Virgin Atlantic A35K at Edinburgh on May 29th 2024, nose tyre damaged on departure
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000, registration G-VNVR performing flight VS-226 (dep May 28th) from Orlando,FL (USA) to Edinburgh,SC (UK), departed…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 over Atlantic on May 27th 2024, cracked windshield
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VCRU performing flight VS-41 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 at London on Jan 27th 2024, RAM Air Turbine extended
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VZIG performing flight VS-105 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at Manchester on Jan 7th 2024, smoke in cockpit
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VKSS performing flight VS-77 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at St. Lucia on Dec 17th 2023, technical problem
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VLUV performing flight VS-221 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia) with 187…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 near Stornoway on Sep 17th 2023, fuel system fault
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VDIA performing flight VS-23 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 at Hong Kong on Oct 18th 2019, deviated from localizer and descended below minimum safe altitude
A Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9, registration G-VBOW performing flight VS-206 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Hong Kong (China) with 235…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 at Hong Kong on Sep 29th 2019, deviated from localizer and descended below minimum safe altitude
A Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9, registration G-VOWS performing flight VS-206 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Hong Kong (China) with 235…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 near Barcelona on Mar 8th 2023, engine problem
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VAHH performing flight VS-450 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 near Amsterdam on Jul 31st 2022, loss of cabin pressure
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VUFO performing flight VS-362 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Islamabad (Pakistan), was enroute at FL370…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 over Atlantic on Aug 16th 2021, "issue inflight"
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VNEW performing flight VS-77 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados), was enroute at FL400…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 at London on Mar 15th 2021, laser injures captain
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VDIA performing flight VS-453 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Tel Aviv (Israel), departed Heathrow's…
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Virgin A333 at St. Lucia on Dec 24th 2013, mud landing on runway
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VNYC performing flight VS-98 from Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) to Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia), was on…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at London on Mar 14th 2020, could not fully retract landing gear
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VWAG performing flight VS-117 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Miami,FL (USA), was climbing out of…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 over Black Sea on Aug 21st 2019, turbulence injures passenger
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VFIT performing flight VS-301 from Delhi (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 305 passengers and…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 near London on Oct 31st 2019, engine oil problem
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VROS performing flight VS-16 (dep Oct 30th) from Orlando,FL (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 near Boston on Jul 4th 2019, a charged seat cushion
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VKSS performing flight VS-138 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 210…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 at London on May 3rd 2019, bird strike
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VZIG performing flight VS-250 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was climbing…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 enroute on Apr 16th 2019, unexpected climb of cabin altitude
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VBEL performing flight VS-20 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), had step climbed…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 at Atlanta on Feb 16th 2019, pressurization issue
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VFIT performing flight VS-104 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was in the initial…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 near London on Jan 17th 2018, engine oil quantity
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VSXY performing flight VS-3 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 245…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 near Gander on Sep 15th 2018, cargo fire detection fault
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VROY performing flight VS-128 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Manchester,EN (UK), was enroute at FL340…
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Virgin Atlantic A332 at London on Aug 31st 2018, nose wheel steering and brakes fault
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-200, registration G-VWND performing flight VS-34 (dep Aug 30th) from Antigua (Antigua) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was…
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Virgin Atlantic A332 near Shannon on Aug 15th 2018, cargo smoke indication
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-200, registration G-VWND performing flight VS-34 (dep Aug 14th) from Antigua (Antigua) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 over Atlantic on Aug 10th 2018, smoke on board
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VLUV performing flight VS-50A from Orlando,FL (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 194 passengers…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at London on Jul 27th 2018, hydraulic leak
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VINE performing flight VS-89 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia), was in the…
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Virgin Atlantic A332 near Stephenville on Jun 24th 2018, smoke in galley
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-200, registration G-VLNM performing flight VS-110 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 175 passengers and…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 at New York on Jan 12th 2018, engine oil leak
A Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-600, registration G-VWEB performing flight VS-3 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at Saint Lucia on Oct 2nd 2017, runway excursion on backtrack
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VLUV performing flight VS-90 from Saint Lucia Hewanorra (Saint Lucia) to London Gatwick,EN (UK),…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 near Halifax on Feb 23rd 2017, cabin pressure problems affect crew
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VGAS performing flight VS-9 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 198…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 near Los Angeles on Jul 30th 2017, engine shut down in flight
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-900, registration G-VYUM performing flight VS-7 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 over Greenland on Jul 29th 2017, engine problem
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-900, registration G-VYUM performing flight VS-106 (dep Jul 28th) from Seattle,WA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at London on Mar 22nd 2017, lightning strike
