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Virgin Australia becomes first long-haul international airline to collapse

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Virgin Australia has become the first long-haul international airline to go into administration amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sir Richard Branson has vowed that ‘this is not the end’ for his Australian franchise as he urged the UK Government to help save Virgin Atlantic amid fears it could go under too.  The Virgin Group boss is … Read more

Coronavirus ‘is killing off big long-haul planes with airlines switching to smaller aircraft’ 

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The coronavirus pandemic could kill off large long-haul planes as the airline industry continues to be crippled by the worldwide lockdown, an expert warned today. Airlines are expected to switch to flying fewer, smaller aircraft – with the infection said to have accelerated the demise of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. These are the relatively … Read more