Virgin Orbit said it will start making breathing devices to help treat people afflicted with novel coronavirus Virgin Orbit will begin making breathing devices to treat coronavirus The devices will automate ambulatory bags to deliver oxygen to patients They could be an alternative to ventilators and free them up for the critically ill Virgin Orbit … Read more
Richard Branson will invest £215m to save his empire after Virgin Atlantic staff were asked to take eight weeks of unpaid leave – as airline bosses hold crisis talks over bailout The billionaire is ploughing funds into his airline, railway and leisure businesses The aviation industry is tanking amid reduced demand because of pandemic Ministers … Read more
Virgin Mobile gives pay monthly customers unlimited minutes and data boost for free to help them cope with working from home Virgin Mobile is giving pay monthly customers unlimited minutes to landlines It is also offering a 10GB data boost at no extra cost for a month The new plan will kick in on Monday … Read more
Virgin Mobile is DOWN across parts of the UK leaving customers unable to make or receive calls as millions of people struggle to work from home amid coronavirus crisis Outages appeared to hit the mobile provider early on Wednesday morning Smaller-scale outages are also being reported by Virgin cable internet users The issue strikes as … Read more
Virgin Mobile is DOWN leaving customers unable to make or receive calls as millions of people across the UK struggle to work from home amid coronavirus crisis Outages appeared to hit the mobile provider early on Wednesday morning Smaller-scale outages are also being reported by Virgin cable internet users The issue strikes as many work … Read more
Donald Trump’s UK travel ban piles pressure on beleaguered BA, which relies on £1billion-a-year transatlantic route, as Virgin Atlantic demands £7.5billion government bailout for the struggling airline industry BA’s CEO Alex Cruz told employees the airline was fighting for its survival Now Donald Trump’s travel ban will further impact the already struggling BA Passengers are … Read more
Tributes are paid to BBC Radio 2 and Virgin Radio presenter Pete Mitchell who has died suddenly, aged 61, after collapsing near his home in Stockport News of the presenter’s death was announced by family friend Jo Houlcroft Mitchell died while walking near his home and was not known to be ill BBC Radio 2 … Read more
Bookings are now being taken for Virgin Voyages’ first ever cruise: Scarlet Lady’s maiden voyage will be from Miami to the Caribbean in 2020 The liner will embark on its inaugural season next year with sailings from April to October around Caribbean Virgin says the ship will offer a ‘cheeky and cheerful’ approach to service as … Read more
The personal information of 900,000 Virgin Media customers was left exposed online for 10 months enabling a third-party to access the data, it has emerged. The company said the breach did not happen due to a hack but occurred because its database was incorrectly configured, allowing unauthorised access. The information in the database did not … Read more
Russia’s Aeroflot has been named as the world’s most on-time mainline airline in 2019 in a new report. It has beaten Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), which comes second, and highest-ranked U.S airline Delta Air Lines is third overall. Virgin Atlantic is the UK’s most on-schedule carrier. Meanwhile, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport is named as the … Read more