Virgin Atlantic Flight VS8 Declares Emergency Over Ireland
On a tense evening of February 7, 2025, Virgin Atlantic flight VS8, en route from Los Angeles to London, declared an emergency while flying over Ireland. The Airbus A350-1041, bearing…
Virgin Atlantic Flight Diverts to St. John’s After Medical Emergency on Board
Virgin Atlantic flight VS135, traveling from London to Orlando, was forced to declare a medical emergency and divert to St. John’s International Airport (YYT) in Newfoundland, Canada on May 13th,…
Virgin Orbit bankruptcy casts shadow over Japan’s space dreams
The bankruptcy filing by Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc has dealt a blow to Japan’s hopes of building a domestic space industry, with plans for a Kyushu-based spaceport designed…
Virgin Atlantic to Join SkyTeam Alliance From Early 2023
Virgin Atlantic will join the global SkyTeam alliance from early 2023, enhancing SkyTeam’s offering at both London Heathrow and Manchester airports. Customers will benefit from access to an extensive global…
Virgin Atlantic Reveals Its First Next Gen Airbus A330neo
Earlier this week, Virgin Atlantic revealed images on Twitter of its freshly painted Airbus A330neo. The highly anticipated aircraft is just one of the carrier’s 16 Airbus A330-900s firm orders…
Virgin Atlantic to operate test flight of Vertical’s eVTOL from LHR in 2024
Leading aviation companies have teamed up to work on bringing air taxi services to the United Kingdom, with Virgin Atlantic set to operate test flights of Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL aircraft…