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UK advertising regulator raps Virgin over description of pioneering 100% SAF flight
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest carrier to be rapped over promotional claims regarding the environment, specifically over descriptions of its pioneering transatlantic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight last November.The carrier conducted the Boeing 787-9 flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK with its engines powered solely by SAF, ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo expands digital shipment services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has expanded its digital platform to enable its customers to quote, book, manage, and track their cargo shipments online.The carrier has launched online platform 'myVS', which enables its customers to book and manage shipments anytime, anywhere, track shipments in real-time, and explore and compare its flight schedules.Part ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo extends ULD deal with Airbase GSE
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has extended its partnership with ULD firm Airbase GSE for a further five years.The five-deal commenced this month and includes ULD management systems, procurement planning and digitalisation.The partnership extension will see Airbase GSE support the airline’s move toward its 2050 sustainability target, by recycling all Virgin Atlantic ...
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Virgin Atlantic expands freighter flights with Billund service
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is set to expand its all-cargo network with the addition of a new service to Billund Airport.The service will operate three times per week between the Danish Airport and Heathrow using an Airbus A321F operated by Titan Airways, offering 28 tonnes of capacity per flight.The new flights ...
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InsightsEngineering a future flight path for Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s managing director Phil Wardlaw joined the team late last year and faces the challenge of navigating the division through a rapidly changing market.He moved over to cargo with more than 30 years in operations and engineering roles and joined at a time when the cargo team was ...
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NewsNew MD for Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Phil Wardlaw. Source: Virgin Atlantic CargoVirgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Phil Wardlaw as vice president and managing director, replacing Dominic Kennedy who has moved to a new role at the airline.Wardlaw has been at Virgin Atlantic for 17 years and has held numerous leadership roles within the operations and engineering ...
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Interview: Virgin Atlantic Cargo - A changing landscape
Virgin Atlantic Cargo adapted quickly to freight-only flying last year. Managing director Dominic Kennedy tells Damian Brett about the challenges it faced and the opportunites that lie ahead.People often say they enjoy working in the air cargo industry because no two days are the same. However, when Virgin Atlantic Cargo ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo hopes for faster lead times with Norwegian seafood flights
Virgin Atlantic Cargo - EvenesVirgin Atlantic Cargo is extending its cargo-only network to Harstad/Narvik Airport in Norway, hoping to offer faster lead times to the US than operations using the usual Oslo route.The first official flight of the twice-weekly flight will depart on Wednesday. The service will utilise B787-9 aircraft ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo launches services to Pakistan
For the first time, Virgin Atlantic Cargo is launching services between the UK and Pakistan.Next week, the carrier will launch flights between London Heathrow and Lahore (from December 7); Manchester and Islamabad (from December 10), and London Heathrow and Islamabad (from December).In total, the carrier will add more than 66 ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo launches operations between UK and Pakistan
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is set to operate flights between the UK and Pakistan from December this year, after creditors voted in favour of its restructuring plan.Virgin Atlantic will operate three new routes: London Heathrow to Lahore; London Heathrow to Islamabad; and Manchester to Islamabad."Trade in goods and services between the ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo expands in Italy as rescue plan is approved
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has added Milan as a destination in its network, effective from September 12.The carrier's new twice-weekly service between London Heathrow and Milan Malpensa Airport, using its Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft, will offer 50 tonnes of capacity per flight.Virgin said its connections from London also enable ...
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Virgin Atlantic's cargo flights continue as it applies for bankruptcy protection
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed that it will continue its cargo operations after filing for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US.The airline told Air Cargo News that cargo operations will continue while it goes through the process of securing court approval for its creditor backed restructuring plan.Cargo flights will therefore ...
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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection, plans restructuring vote
Virgin Atlantic creditors will vote on the UK carrier’s restructuring plan at a meeting on 25 August after court proceedings in London.The UK carrier secured the order following a 4 August court hearing, held as part of the planned private recapitalisation it announced in July under the UK Companies Act.In ...
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Virgin Atlantic finalises $1.5bn refinancing and aims for profit in 2022
Virgin Atlantic has finalised a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) refinancing package over the next 18 months, which the UK-based carrier says marks a “major milestone” in securing its future and under which it is aims to return to profit from 2022.The restructuring plan is based on a five-year business strategy and is ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo increases cargo-only PAX flights by 33%
This month, following the success of its cargo-only passenger aircraft flights programme in May, Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced that it is increasing the frequency of its PAX flights by 33%.Virgin Atlantic said the extra cargo-only passenger flights — bringing the total to 587 in June — would "support demand ...
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NewsLIVE UPDATES: Air cargo continues fight against Covid-19
A live roundup of air cargo companies' efforts to meet the challenges presented to supply chains by the Covid-19 outbreak.————— May 18, 16:11pm BST —————————————–Düsseldorf Airport has been handling medical equipment and other traffic-related to the coronavirus outbreak.Gerton Hulsman, managing director of cargo operations, said: “We have had a variety ...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut more than 3,000 jobs and suspend Gatwick operations
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is planning to cut more than 3,100 jobs and will also suspend operations at Gatwick Airport in an effort to address the financial pressure of the coronavirus crisis.The airline said it would also “no longer use all” of its seven 747-400s and is planning to ...
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Virgin Atlantic to offer 90 cargo flights per week in May
Virgin Atlantic plans to operate 90 cargo flights per week in May as production begins to restart and coronavirus-related demand continues.The UK airline said that the move would cater for prime freight markets in the US, Hong Kong and China, India, Israel and South Africa.Virgin Atlantic said that it had ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and CEVA in medical equipment relief flight
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with not-for-profit foundation Virgin Unite and CEVA to fly a special charter flight from Shanghai to London, bringing in essential medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the National Health Service (NHS).The Boeing 787-9 aircraft departed from Shanghai on April 3, landing at Heathrow ...
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Virgin Atlantic takes drastic action to safeguard business
Virgin Atlantic has implemented a "drastic" cost cutting exercise as it takes measures to offset a slump in demand as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.The airline noted a sharp and continual drop in demand for flights across its network, meaning "immediate and decisive action is needed"."Today, Virgin Atlantic will ...