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[ Planes ]June 22, 2019 6:19 am ET
By Connor Sadler

Virgin Atlantic’s First Painted Airbus A350-1000XWB Unveiled

Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350-1000 XWB has rolled out of the paint shop at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, named “Mamma Mia” and to be registered G-VPOP, is set to enter into service in August on the airline’s London-New York route and is the first of twelve on order for Virgin Atlantic. In a tweet, Virgin Atlantic said “This is the one you’ve been waiting for. Our [Airbus] A350 livery is here, and we think you’ll agree…

[ Planes ]April 9, 2019 7:47 am ET
By James Dinsdale

Virgin Atlantic Unveils Airbus A350 Cabin Interior

Virgin Atlantic has unveiled a new cabin that will be onboard incoming Airbus A350-1000s, with the first due to arrive this summer. Business class, or Upper Class, will have a lie-flat bed facing towards the window in a 1-2-1 configuration. The seats will be 20 inches wide and stretch to a length…