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Looking out the window of a Boeing 787 widebody as it flies above a city. The jet engine of the aircraft is in view. Most widebodies presently don't support direct-to-consumer IFE streaming over a live connection.

Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies

The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading

A man's knees are seen close to the seatback in front of him on the Virgin Atlantic 787-9.

Excellent crew and soft product gloss over blemishes on Virgin 787

A recent trip to Delhi, India gave me a chance to sample the passenger experience on board Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft. My trip ... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic A330 business class seat. Purples and pinks cast a nice glow on the product.

The stratification of business class seats in the 2020s

As the steady pace of new business class seats — and their implementation on airlines worldwide — continues to gather after aviation’s... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic A330neo at the gate. Business Travel

Press Release: Personalisation at the heart of Virgin Atlantic for Business

Virgin Atlantic has launched a new proposition today to secure its place as the airline of choice for business customers. ‘Virgin Atlantic f... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic And Sky Team aircraft tails in a photo during sunset.

Press Release: Virgin Atlantic to join Skyteam Alliance today

Virgin Atlantic is formally joining SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, at a signing ceremony in London today. The move means Virgin Atlan... Continue Reading

Emirates' Christmas menu item accompanied by Christmas cake and surrounded by festive cards and décor.

Airlines get festive with special 2022 Christmas menus

The end of December is a peak travel period, and airlines are getting in the mood with special onboard menus including traditional European ... Continue Reading

Virgin Retreat Suites are pictured. Two large seats, in dark brown covers, sit side-by-side. Purple LED lights cast a pretty glow on the surrounding furniture. A large white pillow sits on each seat.

Virgin Retreat Suite: good product in search of a matching experience

Of all the business-plus front row products trickling out of design houses, seatmakers and airline passenger experience departments recently... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow Airport is equipped with a large bar area and various types of seating.

Virgin Atlantic’s Heathrow Clubhouse stays ahead of the curve

Though London Heathrow’s Terminal 3 has a plethora of high-quality airline lounges, including the stunning Cathay Pacific space, Virgin Atla... Continue Reading

Business plus seat on an aircraft. The seat is in grey and beige tones with soft blue lighting coloring the scene, and wood trim adding accent.

Business-plus front-row seats: where we are and where we’re going

As more and more airlines unveil new business-plus front-row seats, the dynamics of how they’re designing, marketing and selling these trave... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic Premium seat, featuring a dark brown seat cover. Purple LED lights complete the scene.

Virgin A330neo premium economy hard product outshines soft product

Virgin Atlantic rightfully claims to be one of the inventors of premium economy — a class of service which usually features a larger seat an... Continue Reading

A rave inaugural review for Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo Upper Class

When Virgin Atlantic unveiled its A330neo Upper Class suite this July, your author was somewhat taken aback: an off-the-shelf seat for cabin... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic A330neo in flight at sunset. Bucher has shipped Galleys to Airbus for this Aircraft.

Press Release: Bucher ships galleys for Virgin Atlantic A330-900neo

Bucher has shipped the first set of fully customized galleys and stowages to Airbus Toulouse for their integration into the new Virgin Atlan... Continue Reading

The Virgin Atlantic A330neo in-flight. The airline is now part of SkyTeam alliance

Press Release: Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam Alliance

SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, and Virgin Atlantic have today announced that the UK airline will join as SkyTeam’s newest member in e... Continue Reading

Two business class seats are brown in colour with red accents. Two large IFE screens are placed on in front of each seat.

What the design of Virgin’s new A330neo business means for industry

In the couple of months since Virgin Atlantic unveiled its new business class for its forthcoming A330-900neo fleet, your author has been mu... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic aircraft in flight on a bright sunny day.

Press Release: Virgin teams with Bii.aero to manage surplus parts

Virgin Atlantic has appointed Bii.aero, a leading provider of aircraft parts and services for the commercial aviation sector, to oversee the... Continue Reading