All Virgin Atlantic Airways articles – Page 9
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Cobalt returns Heathrow slot to Virgin Atlantic
Cobalt Air has returned its leased London Heathrow slot to Virgin Atlantic.
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Moody's warns of airline credit risk in event of no-deal Brexit
Ratings agency Moody's has warned that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union without a deal would be a "significantly credit-negative" event for European airlines.
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ANALYSIS: How Smith's skills could fit the bill at Air France-KLM
On paper Air Canada chief operating officer and president Benjamin Smith appears to have the skills needed to become the next group chief executive of Air France-KLM, but whether he can overcome the opposition of Air France's combative trade unions and win their trust will be the real test.
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Alitalia dropped from expanded Delta-Air France pact
Alitalia is out of the expanded joint venture between Delta Air Lines and its partners Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus flight-test guru prepares for final landing
Putting the Airbus A350-1000 through its paces during this week’s flying display is a Farnborough veteran making his last appearance before retiring this summer.
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Virgin Atlantic names chief executive's successor
Virgin Atlantic chief commercial officer Shai Weiss will take the helm at the UK carrier after Craig Kreeger retires at year-end.
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Virgin Atlantic adds Los Angeles to Manchester network
Virgin Atlantic Airways will begin new service to Los Angeles and boost frequencies on other routes to the USA from Manchester next year.
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AIX: New innovations shine at the Crystal Cabin awards
Now in its 12th year, the Crystal Cabin Awards proved as big an attraction as ever as the industry’s "Oscars" set a new record of 91 entries. Once again, the ballroom of the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski provided the backdrop for a sparkling ceremony to celebrate the latest ideas designed to ...
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UK airlines report big gender pay gaps
Airlines based in the UK have universally reported that men in their employ earn more than women, with male employees dominating the highest-paid roles at all operators.
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Virgin Atlantic unbundles economy fares
Virgin Atlantic will offer three categories of economy ticket as it embraces the trend of unbundling fares in a competitive transatlantic long-haul environment.
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Virgin cancels long-dormant A380 order
Virgin Atlantic has finally cancelled its order for six Airbus A380s, the airframer's latest backlog data shows.
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PICTURES: Virgin Atlantic unveils special livery to thank employees
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled a special edition 'thank you' livery dedicated to its 9,000 staff around the world. The ***** now known as 'Sleeping Beauty' is the latest aircraft to be added to the already unique livery including Golden Girl, Lady Penelope and Harry Potter.
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Shortage of 787 engines prompts Virgin Atlantic to add A330s
Virgin Atlantic has disclosed plans to take delivery of four Airbus A330-200s this summer, citing shortages of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power its fleet of Boeing 787-9s.
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Virgin Atlantic A330, EgyptAir 777-300ER clip wings at JFK
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 and an EgyptAir Boeing 777-300ER were both damaged after their wing-tips clipped at New York's John F Kennedy International airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Delta, Air France and Virgin seek to dominate Atlantic
Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways plan to dominate the transatlantic market under a new strategic partnership unveiled on 27 July.
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Delta, China Eastern to take Air France-KLM stakes
China Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines will each acquire 10% stakes in Air France-KLM by subscribing to new shares through capital increases totalling €751 million ($876 million), under new wide-ranging partnerships announced by the SkyTeam partners today.
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Air France to take Virgin stake as Delta partners enhance JV
Air France-KLM is to acquire a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic as part of wide-ranging agreement which will bring Delta Air Lines existing transatlantic joint ventures with its European partners into a new enhanced partnership.
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Virgin Atlantic profits shored-up by holidays division
UK operator Virgin Atlantic has slightly increased its full-year pre-tax profit to £23 million ($29 million) before exceptional items, despite a slip in revenues.
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Delta moving in with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow
Delta Air Lines will move in with its partner Virgin Atlantic Airways at London Heathrow in September, locating the remainder of its flights to the airport’s terminal three.
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FARNBOROUGH: Virgin Atlantic to take 12 A350-1000s
Virgin Atlantic is to add 12 Airbus A350-1000s to its fleet.