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- Aircraft News - Europe
- Mar 10, 2008 A bill going through U.K. parliament and expected to become law within three months commits the government to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the main climate change culprit, by at least 60 percent from 1990 by 2050 and by 26-32 percent by 2020. UK Environment Secretary...
- Research articles 2008-03-10
- Company Watch - Virgin Atlantic
- Mar 10, 2008 Virgin Atlantic Airways unveiled a [pounds sterling]1 million ($1.99 million) premium lounge at Boston Logan. It accommodates up to 75 passengers. Mar 6, 2008 Rolls-Royce won a $2.6 billion deal from Virgin Atlantic Airways for Trent 1000s to power up to 43 787s and announced...
- Research articles 2008-03-10
- Aircraft News - Europe
- Mar 3, 2008 Airbus, EADS, Northrop Grumman U.S. Air Force selects tanker KC-30 Tanker based on Airbus A330 MRTT over the Boeing 767. Selection of the KC-45A Tanker was announced today by the U.S. Air Force, culminating a multi-year evaluation. The program award calls for 179 aircraft with...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Company Watch - Virgin Group
- Feb 25, 2008 Boeing VP-Sales Ray Conner said here that the 747-8I is a major focus of the company's sales efforts and it hopes to secure orders for the aircraft this year. ANA, China Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are considered targets. Boeing has sold the 747-8I to Lufthansa and...
- Research articles 2008-02-25
- Virgin plans new business-only carrier
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virgin Atlantic Airways is reportedly planning to launch a new business class-only transatlantic carrier. The new airline, which is expected to start operating within 18 months, would offer flights to the US from London, Paris, Milan, Zurich, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, according to...
- Research articles 2007-06-04
- Boeing wins orders for new 787s
- CHICAGO -- Virgin Atlantic and Air Canada delivered double victories to Boeing Co. on Tuesday, choosing the company's 787 Dreamliner over the competing Airbus A350 model. Meanwhile, Boeing said it was partnering with London-based Virgin Atlantic to develop a new biofuel for commercial jets as part of an...
- Research articles 2007-04-25
- Virgin Atlantic to order 15 Boeing Dreamliner jets
- CHICAGO AFP — The Boeing Company announced Tuesday that Virgin Atlantic has ordered 15 of its future 787 Dreamliners, the biggest order for the plane so far from a European carrier. The order, worth some 2.8 billion dollars at list price, had been listed on Boeing's records as coming...
- Research articles 2007-04-24
- Boeing and Virgin Atlantic Announce 787 Order, Environmental Partnership.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 April 2007-BOEING: Boeing and Virgin Atlantic Announce 787 Order, Environmental PartnershipC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24042007 CHICAGO - Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Virgin Atlantic today announced an environmental partnership, which includes an order for 15 787-9 Dreamliners, marking the...
- Research articles 2007-04-24
- Safety News In Brief
- Porpoising a Pilot Induced Oscillation with a difference: see video at tinyurl.com/2pqfx8 From the comments on avsim.ru where the video was originally posted: "Russian military multi-engine flight school; 2 students on their 2nd solo. No injuries but A/C was written off (nose-gear went through the floor, plus...
- Research articles 2007-04-23
- Virgin fuel saving trials.(International/Industry)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways announced on December 3, that it would start trialling some of its proposed fuel-saving measures at London/Heathrow and London/Gatwick later that month. Initially these will only involve its Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The idea is that they will be towed from their stands to...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Branson unveils aviation overhaul to curb global warming
- NEW YORK AFP — British tycoon Richard Branson urged the aviation industry to join his Virgin Atlantic airline in an ambitious plan to combat the potential "catastrophe" of global warming. The billionaire founder of the Virgin Group of companies said that airlines around the world had to play their part...
- Research articles 2006-09-27
- Semmco steps up safety for top airlines; Revolutionary access steps & operating platform ensures safety & regulatory compliance for Virgin & BMI aircraft maintenance teams working at heights.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 2006-Semmco: Semmco steps up safety for top airlines; Revolutionary access steps & operating platform ensures safety & regulatory compliance for Virgin & BMI aircraft maintenance teams working at heightsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26042006 The Surrey-based design and engineering...
- Research articles 2006-04-26
- What role do you see design playing in the future of the airline business?(aircraft design)
- Chris Rossi, VP-sales and marketing for North America, Virgin Atlantic airways Design is vital [because] it gives airlines, and all companies, the opportunity to create points of differentiation, whether it's the hard-core physical product on the airplane or the...
- Research articles 2006-03-06
- Fossett, GlobalFlyer set record for world's longest distance flight
- LONDON AFP — US aviator Steve Fossett clinched the record for the longest non-stop flight in terms of distance, after a three-day odyssey that took him around the world and then a bit more. Fossett landed his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer at Bournemouth, on England's south coast, at about 5:05...
- Research articles 2006-02-11
- Pilot hopes to set distance record
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After a white-knuckle takeoff, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett soared out over the Atlantic in a bony-looking experimental airplane Wednesday on a quest to break the 25,000-mile record for the world's longest aircraft flight. Fossett squeezed into the tiny cockpit, kissed his wife goodbye and...
- Research articles 2006-02-09
- Delayed round-the-world solo flight set for Wednesday
- MIAMI AFP — US millionaire aviator Steve Fossett is set to take off in his quest to break a record for a round-the-world solo flight one day after postponing a planned takeoff due to strong winds, organizers said. Fossett will try to takeoff in his Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer aircraft...
- Research articles 2006-02-07
- Branson looks at alternative fuel sources for aircraft fleet - report
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD British businessman Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways, has revealed plans to develop the use of alternative fuel sources to power his aircraft fleet. In an interview with Reuters, Branson said that Virgin would build cellulosic ethanol factories in order...
- Research articles 2005-11-17
- Virgin Atlantic comes of age and celebrates 21 years in the air.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2005-VIRGIN ATLANTIC: Virgin Atlantic comes of age and celebrates 21 years in the airC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22062005 Virgin Atlantic celebrates its 21st Birthday today with a special flight to commemorate its first ever flight between London and New...
- Research articles 2005-06-22
- Hero's return for solo trip pilot
- Steve Fossett arrived home to a champion's welcome after becoming the first person to fly solo non-stop around the world. After 67 hours, two minutes and 38 seconds and 22,900 miles, Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer touched down in Salina, Kansas. The aircraft was greeted with blue skies and sunshine...
- Research articles 2005-03-04
- GlobalFlyer takes off on non-stop round-the-world flight
- SALINA, United States AFP — The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, an experimental plane piloted by American adventurer Steve Fossett, took off from here in a bid to make the first solo non-stop flight around the world without refueling. After weeks of weather delays, the GlobalFlyer took off at 6:47 pm...
- Research articles 2005-02-28
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