Delta – ‘not in a position’ to invest more in Virgin Atlantic  

Delta Airlines, 49% owner of struggling carrier Virgin Atlantic is not in a position to inject more funds into the Richard Branson owned firm, said its chief executive Ed Bastian. Billionaire Branson offered to put his Caribbean private island up as collateral as the airline the Virgin Group holds a 51% stake in seeks cash to survive the COVID 19 pandemic.  But speaking on CNBC, Bastian said the US firm was not in a position to come up with additional funds for Virgin Atlantic. The UK government has told airlines based in the country to look for other funding sources in