Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with iconic doll brand Barbie to create a range of new aviation-themed dolls – yes, there’s a cabin crew doll included in the range but there’s also a Virgin Atlantic engineer and pilot Barbie as…

Cabin crew at Virgin Atlantic have voted in favour of a new pay deal by the narrowest of margins – just 50.2% of votes backed the proposed deal but this simple majority should be enough for the Crawley-based airline to…

A group of cabin crew at Virgin Atlantic are hoping to bring a crowdfunded legal case in a bid to win better pay and conditions from their employer.  The cabin crew, who are represented by Constantine Law, have set up…

Cabin crew at Virgin Atlantic are being balloted on their desire to start industrial action against the Crawley-based airline in a dispute over pay and conditions.  Last month, crew rejected a two-year pay deal that would have seen basic wages…

Talks between Virgin Atlantic and its cabin crew to hammer out a new pay deal might be one step closer today – the airline has proposed an industry-leading two-year day deal that would see cabin crew wages rise by more…

Virgin Atlantic has adorned the noses of its aircraft with its cheeky ‘Flying Ladies’ artwork for years and the planes themselves have equally cheeky names to go with each bespoke Flying Lady.  For example, one Airbus A340-600 was renamed Sleeping…

Virgin Atlantic and the Unite Union which represents cabin crew have had to go back to the drawing board in negotiating a new pay deal after the original proposal was furiously rejected by many union members.  It’s believed that the…

A grand unveiling of a new Business Class seat by Virgin Atlantic due to take place on 8th April could be overshadowed by the prospect of strike action by the airline’s cabin crew according to reports in the UK’s Telegraph…

In December 2015, Nicola Thorp turned up for her first day at work as a temporary receptionist at accountancy and professional services powerhouse pwc.   Thorp, who was wearing a pair of smart flat shoes when she arrived at the…

In what could be seen as a major change in policy, Virgin Atlantic has decided that it will no longer make female cabin crew and other frontline female employees wear makeup.  The Crawley-based airline says the change came about after…

We’ve learnt that Virgin Atlantic is in urgent talks with its community of cabin crew after tax authorities in the United Kingdom started an investigation into the airline’s current setup for paying crew.  Like many European airlines, Virgin Atlantic is…

We all know that cabin crew have to go through weeks of intensive initial training in order to equip them with the skills they need to deal with all kinds of emergencies that might arise at 39,000 feet.  They are…

I’m not quite sure how happy the iconic British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood will be with Virgin Atlantic swapping out her cabin crew uniform for ugly Christmas sweaters but luckily it’s all for a very good cause. In celebration of…

A few days ago, we reported on changes in how new cabin crew at British Airways would be trained – with all crew who join the airline from March 2019 onwards being trained as apprentices.  And now, we’ve learned it’s…

Ever wondered what Cabin Crew get up to on a long-haul flight?  It was a hard day’s work for these Virgin Atlantic flight attendants as they were filmed being put through their paces on the eleven and a half hour…

It wasn’t that long ago that we thought of air travel as the one place where we couldn’t be contacted.  Being cut off from the outside world was actually a good thing.  How things have changed.  Now airlines are scored…

Long-haul flying can be a tough test of endurance at the best of times.  Cramped into a aircraft cabin for hours, crossing multiple time-zones and finally arriving at a faraway airport when you’re tired and weary.  But at least you…

On the face of it, yesterday was a good news day for Virgin Atlantic.  As the airline celebrated its inaugural flight to Seattle, it also announced the third year of successive profits in its annual financial results.  But at Brexit…

You better be quick, Virgin Atlantic, who recently started an open-ended recruitment drive for new cabin crew will stop accepting new applications very soon. Virgin had advised aspiring candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible and warned that…