But is the new aircraft any good? It is designed to be 30 per cent more fuel and carbon efficient than previous aircraft that Virgin Atlantic has used. But is the new aircraft any good? - Every seat features touchscreen inflight entertainment monitors, USB power ports, and access to Wi-Fi- All Upper Class seats face toward the aircraft windows- 44 Upper Class open suites with partial sliding doors - A new onboard Upper Class lounge named "The Loft"AC power sockets are available at every seat in Upper Class and Premium Class. Despite Mamma Mia seemingly being ahead in the production queue, G-VLUX will be the first to arrive with the carrier.In a throwback to when flying used to be glamorous, Virgin Atlantic will feature a bar area called “The Loft” where passengers can gather to enjoy and drink or dine with friends. There’s a spa, hair salon, copious seating areas, a garden, a loft area, a sit-down restaurant… and more.Two things of note about the seat: firstly, the quality of the finishes betrayed some rushed or weak workmanship. Virgin Atlantic's first Airbus A350 will begin flying between London Heathrow and New York JFK in August, with all twelve A350s due to delivered by 2021. I loved the choice of textures and finishes on the new seats.There are both USB and universal power outlets:The IFE screen is in HD and slides in and out of the seat in front – the choice was excellent, as you would expect from Virgin… there’s also a tail cam:In summary, a faultless ground experience. Virgin Atlantic features in my top 10 best airlines for longhaul Business Class, so offers a very decent Upper Class product.. Well done to Virgin and I look forward to many solid flights in the future.I also filmed the experience for my YouTube channel:Service concluded with a fine afternoon tea with Eric Lanlard patisseries; way, way better than BA’s offering on this route and the yuzu macaron was exquisite – wow!Behind my seat, 11A, was the Loft, a communal area for passengers in Upper Class which replaces the bar on predecessor aircraft – sorry, I didn’t manage to take a good picture! On the flip side, there’s now a good amount of storage in these seats; the predecessor product was particularly weak in this area.I then took a nap; the bed is good, the bedding better and there’s also a mattress topper which outshines most of the competition. Our Airbus A350-1000 took to the skies for the very first time yesterday when it performed a test flight from Toulouse-Blagnac airport. It’s just a few inches and doesn’t impact on the (in)ability of other passengers to see you. The final verdict on Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 economy class. The A350 is also quiter than any other aircraft in the Virgin Atlantic fleet and will reduce the airline’s noise footprint by more than half.The airline’s first A350, named Red Velvet, will take to the skies from late summer 2019 and operate on the London Heathrow to New York JFK route. His enthusiasm for aviation news and wealth of experience lends itself to some excellent insight, with his work cited in Forbes amongst other publications. They also have Virgin Atlantic’s largest ever inflight entertainment screen at 18.5 inches with an intuitive new system which is controlled by customers’ own personal devices.