Virgin Galactic

Virgin Atlantic | September 09, 2016

Many thought it was out of the game following 2014's fatal crash. But Virgin Galactic made a comeback this year with the launch of its new craft to take tourists to into space. Richard Branson's company has now come one step closer to getting back into the space race after its new SpaceShipTwo craft, called VSS Unity, completed its first test flight yesterday....

Simple Flying | October 09, 2019

Boeing is set to invest in one of the Virgin Group’s space-related projects. The American manufacturing giant will invest in Virgin Galactic to the tune of $20 million. At Simple Flying, we typically focus on Virgin’s more atmospheric exploits Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia. However, when the Virgin group isn’t busy ferrying passengers across the globe, they have their eyes set on what’s above the sky. The group currently has two sky based exploits. Virgin Galactic ...

Defense and Space

Virgin Galactic | July 11, 2022

Virgin Galactic an aerospace and space travel company announced an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences a Boeing company, to partner in the design and manufacturing of the Company’s next generation motherships. The mothership is the air launch carrier aircraft in Virgin Galactic’s space flight system, that carries the spaceship to its release altitude of approximately 50,000 feet. Headquartered in Virginia, Aurora brings more than 30 years of experience building cutti...

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...