Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has announced an order for an additional eight B787-9s. It will launch twice weekly B747-400 service from London Gatwick to Kingston Norman Manley on October 30. Virgin Atlantic is considering setting up a subsidiary to launch Business Class only flights between mainland Europe and the US in 2008. Richard Branson has announced that he would consider buying back the 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic that Singapore Airlines (SQ/Singapore Changi) is reportedly planning to sell.