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Virgin Atlantic Touts 1st Flight 100 Percent Powered by ‘Sustainable’ Alternative to Jet Fuel

The Boeing 787 passenger jet, dubbed "Flight100," took off from London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, bound for New York.

November 29, 2023BY Katabella Roberts
Transport Secretary Targets ‘Jet Zero’ as he Heads for New York on Sustainable Fuel Flight

The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, describes the first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel—which took place on Tuesday—as ...

November 28, 2023BY Chris Summers
Virgin Atlantic Scraps UK Flights to Hong Kong, Closes Office and Services

Virgin Atlantic announced on Oct. 5 that it's permanently pulling out of Hong Kong, dropping flights to the Asian ...

October 5, 2022BY Katabella Roberts
Unruly Passenger Forces LAX-Bound Commercial Flight to Land in Utah

A commercial aircraft pilot on Tuesday was forced to land early in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a ...

July 28, 2022BY Lorenz Duchamps
Virgin Atlantic Flight Turns Back Mid-Air After It Emerged Pilot Was Still in Training

A Virgin Atlantic flight headed to New York was forced to turn back to London after it emerged ...

May 6, 2022BY Lorenz Duchamps
UK’s Heathrow Airport Scraps COVID-19 Mask Mandate

Heathrow, the UK’s largest airport, has dropped the requirement for passengers to wear masks. From March 16, passengers ...

March 16, 2022BY Alexander Zhang
Virgin Atlantic Airways Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in US

WASHINGTON/LONDON—Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the ...

August 4, 2020BY Reuters
Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Boston After Fire on Board

A fire aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight headed to London forced the plane to make an emergency landing ...

July 5, 2019BY The Associated Press
Virgin Atlantic Plane Makes Gatwick Emergency Landing

LONDON—A Virgin Atlantic jet bound from London to Las Vegas turned back and made an emergency landing at ...

December 29, 2014BY Jill Lawless