Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic is recruiting for up to 200 new pilots as it increases its fleet of Boeing and Airbus jets. The demand for First Officers comes as the carrier also adds more destinations to its schedule, featuring its first ever service to Austin, Texas, which launched in May.
Other extra services include a new route to Tampa, Florida, which starts on November 3, alongside a seasonal service to Cape Town, South Africa, commencing on November 5. Virgin Atlantic has one of the youngest, cleanest, and most technologically advanced twin-engine wide-body fleet of any airline.
This includes the A350-1000 aircraft, Boeing 787 Dreamliners and also Virgin Atlantic’s newest aircraft, the A330-900 NEO, which will take to the skies in October 2022 with a redesigned Upper Class cabin. The airline will take delivery of three A330-900 NEO aircraft in 2022 with the remaining 13 deliveries following between 2023 and 2026.
