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Virgin Atlantic Airways
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
Callsign
VG
VIR
932
 Virgin

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-642
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Manor Royal
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 9NU
UNITED KINGDOM

Tel.: +44 1293 562345
Fax: +44 1293 561721
SITA:
Email:
Website: www.virginatlantic.com

Type: Scheduled, international, pax, cargo
Owner: Virgin Group (51%); Singapore airlines (49%)
Subsidiaries: Virgin Nigeria (49%)
Base: London (LHR)
Hubs: London (LGW)
Start of ops: June 1984
Alliances: Air China; Air Jamaica; ANA; BMI; Continental; Singapore Airlines; SAA; US Airways; Virgin Blue; Virgin Nigeria
Virgin Atlantic Airways operates this equipment: Executives:
  • Airbus A330-300 (10 on order)
  • 6 x Airbus A340-300
  • 19 x Airbus A340-600
  • Airbus A380-800 (6 on order)
  • 12 x Boeing 747-400
  • Boeing 787-9 (15 on order)
Chief Executive:
Chief Financial Officer:
Director, Flight Operations: 		Steve Ridgway
Julie Southern
Matthew Lee

Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited (operating as Virgin Atlantic) is a British airline owned by Virgin Group (51%) and Singapore Airlines (49%). It is headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex, England, near London Gatwick Airport. It operates between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from main bases at Gatwick and London Heathrow Airport.

Accidents and Incidents:
Date
Aircraft
Registration
Location
Country
Fatal
Damage
05-Nov-97
 Airbus A340-311 G-VSKY London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom
0
substantial