Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787’s windscreen cracks at 40K feet, forcing terrified crew to reroute San Francisco-bound flight
T he windscreen of a Boeing jet cracked midair, terrifying the cockpit crew and forcing a Virgin Atlantic flight to San ...
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The intriguing phenomenon helping planes slingshot across the Atlantic at 800 mph
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
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Boeing and Virgin Atlantic to work on biofuels for aircraft
Boeing and Virgin Atlantic yesterday announced a deal for the airline to purchase 15 of the new 787-9 aircraft and form a new environmental partnership. The first 787 is expected to start final ...
Jet stream helping planes slingshot across Atlantic Ocean at 800 mph
When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes ...
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Virgin Orbit will soon use its modified Boeing 747 to launch satellites into orbit using a rocket strapped to the wing — here's how it works
Sir Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Orbit, just completed its final developmental test with its Boeing 747-400 jet ... another Branson company, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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Air Canada teases new 787-10 Signature Suites
Air Canada says its Boeing 787-10s will have 11 rows of 42 business class seats compared to the eight row 30-seat Signature ...
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India’s Low-Cost IndiGo Airline Confirms it Will Wet-Lease Boeing 787 Dreamliner From Norse Atlantic as it Expands Long-Haul Network
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has entered into a wet-lease agreement with Norse Atlantic Airways for one of its Boeing 787 ...
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Virgin is spending $17 billion on new planes and cabins. See inside its Airbus A330neo, with niche perks like Bluetooth.
Virgin Atlantic Airways has spent $17 billion to ... its latest cabins with the bar seen on older Airbus A330-300s and Boeing 787s, but it has installed special social spaces for its highest ...
American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 Blows Both Tires Upon Landing At Kingston Argyle Int'l Airport
American Airlines confirmed that the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was pulled from service to undergo maintenance inspections.
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Stunning success
Virgin Atlantic has shared headline results from Flight100 - the first transatlantic flight that ran on 100% sustainable ...