Virgin Atlantic Sets 747 Retirement Date, Resumes Manchester Flights

Victoria Moores December 04, 2020
747-400
Virgin Atlantic will stop operating the 747-400 later this month.
Credit: Joe Pries
LONDON—UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is expecting to perform its final Boeing 747 flight on Dec. 16 and has announced plans to resume operations from Manchester, England on Dec. 5 after a nine-month break. Virgin has operated 747s since its launch, 36 years ago. However, the four-engine...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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