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Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, was a British airline with its head office in Crawley, England. 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 on 22 June 1984.

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Coronavirus: NHS Nightingale work for Virgin and EasyJet staff Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet appeal to staff to step in and help at the NHS Nightingale hospital. BBC News - Published on March 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic to seek bailout in coming days The airline is to ask the government for cash to keep going after coronavirus leads to travel slump. BBC News - Published on March 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic admits flying near-empty planes The carrier has seen a fall in bookings due to the coronavirus outbreak. BBC News - Published on March 10, 2020
Virgin Atlantic suspends Shanghai flights over coronavirus Virgin Atlantic has suspended its daily operations to Shanghai for two weeks from Feb. 2 due to the outbreak of coronavirus and a declining demand for flights, it said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on January 30, 2020
Plane fire: Virgin Atlantic flight makes emergency landing Police believe portable phone charger may be to blame for the fire on the Virgin Atlantic flight. BBC News - Published on July 5, 2019