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VLIP performing flight VS-65 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Montego Bay (Jamaica), was climbing out…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 over Atlantic on Feb 2nd 2017, pilot becomes ill
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-900, registration G-VOWS performing flight VS-2 (dep Feb 1st) from Newark,NJ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was…
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Virgin Atlantic B789 over Atlantic on Nov 22nd 2016, engine oil leak
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-900, registration G-VYUM performing flight VS-19 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 155 people…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at Manchester on Sep 20th 2016, rejected takeoff on ATC instruction
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VAST performing flight VS-85 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Las Vegas,NV (USA), was cleared for takeoff…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at Las Vegas on Aug 6th 2016, wheel well fire indication
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VGAL performing flight VS-44 from Las Vegas,NV (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 359 people on…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 near Las Vegas on May 20th 2016, engine failure
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VBIG performing flight VS-43 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Las Vegas,NV (USA), was descending…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 over Atlantic on Apr 27th 2016, hydraulic failure
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VLUV performing flight VS-107 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Detroit,MI (USA), was enroute at…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at London on Feb 29th 2016, runway closed after landing
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VAST performing flight VS-44 (dep Feb 28th) from Las Vegas,NV (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK),…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 at London on Feb 14th 2016, medical issue with pilot after laser strike
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VWKD performing flight VS-25 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 252…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 over Atlantic on Jan 10th 2016, fuel low temperature
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VGAL performing flight VS-44 from Las Vegas,NV (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), had requested to…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at Washington on Nov 29th 2015, bird strike
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VWAG performing flight VS-22 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at London on Dec 29th 2014, hydraulic problem, landed safely without right main gear
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VROM performing flight VS-43 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 447 passengers…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 near London on Sep 28th 2015, cracked windshield
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VWIN performing flight VS-21 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at Manchester on Sep 14th 2015, engine problem
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VXLG performing flight VS-75 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 433 people on board,…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 near Riga on May 12th 2015, cracked windshield
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VGAS performing flight VS-250 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Shanghai (China), was enroute at…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 near Dublin on May 2nd 2015, burning smell on flight deck
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VXLG performing flight VS-75 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA), was enroute at FL320 about…
Virgin Atlantic A346 over Atlantic on Oct 21st 2014, turbulence injures flight attendant
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VRED performing flight VS-5 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute over the…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 near San Francisco on Oct 16th 2014, electrical problems
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VROC performing flight VS-20 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 over Atlantic on Nov 14th 2013, turbulence injures 4
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VLIP performing flight VS-66 (dep Nov 13th) from Montego Bay (Jamaica) to London Gatwick,EN (UK),…
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Virgin Atlantic A320 near Edinburgh on Aug 27th 2014, cabin did not pressurize
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A320-200 operated by Aer Lingus, registration EI-EZV performing flight VS-3008 from Edinburgh,SC to London Heathrow,EN (UK),…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 near Irkutsk on Jul 21st 2014, cargo smoke indication
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VWIN performing flight VS-251 from Shanghai Pudong (China) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 286…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at Orlando on Apr 3rd 2014, bird strike
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VAST performing flight VS-75 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA), was on final approach to…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 near London on Apr 16th 2012, cargo fire indication
The British AAIB released their final report concluding:Causal factorsThe investigation identified that injuries were sustained during the evacuation…
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Virgin Atlantic A343 at London on Sep 23rd 2013, hydraulic failure
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300, registration G-VAIR performing flight VS-251 from Shanghai (China) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on approach to…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 at Orlando on Jan 19th 2013, engine shut down in flight, both engines damaged by bird strikes
The British AAIB released their Bulletin reporting the aircraft was climbing through 530 feet AGL out of Orlando's runway 35L when multiple birds…
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Virgin Atlantic A333 near Gander on Aug 17th 2013, engine shut down in flight
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VRAY performing VS-25 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 270 people on…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at Newark on Dec 17th 2012, rejected takeoff
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VHOT performing flight VS-2 from Newark,NJ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was accelerating for…
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Virgin A333 over Atlantic on Nov 4th 2012, fracture of spoiler
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VKSS performing flight VS-76 (Dep Nov 3rd) from Orlando,FL (USA) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 330…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 at Manchester on Aug 24th 2012, flaps problem
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VAST performing flight VS-73 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 332 people on board,…
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Virgin Atlantic A346 enroute on Aug 8th 2012, 2 flight attendants received burn injuries
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600, registration G-VWKD performing flight VS-7 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute when…
Virgin Atlantic A346 over Atlantic on Jul 15th 2012, first officer incapacitated
A Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-600, registration G-VEIL performing flight VS-12 from Boston,MA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute…
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Virgin Atlantic B744 near London on Jul 23rd 2012, could not retract gear
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, registration G-VBIG performing flight VS-1 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Newark,NJ (USA), was climbing out of…
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