Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to debut in South America
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch daily Boeing 787 passenger flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020, its first foray into South America. The new route will give customers direct access into the continent’s largest import and export market. The airline expects to carry regular shipments of car parts, pharmaceuticals, food and agricultural […]
Compañía aérea permite que las azafatas puedan ir a trabajar con pantalón y sin maquillaje
Una compañía aérea británica da la oportunidad a sus azafatas de elegir entre una falda y un pantalón para ir a laborar. Las colaboradoras de la aerolínea Virgin Atlantic Airways ha eliminado este requisito obligatorio para ir a trabajar. Esta iniciativa le pertenece a la aerolínea Virgin Atlantic Airways, que alguna vez encabezó la lista […]
Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM Announce Codeshare Partnership
Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM have announced their first codeshare agreement, creating new transatlantic travel options to and from North America. The partnership makes it easier for customers to build their ideal trip across the Atlantic by combining flights operated by Air France, KLM, Virgin Atlantic and Delta. Customers booking on a codeshare benefit […]
Air France-KLM can sell back Virgin Atlantic shares over Brexit
Air France-KLM has the right to sell the 31% stake it has acquired in Virgin Atlantic back to Virgin Group in the event that a hard Brexit inhibits the UK airline’s ability to operate. Speaking to FlightGlobal at a press briefing in Paris today, Air France-KLM finance chief Frederic Gagey said that there was a […]
Virgin Atlantic sets new Dreamliner speed record after clocking 801mph on a flight from LA to London that took just 9 hours 13 minutes
A Virgin Atlantic plane appears to have set a brand new speed record for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after it was clocked reaching a very impressive 801mph over the US. The VS8 service from Los Angeles International to London’s Heathrow hit the top ground speed on Monday evening while flying at 35,000 feet over Pennsylvania, […]
Récord: un avión de Virgin rebasa la velocidad del sonido
Un Boeing 787 Dreamliner de Los Ángeles a Londres Heathrow de Virgin Atlantic ha conseguido ser “más rápido que el sonido” tras alcanzar una velocidad máxima de 1.289 kilómetros por hora. La aeronave realizó su trayecto en 9 horas y 13 minutos. El vuelo de Virgin Atlantic rompió los récords de velocidad anteriores para los […]
CEO de la aerolínea Virgin Atlantic: “Tel Aviv es una fantástica oportunidad para nosotros”
El CEO de la aerolínea Virgin Atlantic, Shai Weiss, se mostró entusiasmado sobre la nueva ruta entre Tel Aviv y Londres Heathrow que su compañía lanzará en septiembre. “Tel Aviv representa una oportunidad fantástica para nosotros: la economía de Israel está en auge y, como uno de los centros tecnológicos líderes en el mundo, anticipamos […]
Virgin Atlantic, bajo el control de Air France KLM, Delta y Grupo Virgin
La Comisión Europea (CE) ha aprobado este martes, sin condiciones, el proyecto de concentración que otorgará el control conjunto de la aerolínea británica Virgin Atlantic al grupo franco holandés Air France KLM, la estadounidense Delta Airlines y su primer propietario el grupo británico Virgin. «La CE ha llegado a la conclusión de que la operación […]
Delta and Virgin to move cargo handling to new dnata Heathrow facility
Partner airlines Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo will move their handling operations at London Heathrow to the new purpose-built dnata City East. The move to the new facility is scheduled for the second half of 2019 and will double the size of Virgin and Delta’s cargo operation at Heathrow to 335,000 sq ft. Customers […]
Virgin-led consortium acquires Flybe in $2.8 million takeover deal
UK regional carrier Flybe will be rebranded as Virgin Atlantic under a £2.2 million ($2.81 million) takeover deal announced Jan. 11 by a consortium comprising Virgin Atlantic Ltd., Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital. Exeter-based Flybe said in November that it was seeking a buyer. The airline had run into financial difficulty as a result of […]
