Jarrod Paterson has joined Virgin Atlantic Cargo as Account Manager – Melbourne to support the launch of new Melbourne services by the airline’s partner, Virgin Australia. Virgin Atlantic is responsible for all long-haul cargo sales and management services for Virgin Australia, which since April has served Los Angeles from Melbourne with five Boeing 777-300ER flights a week. At the start of July, Virgin Australia also launched a further five Airbus A330 flights per week from the … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints account manager in Melbourne
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s new managing director – Dominic Kennedy
This follows changes in the airline’s senior management team that mean David Geer, who was due to take up the post in mid-August, will now assume the role of senior vice President Revenue Management & Digital Distribution at Virgin Atlantic. Phil Maher, executive vice president Operations at Virgin Atlantic, said: “As an airline we are extremely fortunate to have such a big talent pool and one of our biggest challenges is to always find the right opportunities to enable our best … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s new managing director – Dominic Kennedy
Hactl wins new Virgin Atlantic Cargo contract
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has been appointed as cargo ground handler for Virgin Australia’s new services from Melbourne to Hong Kong. They will be providing terminal handling and all documentation. The five-times-weekly flights began on July 5th, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft with 14 tonne belly-hold capacity. Cargo sales on these Virgin Australia flights will be marketed by Virgin Atlantic Cargo, which also sells space on Virgin Australia’s existing long-haul … [Read more...] about Hactl wins new Virgin Atlantic Cargo contract
Virgin Atlantic Cargo senior appointments
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced two senior appointments to its sales team as it sees soaring volumes, most notably from its home market in the UK. Ryan Ellis takes up the position of Head of Global Accounts while Ray Wood joins the airline as Regional Sales Manager for the UK. Ryan joined Virgin Atlantic in 2010 and has previously held the roles of Regional Sales Manager – Continental Europe and, most recently, Head of GSA Territory Management. In his new post, … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic Cargo senior appointments
David Geer appointed MD of Virgin Atlantic Cargo
David succeeds John Lloyd, who in May announced his decision to leave the airline after 30 years. John, who has headed Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division since 2000, officially steps down in August. David joined Virgin Atlantic in April 2012 as Head of Strategy & Development at Virgin Holidays following six years as a Manager with L.E.K Consulting. He has spent the last five years with Virgin Holidays, most recently as Commercial, Product and Business Development Director, before … [Read more...] about David Geer appointed MD of Virgin Atlantic Cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo introduces Seven times a day, Seven times a week
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is now offering customers seven flights a day, seven times a week to and from New York, just in time to meet fast-growing customer demand to and from the U.S. In March and April, the airline saw its business from London - Heathrow to New York increase by 20% and 21% respectively on budget, while tonnage from the U.S. to the UK in March rose 3%, contributing towards Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s best overall month for three years. Now, Virgin Atlantic is … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic Cargo introduces Seven times a day, Seven times a week