North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat A new study used drones to photograph right whales in the south and north Researchers found North Atlantic right whales were much smaller than whales in the southern hemisphere … Read more
‘Summer is cancelled’, health secretary Matt Hancock suggested last week, and it is likely most will be looking to recoup their money from cancelled flights rather than spend it on new ones. But those with thousands of air miles might be considering alternate uses for them rather than wait for life to return to normality. … Read more
Former owner of failed airline Monarch among handful of investors set to enter advanced talks to bail out Virgin Atlantic By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 May 2020 Greybull Capital, the former owner of failed airline Monarch, is among a handful of investors … Read more
Giant 18-tonne piece of a Chinese rocket crash-lands in the Atlantic after successfully lifting a prototype spacecraft into orbit in the ‘largest uncontrolled reentry in decades’ The debris that crashed was from the core of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket This was used to launch a prototype crew spaceship and a cargo ship into … Read more
Gatwick future under threat as Virgin Atlantic ends operations and axes 3,000 jobs By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 5 May 2020 Gatwick Airport is facing a crisis after Virgin Atlantic ended its operations there. The airline is axing 3,000 jobs and will now … Read more
A Virgin Atlantic air stewardess has swapped plane aisles for the supermarket variety after being furloughed by the airline. Sara Haider is used to flying across the world with her job, but the humble 36-year-old is now stacking shelves at her local Asda due to the coronavirus pandemic. Super-fit Sara – also a personal trainer … Read more
Sir Richard Branson is looking to sell Virgin Atlantic before the end of May after he failed to secure a government bailout with his £80 million private island as collateral, reports indicate. The billionaire’s pursuit of a £500million taxpayer intervention has effectively been shelved and the airline is concentrating on getting new backing from private … Read more
Richard Branson ‘in race to find buyer’ for Virgin Atlantic after offering his £80m private paradise Necker Island as collateral in plea for £500m government bailout Richard Branson wants to sell Virgin Atlantic before June, according to reports It is said that the tycoon has failed in his bid to secure a government bailout Around … Read more
As one of the world’s wealthiest men, Sir Richard Branson is used to travelling by private jet, holidaying with politicians and hobnobbing with A-listers. But neither his estimated £4 billion fortune nor his audacious networking skills could save the Australian arm of his airline from going into administration yesterday. Virgin Australia, the country’s second biggest … Read more
To all the Virgin family, For 50 years I have been humbled by the incredible pride our people take in working for Virgin. It is the people across all our businesses, and the hundreds of thousands of people who have worked with us over the years, that make this company so special. They tell their … Read more