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Based in San Francisco, Virgin America has entered the field of low cost airlines with plans for quick expansion. The company offers amenities not commonly found on low cost carriers, such as mood lighting and electrical outlets for laptop computers.
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Fast Facts
- CEO: David CushOfficial Site: Virgina America
- Based: Burlingame, California
- Hub: San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal
- Frequent flyer program: eleVAte
- First flight: August 8, 2007
- 25% owner: Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Virgin Atlantic's owner: Richard Branson
- Wi-fi access on planes as of November 22, 2008
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Flight Features
- Mood-lighting in the cabinsOfficial Site: Virgina America
- Custom-designed leather seatsOfficial Site: Virgina America
- Power outletsOfficial Site: Virgina America
- Every seat back has a video touch-screen and remote controlOfficial Site: Virgina America
- In-flight entertainment includes 25 films, live TV and video gamesOfficial Site: Virgina America
- Seat-to-seat chat
- On-demand food orderingOfficial Site: Virgina America
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Best-in-Class Awards
- "Best Domestic Airline" by Conde Nast TravelerOfficial Site: Virgina America
- "Best Domestic Airline" in Travel and Leisure World's Best AwardsOfficial Site: Virgina America
- Zagat's 2007 and 2008 Global Airlines Survey: Named No. 1 among U.S. carriers for quality in First ClassOfficial Site: Virgina America
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Controversy
The company first began arranging to fly out of San Francisco in 2004. Competitors tried to prevent Virgin America's launch by citing the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which prevents ownership of a United States airline by a non-citizen. In order to fly, Virgin America had to give up CEO Fred Reid, who was seen as too beholden to Richard Branson. -
Daily Flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX)Official Site: Virgina America
- San Francisco (SFO) to New York (JFK)Official Site: Virgina America
- San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)Official Site: Virgina America
- San Francisco (SFO) to Washington D.C. (IAD)Official Site: Virgina America
- San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS)Official Site: Virgina America
- Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK)Official Site: Virgina America
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington D.C. (IAD)Official Site: Virgina America
- San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA)Official Site: Virgina America
- Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX)Official Site: Virgina America
- New York (JFK) to Las Vegas (LAS)Official Site: Virgina America
- Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Official Site: Virgina America
- April 30, 2009: Service will begin between Orange County (SNA) and Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), Seattle (SEA) and Washington D.C. (IAD) (via SFO)Official Site: Virgina America
- April 30, 2009: Service will begin between Orange County (SNA) and San Francisco (SFO) will begin April 30, 2009Official Site: Virgina America
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USA Today.com: Virgin America takes off
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Forbes: Virgin America Discounts Transcontinental Fares
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Boston Globe: Virgin Launches Hub-Calif. Sale
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Virgin America News
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Virgin America May Add More US Investors, CEO Says
By Mary Schlangenstein and Mary Jane Credeur June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Virgin America Inc., a domestic airline facing a federal inquiry into the citizenship of ...Bloomberg (June 23, 2009) -
Virgin America is Aware of Super Poking; Recommends 'Light Tapping'
The other day we griped about the "super poking" that often goes on aboard flights with touchscreen seat back TVs, like on Virgin America, where cranky ...Jaunted (July 02, 2009) -
Roundup: Challenge Google gamers for Virgin America prize pack ...
Use Google Apps to win a Virgin America/Google prize package: Are you playing in Virgin America's Day in the Cloud Challenge today? ...Los Angeles Times (June 24, 2009) -
Twitter Comes to the Rescue
When he noticed that the in-flight movies on Virgin America's New York-San Francisco route hadn't changed in several weeks, he tweeted, “How many months ...New York Times (July 01, 2009)
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Virgin America on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Pissed off calling Virgin because ESPN America doesn't work...they do have a cool select your genre of hold music option though.
@DiggityDotts | July 04, 2009 09:54 AM -
:back to the office:::no big problems on Virgin America:::@evotrela saved the day:::that Drake video is fucking fiyah::gotta love big tits::
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wont be goin to los angeles on tuesday...virgin america doesnt have an open seat for the red eye back...WAHHHHHHHHHHHH=)~
@xcubanphantomx | July 04, 2009 05:55 AM -
Home after much ground transportation fail. Though, excellent Virgin America service. Last #clsf tweet.
@thirteen40 | July 04, 2009 04:29 AM
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View All Virgin America Questions (274) | Ask a QuestionIs Rebecca St. James really a virgin? (2 Answers)I believe she is a virgin. I was personally told by someone from her ministry team that she is NOT and never has dated James Haven, though they have met ... read moreAnyone use Virgin Moneys Reverse Mortgage or Retirement Mortgage? (1 Answer)I have never used the service. Virgin Money is an interesting concept. It was founded by a guy with a great a vision, the founder of Virgin, Richard Branson. The ... read moreWhat does Latin America Need? (2 Answers)Hopefully the U.S. will stop the bleeding in time for countries like Mexico and Brazil to remain strong trade partners...but I do think that what will be different is that ... read more
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USAToday.com: Virgin America announces routes, begins selling tickets
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Lifetinker: Trying Every Feature on Virgin America
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Wired Blog: Swank Airlines for U.S.: Virgin America Takes Flight
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Endgadget: Google maps takes flight in Virgin America
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Gadling: Virgin America Now Selling Tickets
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Endgadget: Virgin America cleared for take-off, CEO forced to resign
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Gizmodo: Virgin America's Airplanes Play Doom
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USAToday.com: Virgin America announces routes, begins selling tickets
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Virgin America discloses Gogo usage rates
Virgin America has recorded a 10% to 15% average passenger usage rate for its in-flight Internet service now that its entire fleet is outfitted with Aircell's...flightglobal.com -
Google And Virgin America Spent A Day In The Cloud | The Future of Ads
For The Day In The Cloud Challenge, Google and Virgin found a commonality in the 'clouds' and used that commonality to create a rather compelling campaign.thefutureofads.com -
onigame: Day in the Cloud -- Virgin America Flight 921
I learn a little bit about how Inflight Internet works (surprisingly, it's a 3G network) and some background story about the Richard Branson animated video that plays on Virgin America. His opinion of the practice puzzles: "Man, ...onigame.livejournal.com -
Virgin America and Google Launch Day in the Cloud Challenge ...
Virgin America has teamed up with Google to take cloud computing to new heights with the Day in the Cloud Challenge – the first-ever online puzzle.budgetairlineguide.com
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