Virgin Atlantic ... anecdotes about the 747 from those who used to fly her, including Yvonne Kershaw, Virgin’s first female 747 Captain. Virgin is retiring its jumbo fleet in favor of ...

Virgin Atlantic has bid farewell to one of ... There were 31 Boeing 747 planes in the British Airways fleet, all of which flew their last commercial services over the summer.

DETROIT - (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] plans to decide within six months on how to replace seven Boeing 747s it flies from London’s Gatwick airport, and could expand its overall fleet in ...

Virgin Atlantic will add five new Boeing 747-400s to its fleet in a deal worth more than $800 million. The aircraft are to be delivered between March and June 2001. This content requires a ...

Virgin Atlantic 's last Boeing 747 has officially left the airline's fleet. The jumbo jet named Pretty Woman (registration G-VROY) took off from London Heathrow on Monday. The aircraft was the ...

The 747- 400 commercial jet aircraft, previously operated by Virgin Atlantic under the nickname ‘Cosmic Girl,’ will provide a dedicated launch platform for the LauncherOne orbital vehicle. Top ...

Virgin Atlantic is targeting the end of this year to decide on a replacement for its London Gatwick-based fleet of Boeing 747-400s. Speaking at the IATA AGM at Miami earlier this week, Virgin CEO ...

Virgin Atlantic will be retiring its entire fleet of 747s and will be replacing these with the newer, more fuel efficient Airbus A350 and Boeing Dreamliner. The last 747 flight is expected to be ...

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic is likely to make a decision in the next five to nine months over which type of jets will replace its fleet of seven Boeing (NYSE ... at options as the leases ...

DETROIT - (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] plans to decide within six months on how to replace seven Boeing 747s it flies from London’s Gatwick airport, and could expand its overall fleet in the ...