Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, United Kingdom. The airline was established in 1984 as "British Atlantic Airways", and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Sir Richard Branson over the management of the company. The maiden flight from Gatwick Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport took place
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.