Virgin Atlantic's first Airbus A340-600 yesterday was named "Claudia Nine" by supermodel Claudia Schiffer at the airline's newly built hangar at London Heathrow. Virgin Atlantic's A340-600s will seat ...

Airbus is fighting to keep Virgin Atlantic as its launch customer for the A340-600 as the airline holds talks with the manufacturer to delay deliveries in the wake of the US terrorist attacks. The UK ...

England's Queen Elizabeth last week named Virgin Atlantic Airways' latest Airbus A340-600 "Queen of the Skies" at a ceremony at the Airbus factory in Toulouse. The event was part of a British state ...

Airbus expects approval for new long-range model in May but has not yet finalised route proving plans with customers Airbus is about to enter the final stages of certification trials of the ...

14 April 2006 Airbus has achieved certification for the latest version of the long range A340-600, the 380 tonne variant from The European Aviation and Safety Agency (EASA). The new aircraft brings ...