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I flew the UK's 2 major airlines across the Atlantic. Small touches and better food gave Virgin an edge.
Both long-haul airlines sport large networks connecting the US to London and beyond, and my home ai…
Taylor Rains
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The history of Virgin Atlantic: How a record executive took on the airline establishment and won.
"Richard Branson has said what sets this company apart is an immense and obsessed focus on making o…
Benjamin Zhang
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Virgin Atlantic turned its nicest business seats into a 'Retreat Suite' see inside
The oversize seat represents a growing trend on long-haul aircraft. Think of it as "business class …
Taylor Rains,Pete Syme
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I flew on Virgin Atlantic from New York to London in economy for the first time. It's now one of my favorite long-haul rides.
This includes acquiring a dozen next-generation Airbus A350-1000s since 2019. They are Virgin's lar…
Taylor Rains
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Hundreds of older Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members say they were unfairly dismissed during the pandemic
Richard Branson's airline cut thousands of jobs in the pandemic. More than 200 former crew members …
Pete Syme
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Virgin Atlantic suspends its route from London to Austin because it says the city's tech boom is over
Virgin Atlantic in a Friday statement said that in Austin "demand in the tech sector is not set to …
John L. Dorman
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Virgin Atlantic just operated the world's first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Here's why critics aren't convinced it's game-changing.
The aviation industry needs to produce 120 billion gallons of biofuels a year by 2050 to reach net-…
Taylor Rains
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I took an $8,000 business-class flight with Virgin Atlantic. It was worth my airline points, but I wouldn't pay cash for it.
After scouring some mileage blogs for the best options, I settled on Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class,…
Kara Panzer
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Every Sky Miles member on a Delta flight got a free Virgin Voyages cruise, courtesy of Richard Branson himself
Adult Sky Miles members on a Delta flight from Atlanta to San Juan got free tickets for a Caribbean…
Joey Hadden
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Virgin Atlantic's CEO Shai Weiss says he has cancer and had a tumor removed but will keep working: report
Chief executive of Richard Branson's airline tells The Sunday Telegraph he found he had stage three…
Sam Tabahriti
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A Boeing 747 that flew for Virgin Orbit before its collapse has a new home with Stratolaunch
Named the Spirit of Mojave, Stratolaunch bought the 22-year-old Boeing 747 from Richard Branson's V…
Taylor Rains
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I was one of the first people on Virgin Atlantic's A330neo, the newest aircraft to fly between NYC and London. Take a tour of the plane.
The author (L), seats on Virgin Atlantic's new A330neo aircraft (R).Dan Koday
Dan Koday
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Laid-off airline worker rejected an offer to return to her old job because 'it would be like going back to an ex'
Virgin Atlantic offered her less money and inflexible shifts compared to her old post, the former a…
Kate Duffy
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After an Airbus A350 U-turned due to an engine problem, an airline found 15 jets with the same issue
Cathay Pacific operates 48 of the Airbus A350 aircraft. It is unclear if other airlines are impacte…
Pete Syme
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Virgin Atlantic received 5,000 applicants for 400 jobs, according to its CEO
Shai Weiss, the boss of the British airline, told the Sunday Telegraph that competitive pay was beh…
Stephen Jones
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A Virgin Atlantic flight had to turn around mid-air after one of the pilots was found to not have completed their training
Virgin Atlantic said the pilot was replaced to comply with the airline's own protocols, but that th…
Sinéad Baker
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Virgin Atlantic flight attendants, pilots, and ground staff can now wear any uniform regardless of their gender
Virgin Atlantic announced that cabin crew, pilots and ground staff may now select any uniform they …
Monica Humphries
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Virgin Atlantic is axing flights to Hong Kong, partly because of the 'complexities' of the Ukraine war, which has made some flights nearly 2 hours longer
Virgin Atlantic said that the closure of Russian airspace had made it more complex to operate from …
Stephen Jones
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Boeing submitted incomplete documents for its grounded $12.5 billion 787 Dreamliner jets, authorities say
Sources at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Reuters noted a number of omissions in do…
Ryan Hogg
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United and other major airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Afghan airspace
Virgin Atlantic and British Airways also said they would reroute flights around Afghan airspace, af…