Virgin Atlantic's highly anticipated transatlantic flight running on "100 per cent" sustainable aviation fuel is set to take off today. The "historic" flight, dubbed Flight100, taking off from London Heathrow this morning and landing later today at New York JFK, has been hailed as an industry fir...

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight. Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on 28 November 2023 to test and showcase the feasi...

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has welcomed Virgin Atlantic’s return to Dubai International Airport (DXB) for the first time since March 2019. The company’s dedicated team will deliver a range of ramp and passenger services, ensuring the highest level of quality and...

Climate change charity Possible has slammed UK airlines for the use of frequent flyer programmes (FFPs) in a new report. The paper, titled 'Pointless: The climate impact of frequent flyer status', criticises airlines for encouraging customers to fly more, contributing to the impact of carbon emis...

Virgin Atlantic’s chairman Peter Norris has written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stating that the country’s airline industry needs emergency government support worth 7.5 billion pounds to avoid the risk of losing tens of thousands of jobs. Sky News' sources claim that Peter Nor...

Airport ground support equipment (GSE) specialist Rushlift GSE has provided Virgin Atlantic with a drop-box solution to facilitate the changing of tyres at London’s two busiest airports. Three ground-level loading Alfa Drop Boxes were supplied to Virgin Atlantic in a leasing agreement which al...

Flybe and Virgin Atlantic are reportedly in talks about a sale or closer alliance a few weeks after cash-strapped Flybe put itself up for sale earlier in November. Last month, Flybe warned that its full-year losses would amount to £22 million due to falling consumer demand, a weaker pound and hi...

Source: aol.com The border force at Heathrow Airport met its waiting time targets only once last month, according to data acquired by Virgin Atlantic, which labeled the findings 'frustrating' for passengers. The UK's Border Force was reported to have only met a waiting time target in 1 day out o...