Virgin Atlantic Airways
Virgin Atlantic is a long haul carrier flying from the UK to the US, Caribbean, Africa and Asia, with key bases in London Heathrow and Manchester. Flying a fleet of 45 widebody aircraft, Virgin Atlantic is part of the largest Europe-North...
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Analysis: the transatlantic battle
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A week after International Airlines Group bought a minority stake in long-haul low-cost carrier Norwegian, with a view to launching a full takeover...
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2017 in review - part two: Monarch dethroned, easyJet's expansion, Willie Walsh and ten years of A380 flight
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Routesonline looks back at an eventful second half of 2017 which included the 23rd World Routes taking place in Barcelona, the failures of Monarch...
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Why Virgin Atlantic is in it for the long-haul
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Five years on from Willie Walsh’s “knee in the groin” wager with Sir Richard Branson that Virgin Atlantic would disappear, the airline is still...
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Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin to form transatlantic alliance
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Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic are to form a combined global joint venture as part of a shake-up of the industry that also allows China...
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Virgin Atlantic launches Heathrow-Barbados route
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Virgin Atlantic's new service between LHR and BGI builds on continued UK growth from the airline.
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Return of the Mach - Boom CEO targets 500 routes
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14 years after the final flight of the iconic Concorde, Boom is working to bring supersonic travel back to commercial networks. We spoke to founder...
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UK airports vie for new routes after relaxation of UK-China bilateral
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Under the new Air Service Agreement passenger flights can now increase from the current maximum of 40 per week for each nation to up to 100. There...
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Detroit’s rise set to drive another new Transatlantic link for 2017
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Network growth across both its domestic and international markets has helped boost traffic at Detroit Metropolitan Airport during the first half of...
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Delta adds Glasgow to its Transatlantic network from New York
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The new flight will commence from May 26, 2017 and will be flown using a 164-seat Boeing 757-200ER. It will be operated in conjunction with its...
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic in Transatlantic route reshuffle
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture is based around offering customers more options and a seamless experience between the US and the UK. The...
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Virgin Atlantic considers new low-cost Gatwick offshoot
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Any new company would retain the Virgin brand but be run at a lower cost as a different corporate entity with different employee contracts. It...
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Virgin Atlantic boosts Transatlantic offering from Manchester
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Twenty years after it first launched flights from Manchester, Virgin Atlantic is making history by offering the northern city’s first direct...
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FUN FRIDAY – Virgin Atlantic’s Cosmic Girl to help Virgin Galactic take flight
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The Boeing 747-400 entered service with the airline in 2001 and from flying millions of passengers across the Atlantic over its 15 years of...
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Air India launches third daily Delhi – London flight with just two weeks notice
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Air India is one of three airlines to serve the Delhi – London market alongside British Airways, Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways and which...
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Delta-Virgin Joint Venture To Add Two New Trans-Atlantic Routes
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic are showing that their anti-trust immune joint venture across the Atlantic is yielding new routes that previously may not...
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Virgin to Retire Boeing 747 from Heathrow Next April
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Virgin Atlantic has set a date for the final operation of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft out of London Heathrow next April.
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Throwback Thursday: Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot – Virgin Atlantic Airways
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In partnership with our Airline Route blog, Routesonline is launching a new weekly 'Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot' as part of our Throwback...
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Where Does the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fly? March 2015 Network Update
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Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are...
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easyJet to Reduce Moscow Service
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Services between London and Moscow will be reduced from 13 to 11 weekly from February 1, 2015, eventually decreasing to once daily on March 29, 2015.
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Virgin Atlantic Boosts Manchester Offering
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The additional flights to Las Vegas between July 28, 2015 and September 1, 2015 will be operating on a 308-seat Airbus A340-600. The additional...