The airline claimed Flight 100 from London to New York would use 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Virgin Atlantic ad banned over Flight 100 ‘sustainable’ fuel claim

The first transatlantic flight by an airliner using pure sustainable aviation fuel has departed from Heathrow.

First transatlantic flight using greener fuel takes off

Virgin’s famous red uniforms had been typically worn by female staff since the airline’s inception in 1984.

Virgin Atlantic scraps gendered uniforms as part of inclusivity drive

Previously, tattoos had to be covered up with long sleeves, plasters or makeup.

Airline becomes first UK carrier to allow cabin crew to show tattoos 

Rachel Street leaves Ealing Magistrates Court in London charged with being drunk in an aircraft during a Virgin Atlantic flight from Barbados to Heathrow in January. Picture date: Wednesday March 17, 2021.

The prosecutor said that after being warned she could face arrest over her behaviour, Rachel Street replied “bring it on”.

Virgin Atlantic passenger admits drunken attack on airline staff at 40,000ft

Worthless, anxious and depressed... three emotions shared by people who've worked within the aviation industry according to an ITV News Meridian survey.

Worthless, anxious and depressed... the pandemic's impact on airline staff

It is projected that the airline’s cash flow would drop to ‘critical levels’ by the middle of next month without an injection of cash.

Virgin Atlantic could ‘run out of money’ by end of September

The plan to secure its future includes £200 million being provided by founder Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.

Virgin Atlantic secures £1.2 billion rescue deal 

Virgin is laying-off one third of its workforce, offloading 737s and pulling out of Gatwick Airport.

Virgin Atlantic cuts jobs in a fight for survival

The Virgin Atlantic flight had been in the air less than an hour.

Virgin Atlantic flight bound for London makes emergency landing following fire

Among the people wearing a red leotard in the new artwork will be a black man and woman, and a gay man.

Virgin Atlantic replaces flying lady emblem for more diversity

The sickness was "mainly a bad chesty cough, possibly chest infection", a passenger said. 

Virgin Atlantic passengers quarantined after flying from Barbados to Gatwick

Virgin said it was a "significant change" for an industry where female crew are often expected to make an effort on their appearances.

Virgin Atlantic female cabin crew no longer required to wear makeup

Hundreds of airport and train workers are taking part in a series of strikes over the Christmas period. We explain what is happening when.

What strikes are taking place over the Christmas period?

Increasingly powerful lasers can blind, dazzle and distract pilots amid critical stages of flying - even after the beams leave the cockpit.

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