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Virgin to pull out of Gatwick

Virgin Atlantic will move its flying programme from Gatwick to Heathrow, although it intends to keep its slots so it can return in line with customer demand.  It will also axe over 3,000 jobs in the UK. British Airways has also said it may permanently close its currently suspended Gatwick operation. Virgin Atlantic also plans to reduce its fleet from 45 to 35 aircraft over the next two years, although ... [+]

Virgin flies vital supplies from Shanghai

Virgin Atlantic teamed up with Virgin Group’s not-for-profit foundation, Virgin Unite, to fly a special charter with essential medical supplies and equipment for the NHS from Shanghai to London. The Boeing 787-9 aircraft departed Shanghai at 11:40 local time on 3 April landing at 16:50 the same day at London Heathrow. Manned ... [+]

Virgin to slash four in five services

Virgin Atlantic says it will put drastic measures in place to ensure its future including an 80% cut in scheduled flights by 26 March and parking three quarters of its fleet. It will focus on core routes, depending on customer demand but its London Heathrow – Newark service will be permanently ... [+]

Virgin curries favour with Indian traders

Virgin Atlantic Cargo says it will target the £20 billion of trade between the UK and India each when it flies between Delhi and Manchester for the first time in October. It will operate three A330-200 flights every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, following the start of daily Heathrow-Mumbai services on ... [+]

Virgin to offer Indian triple helpings from summer-updated

Virgin Atlantic to introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi in its summer programme for 2020 which, together with its new service to Mumbai launched in October, will give three daily flights to India. The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to ... [+]

Touch down in Tel Aviv for Virgin

Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Ben Gurion International on 25 September. The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London Heathrow as well as connections with the US, Israel’s biggest trading partner. Cargo capacity out of Israel is being ... [+]

Clean green fleet for Virgin

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has become the first UK airline to announce a firm order for 14 Airbus A330-900neos, plus six options. The new planes are 13% more fuel and carbon efficient than the A330-300 they replace and will deliver a 50 per cent reduction in airport noise. The order, valued at $4.1billion, ... [+]

New man for Virgin Down Under

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Bosco Dsouza as account manager, Melbourne. He joins the airline from Worldwide GSA for Qatar Airways Cargo. Virgin Atlantic achieved significant tonnage and volume growth in Australia in 2018. [+]

Sifax lands Virgin Lagos handling

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos to improve its customer service following a 19% rise  in export volumes in the last year and higher inbound demand from the pharmaceutical and courier sectors. Import and export cargo will be handled in Sifax SAHCOL’s ... [+]

New sales head for Virgin Cargo

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Sumith Rathor as regional sales manager – UK. He joined the airline in 2013 as a customer service agent after 11 years with Uneek Freight Services in the UK, moving in 2014 to Virgin Atlantic Cargo as account manager - UK. He succeeds Ray Wood, who has ... [+]

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