Winning an award is always good. Winning it for improving access to onboard entertainment for visually impaired customers is even better. At the 2018 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg last month, airlines and the companies that design their cabins gathered to exhibit the best in … Continue reading 
The Formula One season rolls into Silverstone for the British GP this weekend. It’s sure to be an action-packed race with plenty of thrills, and it’s a good opportunity to admire the teamwork and speed of the pit crews who change the car wheels. It’s … Continue reading 
Chris Jepson can often be seen bustling through the doors of our West Sussex training centre laden down with Virgin Atlantic uniforms. She’s been our hugely talented seamstress for the past 31 years, making alterations on demand and ensuring everyone who wears the uniform looks … Continue reading 
“I love the people, I love the culture, and there’s always something new to find in unexpected places.” We’re talking to our IT engineering systems trainer Steve Brookwell about one of his favourite destinations, Dubai. “When talking to friends they often think of Dubai in … Continue reading 
After many months of planning and system changes, testing and marketing our very first ‘three new ways to fly’ customers took to the air today. It was the first chance our customers had to experience our new Economy Delight, Economy Classic and Economy Light products … Continue reading 
Drive alongside the beaches of the Caribbean coast for a bit, then through the vibrant capital where the cruise ships dock. A left turn takes you through the rainforest at the top of the island, then down the craggy Atlantic coast. It’s not a bad … Continue reading 
At Virgin Atlantic, we love WE Day! As part of our long-term partnership with WE, we’ve been proud supporters of WE Day UK since it began in 2014. It’s a major annual event, celebrating young people who get involved to make a difference in their … Continue reading 
‘I walked into the hangar at Duxford where we were completing winter maintenance on the Lancaster Bomber and bumped into Ewan McGregor, together with his brother Colin. Actually, I had unwittingly wandered into ‘shot’, but the director forgave me when we arranged a flight in … Continue reading 
Today is International Women’s Day – a global day to mark the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. This year’s theme is centred around gender parity, with a focus on the growing global movement of advocacy helping to push things forward … Continue reading 
Without anthropomorphising our aircraft too much, Sleeping Beauty, one of our former Airbus A340-600 aircraft has been fast asleep in storage in Tarbes, France since 2015. After this long hibernation, our engineering teams have woken her up, checked her over and she is rejoining … Continue reading