LONDON (Reuters) - Four past and present British Airways BAY executives will be charged with fixing the price of passenger fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. In an unsourced report, the newspaper said the case was ...
LONDON (Reuters UK) - Four past and present British Airways BAY executives will be charged with fixing the price of passenger fuel surcharges on transatlantic flights, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. In an unsourced report, the newspaper said the case was being brought by...
Nobody will ever accuse Virgin Atlantic of rolling out the welcome mat to airlines looking to expand their presence at London/Heathrow. Though the Open Skies deal between the US and EU means that any US or European carrier can fly between Heathrow and the US, Virgin has decided to...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Nov 2, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Virgin Atlantic cabin crew have voted to reject the company's latest pay offer. Unite the Union has today written to give notice to Virgin Atlantic that the union will ballot its members LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM,...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Dec 3, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- More than 3,000 cabin crew at Virgin Atlantic are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Dec 3, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- More than 3,000 cabin crew...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Jan 7, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Virgin Atlantic and Unite the union today agreed a resolution to the current dispute over pay. Unite has now called off the industrial action planned for 9, 10, 16 and 17 January 2008. ...
Virgin Atlantic Airways has confirmed that it will begin alternative fuel trials in February, when one of its Boeing 747-400s will make a demonstration flight using biofuel. Marking the first use of this type of fuel by a commercial aircraft, it will Virgin Atlantic Airways has...
Virgin Atlantic has promised to give cross-Atlantic business travelers a better alternative to the status quo -- it's planning a premium business-class-only airline that will fly between select US and EU destinations. The new airline will launch in the next 12 to 18 months, and will compete with elite carriers...
Palm will sell a 25 percent interest in the company to private equity firm Elevation Partners. Palm has struggled under increased competition from Microsoft with its Windows Mobile operating system and Research in Motion's Blackberry, so the move is intended to make the company more competitive in the...
>> Virgin Atlantic reported a pretax profit of 41.6 million [pounds sterling] ($75.6 million) for the fiscal year ended Feb. 28, more than double the 20.1 million [pounds sterling] earned in the prior year, a jump it attributed to a "lar >> Virgin Atlantic...
What is it? It is a standard, run-of-the-mill Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 with unmodified General Electric CF6 engines that will run on a 20 per cent blend of biofuel. What is it? It is a standard, run-of-the-mill Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 with unmodified General Electric CF6 engines that will run...
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced that it will move its U.S. headquarters to Stamford by this fall, after spending the past decade in Norwalk. The airline, based in Great Britain, will relocate to 650 Atlantic St., which is being completely re Virgin Atlantic...
FedEx incurred its first decline in profits in more than three years. The express delivery company also alerted investors that it may fall short of its long-term profit target for this year. As FedEx gets deeper into its strategy of becoming integrated within global corporate supply chains, analysts say it...
A partnership launched last year with Virgin Atlantic Airways has Bombay Sapphire in the clouds. A menu of specially developed and classic cocktails featuring the brand, extensive promotion and bartenders trained to deliver signature Bombay drinks with style are wowing passengers in the Virgin Atlantic lounges of airports including New...