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Virgin Atlantic Cargo will offer up to 50 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on its new winter season flights between London Heathrow and Brussels which go into operation between 27 October and 29 March. The Airbus A330-300 and Airbus A350-1000 aircraft will move time-critical goods such as perishables and pharmaceuticals to European hubs, offering an alternative to airfreight trucking.
Chief commercial officer, Juha Jarvinen, commented: “During the winter period, we will operate ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Nick Diesel as its new managing director, effective 4 August, replacing Phil Wardlow who is leaving the airline.
Diesel has been at Virgin Atlantic for nine years and was most recently vice president, financial planning, with responsibility for post-pandemic recovery.
With a background in strategy and operations ...
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Virgin Atlantic will operate a seventh daily frequency on its Heathrow-New York JFK route and a second daily flight to Boston Logan International in its summer 2024 schedule. Both services will be operated by Airbus A330-900neo and A350-1000 aircraft.
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Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel loaded four tonnes of Scottish salmon on board Virgin Atlantic's Flight 100 from Heathrow to New York on 28 November, the first operated by a commercial airline to operate on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The cargo, from sustainable producer Bakkafrost, was non-revenue but K+N, one ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has launched myVS, an expansion of its digital platform, which enables customers to quote, book, manage, and track their cargo shipments online. It is part of the airline’s overall digitisation program and will initially be launching in the UK and South Africa, for General, Pharma, and Fresh ...
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Virgin Atlantic has operated one of the first UK aid flights to Turkey, departing Heathrow on Tuesday 13 February with £350,000 worth of supplies for earthquake victims.
The specially chartered cargo only flight transported 64 pallets of clothing and almost a tonne of infant milk powder to Adana, a 115 miles ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Maria Sanchez-Grant as its new head of distribution. Over the past 15 years she has held numerous sales and revenue roles within Virgin Atlantic Cargo, becoming senior manager, revenue optimisation in 2019, with responsibility for leading the revenue management and pricing functions of the cargo ...
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Over 20 tonnes of vital medicines is being airfreighted to Pakistan for flood victims thanks to Virgin Atlantic Cargo and British retailer Bestway Group.
The medicines, donated by Bestway, are due to land on Thursday 24 November and will be distributed to help 3.2 million people who have lost their homes ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to introduce a thrice-weekly freighter flight between London Heathrow and Billund Airport in Denmark, operated by a Titan Airways Airbus A321F.
The flights, on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, will replace trucking links, and will have a capacity of 28 tonnes per flight says the carrier.
The new route ...
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Virgin Atlantic is to resume flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town in South Africa in November, reports the Routes Online website. The route will be operated daily with a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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