Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up dining experience on board

Virgin Atlantic bids farewell to its last Boeing 747 with a pop-up first-class dining experience on board – and the public will be able to ‘delve around’ secret areas, including crew bunks For one day only, the public will be able to purchase tickets for the ‘ultimate 747 experience’ Hosted at the airline’s Heathrow hangar … Read more

Leaked photo from Pentagon UFO task force shows silver cube hovering over the Atlantic

The existence of two classified Pentagon reports on UFOs has been revealed, the contents of which include a leaked photo depicting a mysterious object hovering over the Atlantic. The DoD’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force issued the two classified intelligence ‘position reports’ in 2018 and the summer of this year, and they circulated widely in … Read more

Virgin Atlantic launches pre-departure Covid-19 testing trial on Heathrow to Barbados flights

Virgin Atlantic has become the latest major airline to launch a Covid-19 testing trial. British Airways, American Airlines, United and Delta have also launched testing trial programmes for the virus. From December 9, Virgin Atlantic customers flying to Barbados or onwards to Antigua and Grenada on selected flights will receive ‘a free, rapid, point-of-care, pre-departure … Read more

Mad for Madeira: Portugal’s Atlantic outpost is ready to wow us this winter

We know tourist boards are introducing a range of emergency measures. But they’re also coming up with emergency slogans. Madeira’s is ‘Safe to Discover’. Clever, that. Flatter the visitor that they are the intrepid types, yet reassure them that the island (actually, an archipelago of islands) is as COVID-free as any holiday destination. Which it … Read more

Conservation: Marine sanctuary THREE times the size of the UK set up around remote Atlantic island

The waters around Tristan da Cunha — the world’s most remote inhabited islands  have been set up as a marine wildlife sanctuary that is three times the size of the UK. The government of the islands — a UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic — has declared a 265,000 square mile area as a marine protection zone. … Read more

Britain’s nuclear submarines become outnumbered as Russian vessels flood into the North Atlantic

Britain’s nuclear submarines become outnumbered as Russian vessels flood into the North Atlantic – as Putin reopens missile base near UK targets Britain’s nuclear submarines are outnumbered by Russia in the North Atlantic Vladimir Putin has reopened a cruise missile base within range of UK targets Head of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral … Read more

Fix testing fiasco to put us back in air, says Virgin Atlantic boss 

The boss of Virgin Atlantic is ramping up calls for mass Covid testing to be introduced to help revive the aviation industry and the economy. Describing the past six months as ‘devastating and humbling’, Shai Weiss warned of an extended recession and soaring unemployment without a fully functioning test regime. Aviation has pinned its hopes … Read more

Donald Trump goes after Steve Jobs’ widow who owns a portion of The Atlantic

Donald Trump rips Steve Jobs’ widow for ‘wasting money he left her on a failing Radical Left Magazine’ by co-owning The Atlantic – which ran bombshell report claiming he called dead troops ‘suckers’ Presidente Donald Trump went after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, in an early Sunday tweet  ‘Steve Jobs would not … Read more

Donald Trump demands Fox reporter Jennifer Griffin is fired after she confirmed Atlantic report

The White House is furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. Fox News, the Washington Post and Associated Press were among the news outlets … Read more

Virgin Atlantic will axe another 1,150 jobs taking total losses during pandemic to 4,700

Virgin Atlantic will axe another 1,150 jobs taking total losses during covid pandemic to 4,700 amid ‘quarantine roulette’ chaos and demands for airport testing By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 12:47 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 12:59 BST, 4 September 2020 Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it could axe a further 1,150 jobs from across … Read more