Georgina Cave's gamble on turning down a university place has been rewarded with a prized job working as an engineer on jumbo jets at Heathrow and Gatwick... more
Transport Department officials are talking to Virgin Atlantic about an alleged incident in which Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond entered the cockpit of a jet ... more
Virgin Atlantic pilots are expected to vote to stage their first strike against the airline in a row over pay, raising the threat of summer strikes... more
Two Virgin Atlantic beauty therapists today won a combined £300,000 compensation pay-out after developing muscle pains from giving massages to overweight businessmen... more
Cabin crew are used to dealing with unusual requests from travellers - but a plea to find a passenger's missing glass eye was the last thing they expected at 35,000 feet... more
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic confirms it has called in advisers to conduct a strategic review, which analysts predicted could see the tycoon surrender control of the business... more
Taxpayer-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland is fined £28.6 million after admitting swapping information with Barclays, which could have led to potential price fixing on loans... more
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic posted a near-doubling of pre-tax profits to £68.4 million, up from £34.8 million the year before, just days after British Airways totted up losses of £401 million ... more
Virgin Atlantic doubled its profits last year but chief executive Steve Ridgway warned that it would be unlikely to perform anywhere near as well in the current year ... more
Gatwick Airport could be worth as little as £1.33 billion, rather than the £2 billion-plus its owner BAA hoped to receive from auctioning it off ... more
Aviation: Sir Richard Branson outlines plans to build a consortium of airlines and outside investors to launch a £2 billion bid for Gatwick Airport... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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