Virgin Atlantic
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Courchevel
Posts: 841
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Looks like they're deferring A350 deliveries. At least the management are finally taking some serious measures to try and keep Virgin Atlantic afloat whilst investment is being sought.
Looks like they're deferring A350 deliveries. At least the management are finally taking some serious measures to try and keep Virgin Atlantic afloat whilst investment is being sought.
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 285
At least advisory firms are making some money..
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...g-hit-11993843
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...g-hit-11993843
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Really close to NANTI.
Posts: 107
Regarding the immediate retirement of the 747s - I remember after 9/11 Virgin retired their fleet of 747-200s only to have to lease them back from Air Icelandic (?) when the predicted downturn wasn't quite as bad as predicted.
There's got to be a chance of history repeating itself here, surely ?
Here in the UK the lockdown seems to be slowly getting watered down. If this is reflected elsewhere and people are allowed to travel again perhaps they'll need the 747s back ?
A Farcebook group I'm in seems to be full of people who given the slightest chance will be off to Florida.
There's got to be a chance of history repeating itself here, surely ?
Here in the UK the lockdown seems to be slowly getting watered down. If this is reflected elsewhere and people are allowed to travel again perhaps they'll need the 747s back ?
A Farcebook group I'm in seems to be full of people who given the slightest chance will be off to Florida.
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: UK
Posts: 285
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: At the OMT
Posts: 152
Regarding the immediate retirement of the 747s - I remember after 9/11 Virgin retired their fleet of 747-200s only to have to lease them back from Air Icelandic (?) when the predicted downturn wasn't quite as bad as predicted.
There's got to be a chance of history repeating itself here, surely ?
There's got to be a chance of history repeating itself here, surely ?
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Shoreham
Age: 69
Posts: 35
The B747-400 will be around a while longer.
The classics were going within 6 months...7 years later the last one left.
A full B747-400 to Orlando has the same operating cost as an A330.
BTW...the basic weight of an A340-600 is 179.2T and the B747-400 is 177.4T and carries more pax/freight.
A full B747-400 to Orlando has the same operating cost as an A330.
BTW...the basic weight of an A340-600 is 179.2T and the B747-400 is 177.4T and carries more pax/freight.
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Courchevel
Posts: 841
Looks like the A330 doesn't feature in the recovery plan after all. it's going to be B787/A350 only and if you're not on one of those types it's looking very dodgy unless you happen to be in the top 90 of the seniority list. A total bloodbath for the pilots at Virgin Atlantic seems to be the most severe reaction plan so far from airline management. Let's hope the virus weakens and scientists discover a vaccine soon maybe then things pickup in aviation and people will be offered their jobs back.