North America makes positive contribution as Virgin Atlantic Airways returns to profit

10-Aug-2011 Virgin Atlantic Airways today announced a $162.9 million (100m pounds) investment in product development as it reported a strong year of trading and a return to profit. Despite the winter closure of London Heathrow and the Ash Cloud crisis costing the business a combined $65.2 million (40m pounds), strong growth in business traffic and solid load factors across all cabins delivered a good recovery.