Virgin Atlantic Plans Significant Plane Order

Virgin Atlantic Airways revealed plans to order additional long-haul aircraft to support its planned expansion to Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Australia. Chairman Richard Branson said Friday he is "now talking to both manufacturers [Boeing and Airbus] about acquiring more planes." A spokesman...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week's global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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