Virgin Atlantic

Coals from Newcastle: how kayaking climate protesters blockaded the Australian port

Planet Business: Virgin Atlantic’s sustainable aviation fuel flight, Charlie Munger’s one-liners and the new prime minister of New Zealand

Sat Dec 02 2023 - 06:15

Virgin Atlantic jet takes off for maiden transatlantic flight on low-carbon fuel

‘Milestone’ transatlantic flight will is using 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Tue Nov 28 2023 - 13:28

The ‘jobstopper’ tattoos: Where not to get inked if you want to keep your career options open

PSNI and London’s Metropolitan police force have looser tattoo policy than An Garda Síochána

Sat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00

Aer Lingus among best performing Irish and British airlines

Knock airport leads on queue times

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 20:49

Death of business travel has been greatly exaggerated

Many corporate executives were quick to abandon video calls and get back on the road

Sun May 07 2023 - 06:00

Virgin Atlantic to resist Christmas capacity caps at Heathrow

Airport has indicated it may enforce passenger limits over holiday period

Wed Nov 02 2022 - 14:28

My daughter wants to be a pilot. How can I help her dreams take flight?

Journey to becoming an airline pilot is demanding and expensive

Tue May 24 2022 - 00:00

EU agrees to piggyback on future UK approval of Vertical Aerospace

Vertical take-off aircraft safety certification acceptance to streamline commercialisation

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 14:34

Ryanair asks UK for economic support as recovery stalls

Airline attacks latest UK travel restrictions aimed at tackling the spread of Omicron

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 08:11

Investors pledge a record $4.3bn for air taxi start-ups

Funding soars 83% over five years but market exuberance may be waning

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 19:40

Aviation firms begin UK court action over traffic light system for global travel

Ryanair among firms accusing British government of ‘fundamental lack of transparency’

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 16:41

Avolon predicts Ireland to be centre of $1tn urban air industry

Company has bought 500 zero emissions, electric, vertical take-off and landing planes

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 16:44

Avolon in $2bn electric aircraft bet

Lessor agrees order for 500 zero-emissions planes

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 22:18

Virgin Atlantic boss warns of long-term hit to business travel

Shai Weiss questions whether corporate trips will ever fully recover from pandemic

Tue Apr 13 2021 - 11:31

Ryanair rated joint-worst airline at dealing with refunds in 2020

Delaying and refusing refunds for cancelled flights due to lockdown results in ‘abysmally low’ scores in Which? survey

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 10:25

Coronavirus: US to require negative test from UK passengers for entry

Airlines must deny boarding to anyone flying who does not get a test

Fri Dec 25 2020 - 08:50

Aer Lingus to move aircraft from Ireland to UK for US flights

Airline to fly from Manchester to Boston, New York and Orlando using jets normally based in Ireland

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 19:03

Aer Lingus owner IAG launches discounted rights issue to raise €2.7bn

Shareholders can apply for three new shares for every two they currently hold

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 15:39

Virgin Atlantic creditors vote for €1.3bn rescue package

Airline has closed Gatwick base and cut more than 3,500 jobs in response to Covid-19 fallout

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 17:31

Branson says Virgin Atlantic will run out of cash unless rescue plan approved

£1.2bn package includes £450 million of creditor deferrals

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 09:03

BA fast-tracks retirement of Boeing 747 jumbo jet

Fleet of 31 aircraft will not return to service in move accelerated by air travel downturn

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 12:47

Delta Air Lines scales back flights it planned to add in August

It will be more than two years before the industry can recover from ‘staggering’ impact of pandemic, says airline

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 18:08

Branson’s Virgin Group commits £200m of immediate funding for Virgin Atlantic

Additional shreholder support of £400m also committed

Wed Jul 01 2020 - 11:15

Wild Geese: ‘A lot of cabin crew would commute, it’s not unusual’

Catherine McGuinness balances flying part time with managing property in London, Dublin

Fri May 15 2020 - 05:29

Virgin Atlantic and United cut jobs, while Qantas raises millions as Covid-19 bites

Qantas’s Irish chief executive Alan Joyce says it will be ’some time’ before pre-crisis demand for international travel returns

Tue May 05 2020 - 18:40

Fintan O’Toole: Governments need to resist corporate blackmail over bailouts

A repeat of the last crash, with ordinary people bled dry, would be catastrophic

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00

Branson’s collateral, ‘crazy losses’ and paying to give oil away

Planet Business: Anyone for an acre of Necker Island?

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 04:09

Healthcare rally buoys nervy markets

Investors fear worst quarterly earnings season since global financial crisis

Mon Apr 20 2020 - 19:00

Branson says Virgin needs UK government help to survive

Billionaire tells staff his net worth is calculated on value of his businesses before crisis

Mon Apr 20 2020 - 12:50

‘Huge environmental waste’ as US airlines fly near-empty planes

A 96% drop in passenger numbers because of coronavirus restrictions has not been matched by cuts in flights

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 12:23

Covid-19: Aer Lingus Regional operator eyes court protection

Aer Lingus Regional operator likely to ask court to appoint examiner

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 03:15

Heathrow Airport predicts passenger numbers will be down 90% in April

Call for common international practices for healthcare screening in airports

Tue Apr 14 2020 - 10:54

EasyJet grounds entire fleet as coronavirus pushes airlines to brink

British Airways extends credit facility, while Virgin Atlantic requests UK state aid

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 17:27

Coronavirus: Airline crises, Cheltenham gels, Australian plummets and Olympic wobbles

Planet Business: Now wash your hands

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 05:00