Virgin Atlantic begins farewell to the Boeing 747Another airline says goodbye to its Jumbo jet. In the painting of the Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 are only two years of on-the-go. Only 400 Boeing 747 are in use around the world – and running it will be less. With Virgin Atlantic now has another airline with a Plan, after the last of the Jumbo Jets will be sent into retirement. The farewell will begin later this year and will continue until 2021, as Chairman of the Board Shai Weiss said last week. The oldest of the Boeing 747-400 of Virgin is 23 years old, the average age of the eight machines is 19 years. To be replaced by Airbus A350-1000. The first of a total of eight firmly ordered Airbus Langstreckenjets will be delivered in late summer, a further three will follow until the end of the year. In addition, Virgin Atlantic and four A350-1000 is sourced from leasing companies. All of these will be in 2021 in the fleet. New cabin for the A350-1000In the new aircraft, Virgin Atlantic is also building a completely new cabin. The seats of all classes get an Upgrade. The Highlight of the new cabin is likely to be the Lounge area for Business Class passengers. For Premium passengers, provided the room is called The Loft and, without a doubt, helps to reduce the feeling of Tightness on Board. You can see in the above picture gallery photos of the Boeing 747 of Virgin Atlantic. |