{"id":40699,"date":"2020-08-05T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/richard-bransons-virgin-atlantic-airlines-files-for-us-bankruptcy-protection\/"},"modified":"2020-08-05T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T06:56:00","slug":"richard-bransons-virgin-atlantic-airlines-files-for-us-bankruptcy-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/richard-bransons-virgin-atlantic-airlines-files-for-us-bankruptcy-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"#Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Atlantic Airlines files for US bankruptcy protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Atlantic Airlines files for US bankruptcy protection<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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August 5, 2020 |<\/span> 2:56am |<\/span> Updated August 5, 2020 | 2:57am<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Virgin Atlantic, the airline founded by British businessman Richard Branson, filed Tuesday for protection in U.S. bankruptcy court as it tries to survive the virus pandemic that is hammering the airline industry.<\/p>\n

The airline made the Chapter 15 filing in U.S. federal bankruptcy court in New York after a proceeding in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for Virgin Atlantic said the bankruptcy filing is part of a court process in the United Kingdom to carry out a restructuring plan that the airline announced last month. The process is supported by a majority of the airline\u2019s creditors, and the company hopes to emerge from the process in September, she said.<\/p>\n

A Virgin Atlantic lawyer said in a court filing that the company needs an order from a U.S. court to make terms of the restructuring app<\/a>ly in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The airline is primarily a long-haul operator, including flights between the U.K. and the U.S. It stopped flying in April due to the pandemic and only resumed flights in July. It closed a base at London\u2019s Gatwick Airport and cut about 3,500 jobs.<\/p>\n

Branson appealed to the British government for financial help earlier this year \u2014 even saying that he would pledge his Caribbean island resort as collateral for a loan \u2014 but was rebuffed.<\/p>\n

Last month, Virgin Atlantic announced that it had put together a deal to raise 1.2 billion pounds (nearly $1.6 billion at current exchange rates) from private sources, including 200 million pounds from Branson\u2019s Virgin Group.<\/p>\n

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, which owns 49% of the airline, agreed to defer payments it was owed, and hedge fund Davidson Kempner agreed to lend Virgin Atlantic 170 million pounds. Virgin Atlantic also delayed deliveries of Airbus jets.<\/p>\n

Virgin Atlantic\u2019s court moves follow bankruptcy filings in the U.S. by Latin America\u2019s two biggest airlines, Latam and Avianca, and by Mexico\u2019s Aeromexico since the start of the pandemic. Virgin\u2019s sister airline Virgin Australia filed for protection from creditors in its home country in April.<\/p>\n

Airlines have been slammed by the coronavirus outbreak that has led to travel<\/a> restrictions and left many people afraid to fly. The International Air Transport Association, a trade group for global airlines, estimates the industry will lose $84 billion this year and revenue will drop by half from 2019 levels.<\/p>\n

Branson founded and still holds a 10% stake in Virgin Australia, which has announced plans to shed a third of its workforce as it scales back operations as part of its restructuring.<\/p>\n

The airline, Australia\u2019s second-largest carrier, sought bankruptcy protection and its administrator Deloitte\u2019s has entered into a binding agreement to sell the airline to Boston-based investment firm Bain Capital. The deal will go within weeks for final approval to a meeting of Virgin creditors who are owed 7 billion Australian dollars ($5 billion).\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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