Virgin Atlantic 'confident' UK and US will have aviation deal for Brexit

Britain is likely to have a bilateral arrangement in place to keep transatlantic flights going after it leaves the EU, the head of Virgin Atlantic Airways said Thursday. Britain needs to negotiate an air transport service agreement with the EU to keep planes in the air when Britain leaves the bloc and will also need a replacement for the "open skies" agreement between the US and the EU. "I have a lot of confidence that what we've seen this year is an indication of the fact that the UK is not going to cut itself off from the rest of the world, from a travel perspective," Virgin Atlantic's CE Craig Kreeger said. "I'm confident that the UK and US will have a bilateral arrangement in place that means flight don't cease. The things that are really important will work their way out over time." <br/>