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Virgin Atlantic will replace its Boeing 747 fleet with Airbus A350-1000s.
Virgin Atlantic has ordered 12 Airbus A350-1000s,
with the first due to be delivered in late summer and three more by the end of the year.
Virgin Atlantic currently has eight 747-400 in its fleet.
The company owns only three of them. The remaining five jumbo jets are leased, they are between 18 and 23 years old.
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Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss stated Virgin Atlantic would soon begin to retire its Boeing 747-400s this year.
By 2021, all eight remaining 747s will be retired and replaced with the new Airbus A350-1000s.
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Virgin Atlantic Will Retire Boeing 747s In 2021
April 10, 2019
Out with the old, in with the new…
As Virgin Atlantic unveiled its beautiful new A350-1000s earlier this week, it also announced retirement plans for its 747-400 fleet.
Speaking to reporters outside a glistening new A350,
Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss stated that Virgin Atlantic would begin to retire its fleet of 747s now.
By 2021, all eight remaining 747s will be retired.
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