Analysis: Virgin's job shuffle at cargo – Phil Wardlaw can't drop the ball

Phil Wardlaw

Virgin Atlantic has continued its long-standing tradition of internal appointments with its announcement that Virgin veteran Phil Wardlaw is to replace Dominic Kennedy (who is moving upwards) as cargo boss.

Mr Wardlaw is currently VP engineering and maintenance, after a wide variety of roles in 17 years at the carrier. His job encompasses supply chain management, aircraft acquisitions and returns, and fleet programmes (among other things)  – experience which should well support him, as will the cargo team, in his quest ...