The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ground Virgin Galactic flights pending an investigation into a mishap during its recent publicity flight which had, among others, Sir Richard Branson onboard. In a brief statement, the FAA said it was investigating a mishap that occurred over Spaceport America, New Mexico on [read more]
The Flybe name is set to disappear from airports in 2020 as new owners, Connect Airways Ltd, rebrand the airline as Virgin Connect. As we reported earlier this year, the new owners had always planned to rebrand the regional airline after rescuing it from near collapse and the new name [read more]
Virgin Orbit has entered into a partnership agreement with Spaceport Cornwall which will see satellite launches return to the UK for the first time in 50 years. The partnership with Satellite launch provider, Virgin Orbit, will see launches from a Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay by 2021, using a modified Boeing [read more]
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