Virgin Atlantic in scramble for emergency funds
Majority owned by founder Sir Richard Branson, Virgin is finalising a deal to raise up to £70million by selling and leasing back two Boeing Dreamliners after completing a rescue plan in September.
Majority owned by founder Sir Richard Branson, Virgin is finalising a deal to raise up to £70million by selling and leasing back two Boeing Dreamliners after completing a rescue plan in September.
A pregnant Virgin Atlantic stewardess who tested positive for Covid-19 has been left homeless after a fire destroyed her house on Christmas Day. Keira Sanded, 34, faces months in temporary accommodation after her partner, who was also unwell at the time, took food out of the oven and fell asleep before the couple woke to … Read more
A pregnant Virgin Atlantic stewardess who tested positive for Covid-19 has been left homeless after a fire destroyed her house on Christmas Day. Keira Sanded, 34, faces months in temporary accommodation after her and her partner, who were unwell at the time, took food out of the oven and fell asleep before waking up to … Read more
After four-and-a-half years, the world’s largest deep-sea exploration mission has identified at least 12 new species of marine life, including a new kind of coral. Funded by the European Union, the just-completed ATLAS Project carried out some 45 research expeditions since June 2016, exploring undersea life in a deep stretch of the North Atlantic. More … Read more
A 21-year-old swimming teacher who had never rowed in her life before January has set off on a journey to become the youngest woman to race 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic. Jasmine Harrison is taking part in the Talisker Atlantic Challenge, a gruelling challenge which will see her row across the world’s second-largest ocean … Read more
A 21-year-old swimming teacher who had never rowed in her life before January has set off on a journey to become the youngest woman to race 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic. Jasmine Harrison is taking part in the Talisker Atlantic Challenge, a gruelling challenge which will see her row across the world’s second-largest ocean … Read more
Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up first-class dining experience on board – and the public will be able to ‘delve around’ secret areas, including crew bunks For one day only, the public will be able to purchase tickets for the ‘ultimate 747 experience’ Hosted at the airline’s Heathrow hangar … Read more
The existence of two classified Pentagon reports on UFOs has been revealed, the contents of which include a leaked photo depicting a mysterious object hovering over the Atlantic. The DoD’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force issued the two classified intelligence ‘position reports’ in 2018 and the summer of this year, and they circulated widely in … Read more
The existence of two classified Pentagon reports on UFOs has been revealed, the contents of which include a leaked photo depicting a mysterious object hovering over the Atlantic. The DoD’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force issued the two classified intelligence ‘position reports’ in 2018 and the summer of this year, and they circulated widely in … Read more
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest major airline to launch a Covid-19 testing trial. British Airways, American Airlines, United and Delta have also launched testing trial programmes for the virus. From December 9, Virgin Atlantic customers flying to Barbados or onwards to Antigua and Grenada on selected flights will receive ‘a free, rapid, point-of-care, pre-departure … Read more