Here is Bloomberg's take on it:
Virgin Expansion Plans.
Vigin's own web site (
see here) suggests that there will be two extra A340-600s arriving in the next two years, bringing the total to 12. These aircraft may be from a cancelled order, though I can't be certain of that. The suggestion in the Bloomberg article (and above) that a
further 70 pilots will be required doesn't seem credible to me - 2 extra aircraft would require around 40 pilots (16 captains & 24 FOs), but I believe that's on top of the 70 new pilots required by the already-announced extra routes to Australia and the USA.
Whatever the final numbers, things are looking up!