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  • Airbus breaks ground in Mobile, JetBlue to receive first A320

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    Airbus and local officials broke ground on the airframer's new A320 family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, today, with JetBlue Airways slated to...


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  • Virgin America to launch Los Angeles-Las Vegas flights in April

    18:01 16 January 2013

    Virgin America will launch three daily flights between Los Angeles and Las Vegas from 22 April, says a source at the...


  • Virgin America to serve Newark

    03:23 11 December 2012

    Virgin America will begin flights to Newark Liberty International airport from 2 April 2013. The Burlingame,...


  • IN FOCUS: A320neo 'on track' as milestone approaches

    12:00 28 November 2012

    In the two years since it announced the re-engining plan, Airbus has notched 1,500 A320neo orders, and assigned the...


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  • ANALYSIS: Why US low-cost carriers may not follow merger route

    News | 23 May 2013 15:27 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    airline consolidations may have helped re-invigorate major US network carriers, but the profitability of the nation's low-cost operators could mean they...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Why-US-low-cost-carriers-may-not-follow-merger-route-386307/

  • ANALYSIS: Will Virgin America's business traveller focus pay off?

    News | 22 May 2013 21:12 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    Virgin America transformed in recent years from a leisure-focused carrier to an airline catering largely to business travellers, a strategy chief executive...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Will-Virgin-Americas-business-traveller-focus-pay-off-386265/

  • Virgin America connects US 'silicon' centres with Austin flights

    News | 22 May 2013 12:30 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    Virgin America launched its latest flight to a "silicon" city with the beginning of service between San Francisco and Austin, Texas, on 21 May, two cities...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Virgin-America-connects-US-silicon-centres-with-Austin-flights-386242/

  • Alaska predicts falling revenue as competition heats up in home state

    News | 15 May 2013 17:48 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    <p>Alaska Airlines, which has reported nine consecutive profitable years, expects unit revenue to continue declining in the coming months due to increasing...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Alaska-predicts-falling-revenue-as-competition-heats-up-in-home-state-385906/

  • ANALYSIS: As growth slows, Virgin America’s unit revenue aligns with low-cost competitors

    News | 14 May 2013 21:11 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    Virgin America's unit revenue increased at a rate many times greater than its low-cost competitors during the first quarter of 2013, bringing the carrier's...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-As-growth-slows-Virgin-Americas-unit-revenue-aligns-with-low-cost-competitors-385858/

  • Virgin America will not launch service to additional cities in 2013: Virgin's Cush

    News | 14 May 2013 15:52 | Jon Hemmerdinger

    <p>Virgin America does not expect to begin service to any new cities in 2013 after June, when the airline begins service to Anchorage in Alaska.</p><p>Virgin...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Virgin-America-will-not-launch-service-to-additional-cities-in-2013-Virgins-Cush-385843/

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  • Virgin pair and Baltic Miles take the plaudits at 2013 Loyalty Awards

    Blog | 28 Feb 2013 08:57 | Graham Dunn

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2013/02/virgin-pair-and-baltic-miles-t.html

  • American plays musical slots at Newark

    Blog | 04 Jan 2013 20:06 | Edward Russell

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2013/01/american-plays-musical-slots-a.html

  • Alaska's Virgin headache

    Blog | 29 Oct 2012 21:19 | Edward Russell

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/airline-business//2012/10/alaskas-virgin-headache.html

  • The need for speed...

    Blog | 07 Nov 2011 14:25 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/11/is-there-room-for-embedded-in.html

  • Stirring things up...

    Blog | 03 Oct 2011 09:56 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/10/stirring-things-up.html

  • In-flight Wi-Fi and our insatiable appetite for bandwidth

    Blog | 20 Sep 2011 11:33 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/09/in-flight-wi-fi-and-our-insati.html

  • Holy Hell! Virgin America to offer wireless IFE from Lufthansa Systems

    Blog | 26 Aug 2011 11:12 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/08/holy-hell-virgin-america-to-of.html

  • Free beer in flight (but only if you're a criminal)

    Blog | 24 Jul 2011 13:40 | Mary Kirby

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl//2011/07/free-beer-in-flight-but-only-i.html

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