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Capacity weighs heavy on airfreight market

The capacity some airlines are bringing onto the main markets is driving airfreight yields down to a level that will be unsustainable for many operators, warned Virgin Atlantic's director of cargo, John Lloyd. Yields in the first half of the year were flat in the Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. The drive for all-in ULD rates in the American market and increased customer buying power due to ... [+]

Virgin appoints Dubai agent

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Globe Air Cargo as its general sales and service agent in Dubai. The airline carries 5,000 tonnes a year on its daily flights from Dubai to London Heathrow and customers in Dubai use Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s network and air and truck connections through London to ... [+]

Virgin flies aid to the Philippines

Virgin Atlantic cargo has moved over 82 tons of medical supplies and equipment for victims of Typhoon Haiyan on four of its aircraft heading to the Philippines for routine maintenance work. Shipments destined for UNICEF staff on the ground in the Philippines and the country’s Department of Health included hospital ... [+]

Eggselent effort by the Virgin Cargo folk

Virgin Atlantic Cargo moved 11 giant Easter eggs free of charge to New York for the annual Fabergé-sponsored Big Egg Hunt, to raise money for disadvantaged children and endangered wildlife. The eggs, up to 110cm high, were hidden around New York City and Saatchi & Saatchi NY developed a smartphone ... [+]

Ten years of flying our four-legged friends

Virgin Atlantic is celebrating ten years of flying pets around the world. As the first scheduled airline to carry cats and dogs from the US into London Heathrow under the Defra Pet Travel Scheme, Virgin Atlantic has flown over 15,000 pets since the “Flying Paws” scheme launched in 2003 to ... [+]

Leaving room for fruit and veg

Virgin Atlantic has boosted cargo capacity between London and Johannesburg with Airbus A340-600 aircraft during South Africa’s peak perishables season. Switching from a Boeing 747 to the A340-600 operation has given the airline’s cargo division over four tonnes of extra capacity on each of its daily flights. The A340-600 is ... [+]

You’d be barking mad to fly any other way

Virgin Atlantic is continuing its tradition of catering to Hollywood celebrities but now the airline's Cargo department is taking a hand. Uggie, the 10-year-old Jack Russell Terrier and star of the Oscar-winning silent movie, The Artist, climbed aboard a Virgin Atlantic plane in LA for a flying visit to London for ... [+]