Sky reports Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Heathrow airport have all this week written to transport secretary Grant Shapps warning that if Virgin was to collapse, the shockwaves would be felt far and wide across aviation sector.
In his letter, Airbus General Counsel and UK chair John Harrison said if the airline was left to fail, it would have an “extremely negative impact” on its A330 programme, Sky reports.
Virgin has been vocal in its calls for state support as the coronavirus crisis has unfolded.
However, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has so far ruled out support for the UK’s aviation sector, saying that the airline should “seek more funding from it’s investors”.
The majority of Virgin staff have either taken unpaid leave or been furloughed under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
