logan over a fire alert.
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Virgin carriers given interim authorisation to deepen ties
The Australian competition watchdog has given Virgin Australia the interim go-ahead to co-operate with Virgin Atlantic on flights between Australia and the UK and Ireland, via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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Norwegian scraps Gatwick-Las Vegas route
Norwegian is axing its seasonal route from London Gatwick to Las Vegas.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business at Paris air show 2019 – day 1
Join Lewis Harper and Graham Dunn for all the latest from the first day of the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Virgin unfazed by Trent issues as it picks A330neo
Virgin Atlantic is unconcerned over the Rolls-Royce engines for its Airbus A330neos, following the impact of Trent 1000 problems on its Boeing 787 fleet.
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PARIS: Virgin Atlantic signs for up to 20 A330-900s
UK operator Virgin Atlantic is signing for up to 20 Airbus A330neo twinjets, with an initial eight firm aircraft and another six being taken from US lessor Air Lease.
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NewsVirgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic set to deepen ties
Virgin Australia is seeking regulatory approval to co-ordinate on services with Virgin Atlantic Airways between Australia and the UK and Ireland via Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
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Airline BusinessPutting numbers on the legacies of airline leaders
With airline leaders gathering in Seoul for the IATA AGM, we use Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer and schedules data to measure the legacies of the chief executives who have left their roles in the past 12 months. The AGM takes place in South Korea just weeks after the death of long-serving Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho
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Flybe chief to depart
Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener is to step down in July following the sale of the UK carrier to the Connect consortium earlier this year.
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Virgin Atlantic moves to fill Jet void on Heathrow-Mumbai
Virgin Atlantic is to resume flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai following the suspension of Jet Airways' own service on the route.
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Italy pushes Alitalia privatisation deadline back to mid-June
Italy's government has pushed back to the middle of June the deadline to conclude the privatisation of Alitalia.
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Alitalia to be 'associate' of new Delta-Air France venture
Alitalia is in talks to become an associate member of the new transatlantic joint venture being forged by Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM.
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Airline BusinessANALYSIS: Alitalia's two years in administrative limbo
Two years on from Alitalia's filing for administration, the fate of the Italian flag carrier still hangs in the balance.