Virgin
Atlantic Airways Ltd. (operating as Virgin Atlantic)
is a British airline which is owned by Richard
Branson's Virgin Group (51%) and Singapore Airlines
(49%). It operates long-haul routes between the
United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean,
Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from
its main bases at London Heathrow and London Gatwick.
Virgin has a smaller base at Manchester Airport.
The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation
Authority Type A Operating Licence, which permits
it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft
with 20 or more seats. Virgin Atlantic carried
around 6 million passengers in 2007. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
