Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic will cut thousands of jobs, retire its most iconic planes, and close one of its biggest bases as it fights to survive the pandemic

11:52am PDT - May 5th, 2020    the atlantic - Business Insider

• Virgin Atlantic plans to cut more than 3,000 jobs and close its London Gatwick base as it tries to save cash and weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The airline also said it would retire its iconic Boeing 747-400 planes a year early.
• Lik…