Virgin Atlantic may delay A340 retirements, cites 787 engine issues
Virgin Atlantic is considering postponing the retirement of its remaining Airbus A340s because of “ongoing supply issues” with the engines on its Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787s. In July 2019, a Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman said the airline planned to end its Airbus A340 operations by year-end. In a Dec 16 update, a Virgin spokeswoman said, “While no decisions have been made, due to ongoing supply issues with 787 Rolls-Royce engines, our A340-600s may remain flying a little longer than planned.” She added that aircraft-retirement time lines are always “subject to change,” giving fleet flexibility. Virgin Atlantic has operated A340s (-300 and -600 variants) since July 2002; however, these aircraft are being replaced by more fuel-efficient A350-1000s. <br/>
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Virgin Atlantic may delay A340 retirements, cites 787 engine issues
Virgin Atlantic is considering postponing the retirement of its remaining Airbus A340s because of “ongoing supply issues” with the engines on its Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787s. In July 2019, a Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman said the airline planned to end its Airbus A340 operations by year-end. In a Dec 16 update, a Virgin spokeswoman said, “While no decisions have been made, due to ongoing supply issues with 787 Rolls-Royce engines, our A340-600s may remain flying a little longer than planned.” She added that aircraft-retirement time lines are always “subject to change,” giving fleet flexibility. Virgin Atlantic has operated A340s (-300 and -600 variants) since July 2002; however, these aircraft are being replaced by more fuel-efficient A350-1000s. <br/>
