Virgin Atlantic a result of a High Court action, this additional payment was received shortly before Fields' death in 1997. On 22 June 1984, Virgin Atlantic operated its inaugural scheduled service, flown between Gatwick and Newark using a leased Boeing 747-200 (registration ), christened "Maiden Voyager", which had been formerly operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas. From the onset, its activities were augmented by leveraging existing Virgin Group resources, such as tickets being sold at Virgin Megastores record shops. Part of Richard Branson's declared approach to business is to either succeed within the first year or exit the market; this ethos includes a one-year
Virgin America , Virgin America flew to a total of twenty-four destinations, including twenty-one domestic destinations and three destinations in Mexico. Its primary hub was located at the San Francisco International Airport, with its secondary hub at Los Angeles International Airport. Virgin America also operated a Las Vegas - New York (JFK) route as well as flights to and from Dallas Love Field. The airline had codeshare agreements with the following airlines at the time of the demise: As of January 10, 2018, Virgin America's all-Airbus fleet consisted of the following aircraft: Virgin America offered dual-class service on all flights it operated.