We’re introducing innovative training technology – as part of an innovation collaboration with SITA, the leading global IT provider – that allows our cabin crew to use augmented reality to familiarise themselves with new aircraft. Using an iOS app, cabin crew use augmented reality to … Continue reading 
Today, we celebrate World Environment Day – the biggest annual event for positive environmental action. It’s a day for everyone, everywhere, to reflect on their impact and celebrate the steps we can take together, and as individuals, to make change. As an airline, we don’t … Continue reading 
Can there be a more pivotal role at Virgin Atlantic than the person who selects our cabin crew? And could there be anything more nerve wracking than an interview for your dream job? We want to find exceptional cabin crew members to look after … Continue reading 
The new Airbus A350-1000 is the next chapter in our story and on 11 May we helped it pass an important milestone. Any new airliner has years of tough tests to pass before being allowed into service. It has a lot to demonstrate; stopping on … Continue reading 
The eagle eyed among you will have realised that this was an April Fools joke. Fooling people on April 1 is a tradition that is widespread across the world and goes back centuries. It’s good to keep the tradition going. By its very nature it’s … Continue reading 
A lot of people talk about the rain in Seattle but we want to talk about the Reignmakers; the visionaries, the rule breakers, the movers and shakers. We’re looking for the people who make Seattle reign. Who inspires you with their entrepreneurial spirit? We want to … Continue reading 
Our Pilot Cadet Scheme – Future Flyers – attracts thousands of applicants. But who are the successful ones and what is their training like? We asked our first intake to tell us a bit about themselves and let us know how it was all going: … Continue reading 
If you look back over the history of aviation we have already made substantial strides towards a greener industry. There’s a huge difference between the noisy, thirsty smoky aircraft at the dawn of the jet age and the modern Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s. The … Continue reading 
The annual Virgin Atlantic scholarship trip is an integral part of our partnership with WE. Each year, we receive hundreds of applications to win this trip of a lifetime: 18 days in a WE Villages community in India. And each year, we’re stunned by the … Continue reading 
In her second post about our scholarship trip to India, Oliwia, one of the students on the trip, created a list of ten things she learned on the trip. These are in order of significance (from least to most), but also happen to be roughly … Continue reading