Company Watch - Virgin Group.Oct 1, 2007 Virgin America Virgin America is a U.S. based low-cost airline that began service on 8 August 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and West Coast seaboards". started twice-daily Washington Dulles-San Francisco service aboard its new Airbus A319s/A320s. The startup, which launched last month, plans to begin thrice-daily SFO-Las Vegas service from Oct. 10. Routes currently served include SFO-New York JFK, SFO-Los Angeles and JFK-LAX. Sep 27, 2007 Virgin Atlantic adds to Premium Economy. Virgin Atlantic is adding more Premium Economy seats due to demand and by Christmas, the airline's entire Heathrow-based Boeing 747 fleet will have been fitted out, nearly doubling capacity. The new layout gives 30 more seats per aircraft, bringing the total up to 62 available per flight. Premium Economy, which Virgin Atlantic claims to have originated in 1992, doubled in passenger numbers during the first half of this decade. In the ten months since a USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 24m / [pounds sterling]12m revamp, Virgin Atlantic has carried around 950,000 passengers in the cabin, a further 20% increase. This is a clear indication that we are streets ahead of our competitors and in order to seize further market share from our competitors, we have decided to increase our capacity in Premium Economy on our Heathrow 747 aircraft." Sep 27, 2007 Virgin Atlantic's new Premium Economy Boeing 747 cabin combines a 38" seat pitch with a width of 21" leather seat which features enhanced ergonomics ergonomics, the engineering science concerned with the physical and psychological relationship between machines and the people who use them. The ergonomicist takes an empirical approach to the study of human-machine interactions. for improved comfort. It also features a dual position footrest, lumbar lumbar /lum·bar/ (lum´bar) pertaining to the loins. lum·bar adj. Of, near, or situated in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis. support, adjustable headrest with wings, and a redesigned tray table tray table n. 1. A portable table consisting of a tray mounted on folding legs. 2. A tray mounted on or in a piece of furniture, such as an airplane seatback, designed to fold or swing out of the way for storage. . All seats provide passengers with lap top power. Other benefits include a dedicated check in and cabin crew cabin crew cabin n (Aviat) → équipage m , separate cabin, priority with boarding and luggage collection along with a three-choice meal service served on china dinnerware with stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. cutlery, and an amenity kit. Virgin flies with a three-class layout, Upper Class, Premium Economy and economy. It currently operates 38 aircraft, 25 Airbus A340s and 13 Boeing 747s. Sep 27, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. |
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