Virgin Atlantic is growing its presence at Heathrow with the addition of three new services next spring. The UK-based carrier will move its Las Vegas flight from Gatwick to Heathrow and introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route. Virgin…
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Virgin Atlantic has introduced a special livery dedicated to its 9,000 employees. Airbus A340-642 G-VNAP (c/n 622) has been returned to service after a spell in storage to enable the airline to meet capacity demands while some of its Boeing…
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Virgin Atlantic has welcomed the first of four Airbus A330-200s into its fleet. The carrier currently operates ten of the longer A330-300s but is adding the 287-seat jets on a 12-month lease to provide cover for its Boeing 787 Dreamliners,…
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Air France-KLM Group will acquire a 31% stake in Virgin Atlantic as part of a new transatlantic joint venture (JV) with the UK carrier and its US stablemate, Delta Air Lines. The Franco-Dutch group will pay the Virgin Group £220m…
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Virgin Atlantic has expanded its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways. The enhanced deal, introduced on April 19, is intended to improve connectivity between India and the US via London/Heathrow and increases co-operation between the two carriers to nine Virgin-operated routes…
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SkyTeam alliance member Delta Air Lines will operate exclusively from London/Heathrow’s Terminal 3 from September 14. The carrier will transfer its Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia flights from Terminal 4 to join the New York-JFK, Boston and…
VIRGIN ATLANTIC has revealed plans to add more than 8,000 extra seats on services from Manchester Airport this summer. The British carrier will operate an additional 24 flights from the North West England facility including 12 extra services to Orlando…
July 2018In the July issue of Airliner World, we profile Embraer’s Profit Hunter – the E-Jet E2 – in our FREE 24-page supplement. We also cast a critical eye on Nordic carrier Primera Air’s entry into the increasingly competitive transatlantic market, we shine the spotlight on the Dash 8-Q400 – Bombardier’s network builder – and we hear from Boom Supersonic, a US manufacturer intending to make supersonic transport affordable and accessible. Elsewhere in this edition, we go from Blades to Broadsword and find out how Northamptonshire-based 2Excel Aviation is building on its reputation for “doing difficult things well”, we examine the extraordinary work undertaken by FAAM’s Avro RJ100-based Atmospheric Research Aircraft, and we find out how Lufthansa’s Airbus A380s are settling in at their new Munich base. We also hear from airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss on the Latvian flag carrier’s initial experience with the C Series, and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce discusses his plans for improving long-haul travel. Lastly, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including a selection of photos from Eurasia Airshow 2018, plus double delight for Bombardier; Japan Airlines unveils plans for a low-cost, long-haul subsidiary; Island Helicopters’ launch is hampered by a legal challenge, and Gulf Air takes delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. We also have all our regular sections covering the latest commercial aircraft acquisitions, up-to-date accident reports and developments from the world of aviation training and MROs.
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