Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic have filed plans for a proposed partnership on services between Australia and the UK and Ireland, via Hong Kong and Los Angeles. The alliance has the scope to include new routes, frequencies and capacity upgauges.

Virgin Atlantic has unveiled details of its long-awaited Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, which includes an entirely new Upper Class cabin, featuring a brand new suite and social space. On sale this month, the airline’s first A350, named Red Velvet, will take to the skies from late summer 2019.

The last 24 hours has brought two new international flights to Boston Logan International Airport, thanks to Delta Air Lines’ joint venture partners KLM and Virgin Atlantic.

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it will commence flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil in 2020. Flying daily between London Heathrow and São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, the 11 hr 55 min flight is Virgin Atlantic’s first foray into the South American continent.

Virgin Group and Virgin Atlantic are set to launch a new Virgin-wide loyalty program, with “unique and differentiated reward opportunities, to reward customer loyalty across Virgin branded companies”.

“The UK must remain one of the world’s best-connected and outward-looking countries and a third runway at Heathrow is the best option to deliver this,” said the UK’s Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.