Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Jan 8, 2013 Virgin Atlantic Airways has today appointed Craig Kreeger as its new Chief Executive. He will assume the role on 1st February 2013. He joins from American Airlines (AA), where he has held a 27-year career spanning commercial, financial and strategic roles in the US and around the globe. Kreeger, 53, succeeds current CEO, Steve Ridgway, who is retiring from the airline. Steve has had a 23-year tenure with Virgin Atlantic and became Chief Executive in 2001. During his time at the airline, Virgin Atlantic has grown from two 747s to a fleet of 40 long haul aircraft, flying six million passengers a year all over the world. Kreeger joins at an exciting time for the airline as Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic finalise their agreement for a new joint venture that will create an expanded Trans-Atlantic network. This new venture will materially enhance competition between the UK and North America, offering great benefits for customers travelling on thos...

Neelam Mathews Jan 1, 2013 The people at  Virgin Atlantic  are what make it special. I'm proud of every single one of them. See how we are flying in the face of ordinary in our new ad above. Find out more about our  people, places, products, style and all the ways we are flying in the face of ordinary  over at Virgin Atlantic's website. 2012 has been a fantastic year, with a wonderful ending as we revealed new domestic flights in the UK and a  strategic partnership with Delta . Here's to 2013 being even better. By  Richard Branson . Founder of Virgin Group

Neelam Mathews Sept 14, 2011 The  Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), has joined with its ‘iFlex’ partners to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Johannesburg-Atlanta iFlex trial. The iFlex program concentrates on long-haul routes through low-density airspace in regions where maximum benefit can be achieved through a more flexible airspace structure. iFlex provides airlines a greater and more flexible choice of routes on long-haul operations. It addresses challenges resulting from conventional air traffic management restrictions, which limit the flexibility of routing within fixed corridors. Data provided by Delta Air Lines shows the implementation of iFlex between Johannesburg and Atlanta from 30th June to 25 th  August resulted in an average time saving of 8 minutes per flight. This equates to 900 kg of fuel and 2.9 tonnes of CO2. The development and implementation of the iFlex trial was successful with no changes made to existing air traffic ma...