2 minute read Virgin Atlantic places firm order for seven A330neo at Farnborough Airshow Virgin Atlantic has placed a firm order for seven A330neo aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow on July…byJean Carmela Lim2024-07-23
1 minute read Virgin Atlantic to suspend flights from mainland China Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will terminate its only route to mainland China at the end of…byGoda Labanauskaite2024-07-171 comment
1 minute read Virgin Atlantic B787’s windscreen cracks at 40,000 feet forcing flight to return A Virgin Atlantic B787-9’s windscreen cracked at 40,000 feet while flying from Heathrow to San Francisco, forcing the…byJean Carmela Lim2024-06-24
3 minute read Virgin Atlantic to re-launch direct flights from London to Toronto Virgin Atlantic has announced it will restart operating direct flights between London and Toronto from March 2025, reviving…byLuke Peters2024-06-11
3 minute read Virgin Atlantic announces trio of new codeshares and returns to Israel Virgin Atlantic has announced a trio of new codeshare partnerships to increase connectivity across its route network as…byLuke Peters2024-06-04
1 minute read Virgin Atlantic’s CCO, Juha Järvinen, on the airline’s present and future: video From joining SkyTeam to renewing the fleet with state-of-the-art Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to the first crossing of the…byMiquel Ros2024-05-28
2 minute read Hundreds of cabin crew sue Virgin Atlantic over unfair dismissal due to age Virgin Atlantic is facing a lawsuit filed by over 200 cabin crew members who are claiming that the…byJean Carmela Lim2024-05-21
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350 damaged by impact with vehicle at New York-JFK A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 has been damaged while parked on a stand at New York-JFK Airport. The…byLuke Peters2024-04-16
1 minute read Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner collides with British Airways A350 on ground: video A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 aircraft suffered a ground collision at…byGabriele Petrauskaite2024-04-07
3 minute read Virgin Atlantic unveils 40th anniversary A330neo honoring Sir Richard Branson UK-based Virgin Atlantic is preparing to celebrate its 40th anniversary in June 2024. To mark the occasion, the…byLuke Peters2024-03-26
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways sign bilateral codeshare agreement Virgin Atlantic and Kenya Airways have announced a new codeshare partnership between the carriers. The new agreement will…byLuke Peters2024-03-20
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern sign reciprocal codeshare agreement Virgin Atlantic has signed a codeshare agreement with China Eastern. With both carriers being members of the SkyTeam…byLuke Peters2024-01-31
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic A330 grounded after passenger notices missing wing panel screws A Virgin Atlantic flight from Manchester to New York was canceled after a passenger became concerned about the…byLuke Peters2024-01-23
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 returns to Manchester with smoke reported in cockpit A Virgin Atlantic flight heading from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bridgetown Airport (BGI) in Barbados was forced to…byLuke Peters2024-01-08
1 minute read Delta and Virgin Atlantic mark 10 years of transatlantic partnership Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic are marking a decade in partnership, the two carriers having collaborated to…byJean Carmela Lim2024-01-04
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic to increase services to New York and Boston for summer 2024 Virgin Atlantic has announced it will increase capacity to New York-JFK (JFK) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)…byLuke Peters2023-12-19
2 minute read Virgin Atlantic launches new premium Lifestyle Collection in time for Christmas Virgin Atlantic has just launched its first-ever lifestyle collection, featuring a range of branded clothing items and vegan-friendly…byLuke Peters2023-12-12
3 minute read Complaints filed over Virgin Atlantic and British Airways sustainability claims In the week that saw the world’s first transatlantic flight by a commercial airliner using 100% sustainable aviation…byLuke Peters2023-11-30