Muirhead wins Little Red contract
Above: Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Atlantic CEO Craig Kreeger in a new 'Little Red' aircraft complete with Muirhead leather covered seats.
‘Little Red’ is Virgin’s new UK domestic service, which offers multiple daily flights between London and Manchester, London and Aberdeen and London and Edinburgh. The service uses four Airbus A320s that have been fitted with Virgin interiors using Muirhead leather from its popular Sateen range.
Muirhead sales director, Archie Browning, said: “Again Virgin Atlantic chooses Muirhead as seen in the upper class deck of its transatlantic fleet and in several of its airport lounges. We are the largest supplier of leather to the global aviation industry, supplying over 130 airlines and aircraft manufacturers and we are very proud to count Virgin Atlantic amongst one of the most loyal, thanks to a long standing relationship with Airline Services Limited who specify Muirhead leather.”
Above: Little Red interior.
Joanne Foster, communications manager at Virgin Atlantic commented: “Our new UK domestic service ‘Little Red’ has launched its first flights between Manchester and London and we are looking forward to taking to skies over Aberdeen and Edinburgh in the coming weeks too. Passenger experience and comfort is a priority right across our fleet, so we’re pleased that customers have the opportunity to experience Muirhead leather on UK domestic flights as well as on our extensive long haul network.”
