Troubled airline Flybe insists flights continue as normal amid survival funding talks January 13, 2020 Flybe’s chief executive today pleaded with employees not to give away details of its financial situation, as the struggling airline remained tight-lipped on reports that it is hurtling towards collapse today. Europe’s biggest regional carrier was rocked by suggestions that it is in a fresh battle for survival on Sunday night, less than a year [...]
Top tips for negotiations from Sir Richard Branson November 8, 2019 Israel is famous for its savvy negotiators. So to launch the new Virgin Atlantic route from London to Tel Aviv, I went head-to-head with its residents to put my skills to the test — and I had to bring my A-game. It was no easy feat. The people of Tel Aviv know how to drive [...]
Virgin Atlantic in fresh broadside against British Airways owner over Heathrow slots October 17, 2019 A war of words between two of Britain’s two biggest airlines over take-off and landing slots at Heathrow escalated further this morning, as Virgin Atlantic’s boss launched a fresh salvo against the dominance of British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) at the airport. Shai Weiss, Virgin Atlantic’s outspoken chief executive, revealed he had set [...]