All Virgin Atlantic Cargo articles – Page 4
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NewsVirgin Atlantic reports record loads on A350-1000s
Virgin Atlantic has launched its all-new A350-1000s on the trans-Atlantic route, increasing average cargo capacity on each flight to 27 tonnes.The airline said that its new Airbus A350-1000s operating on a Heathrow to JFK connection are carrying record loads.Although the amount of cargo that can be carried on each flight ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo hopes to capitalise on extra India, US and Africa capacity
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350Virgin Atlantic’s summer 2020 schedule will give cargo customers more capacity on routes to India, Africa and the US.The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, commencing on March 29, departing from Heathrow in the morning ...
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Virgin Australia to launch Brisbane-Tokyo service
Virgin Australia will add Japan to its international cargo network in March with the launch of daily services between Brisbane and Tokyo-Haneda.Commencing on March 29, cargo space on the Add Registration Form new route will be marketed by Virgin Atlantic Cargo under its longstanding international long-haul sales and marketing agreement ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and Delta Cargo open ‘technology-inspired’ export facility at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened an export facility at London Heathrow to “future-proof” the joint venture’s growth plans in the UK market.It is supported by new technologies that will deliver “significant improvements and transparency in the customer delivery experience”.The new facility is the first phase of Virgin ...
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NewsReform of slot allocation rules vital for Virgin’s Heathrow expansion plans
Virgin Atlantic has called on the government to reform the way slots are allocated at London Heathrow airport as it unveils ambitious plans to add up to 84 new destinations once the third runway is completed.Dominic Kennedy, managing director, cargo at Virgin Atlantic, said: “Our volumes grew 6% in 2018 ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic opens Tel Aviv link
Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network.The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London Heathrow as well as fast ...
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NewsCargo teams at Virgin and Delta set for transatlantic boost
Shawn Cole (L) and Dominic Kennedy (R)The cargo teams at partners Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are hoping to benefit from an increase in flights between the UK and US next summer.The extra flights will see Delta add Gatwick as a destination for the first time when it adds ...
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Virgin selects WTA and Swissport for Israeli cargo services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded contracts to cargo sales agent WTA Aviation and cargo handler Swissport in Israel to support the launch of the airline’s daily flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv.WTA will be responsible for selling the 20 tonnes of daily cargo capacity offered onboard Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo eyes a digital future
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has just announced that it is the first to adopt the 8.0 version of the cloud-enabled, end-to-end Accenture Freight & Logistics Software (AFLS) platform which Accenture says will “reinvent the way [Virgin] communicate and operate with customers, employees and partner ecosytems.”Reinvent in what way exactly? And who ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo set to benefit from A330-900neo order
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330neo croppedVirgin Atlantic Cargo is set to benefit from the overall airline's order of 14 Airbus A330-900neos - the first UK airline to place an order for the aircraft.The cargo business said the new aircraft will provide customers with a capacity boost, while they will also be ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to adopt AFLS 8.0 cargo management platform
Dominic Kennedy, managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, and Ganesh Vaideeswaran, managing director of Accenture’s AFLS business, pictured at Air Cargo Europe 2019 in MunichVirgin Atlantic is to implement the Freight & Logistics Software 8.0 (AFLS 8.0) platform from Accenture in a move that it said will add a further ...
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Virgin Atlantic targets cargo with resumption of Mumbai flights
Virgin Atlantic will relaunch flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai on 27 October, after a four-year hiatus, with the airline's cargo team hoping the new service will boost volumes.The airline will operate a Boeing 787-9 aircraft on the daily service, whose schedule will align with flights to and from the ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Dsouza as account manager in Melbourne
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Bosco Dsouza as account manager, Melbourne, as the airline looks to build on the strong growth of its Australia cargo business in the past year.Tonnage rose 51% year-on-year and revenues climbed 58% alongside the expansion of Virgin Australia’s international presence and the opportunity to connect ...
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Revenues take-off at Virgin Atlantic Cargo in 2018
Virgin Atlantic Cargo saw revenues increase by 13% year on year in 2018 as it achieved its strongest revenue performance in the last five years.In total, the airlines registered cargo revenues of £222m on the back of a 6% increase in volumes to more than 244,000 tonnes, the airline’s best ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic switches Lagos cargo handler to meet growth
Part of the SifaxSAHCOL warehouse in LagosVirgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos as it looks to meet recent growth to the country.The airline said the new handler, which will take over the contract on April 10, will improve its service offering for ...
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NewsUK's Doncaster Sheffield Airport appoints new head of cargo
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) Head of Cargo Ray WoodDoncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has appointed Ray Wood as head of cargo following on from a record year in 2018.Wood joins from Virgin Atlantic and brings more than 20 years experience of the airfreight sector. Prior to working at Virgin he spent ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to debut in South America
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch daily Boeing 787 passenger flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020, its first foray into South America.The new route will give customers direct access into the continent’s largest import and export market. The airline expects to carry regular shipments of car parts, ...
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Virgin's daily Melbourne-HK flights are "timely boost" for a busy market
Virgin Atlantic Cargo said that the upgrade next Sunday to a daily Melbourne-Hong Kong service by Virgin Australia will provide a "timely boost" to meet growing demand for cargo capacity on the route.Virgin Atlantic Cargo provides long-haul international cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia.It said in a statement: "Volumes ...
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Delta and Virgin launch pharma zone at Heathrow
Joint venture partners Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are introducing a new Pharma Zone at their London Heathrow joint facility.The new Pharma Zone will support the growing volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products being carried by both airlines.Opening today [October 2], the Pharma Zone at their Cargo ...
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Virgin Atlantic appoints new cargo handler in San Francisco
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco as the airline continues to report strong growth into the US.The new handling contract extends Virgin Atlantic’s working relationship with AGI in the US as the handler already handles cargo for the airline in Miami, ...