Virgin Atlantic Airways Wallpapers

<b>Virgin Atlantic Airways - Airlines; photo wallpapers; megawallpapers.org :</b> Virgin Atlantic Airways usually referred to as Virgin Atlantic, is one of the airlines of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, operating long-haul routes between London and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Its main bases are London Heathrow (LHR) and London Gatwick (LGW), with a smaller base at Manchester International Airport (MAN). The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Virgin Atlantic's story began in 1982 when Randolph Fields, an [br]American-born lawyer, set up British Atlantic Airways as a direct [br]successor to Laker Airways. However, in order to obtain regulatory approval, Fields needed further financial backing. He met Richard Branson [br]at a "high society" party in central London during which he proposed a [br]business partnership between Branson and himself to get his fledgling [br]airline off the ground. After protracted and testy negotiations, Fields [br]agreed to a reduced stake of 25% in the now renamed airline and became [br]Virgin Atlantic's first chairman. Following a series of disagreements [br]over operational issues, Fields agreed to be bought out for an initial [br]sum of £1 million with further payment due upon Virgin's first dividend [br]payment. Following a High Court action, such additional payment was [br]received shortly before Fields' death from cancer in 1997. Fields also [br]obtained lifetime Upper Class flying privileges for his immediate [br]family and his mother, one of British Atlantic's early backers. On June 22, 1984 Virgin Atlantic operated its inaugural scheduled air service between London Gatwick Airport and Newark using a single, leased Boeing 747-200, formerly operated by Aerolineas Argentina. The airline became profitable during its first year of operation. [br]The company was able to do this because it used cash flow from the then [br]already well-established Virgin Records [br]business to finance the lease of a relatively "inexpensive", [br]second-hand Boeing 747. The firm also timed the start of operations to [br]take advantage of a full summer's season, which included the June to [br]September peak season, by far the most profitable travel period of the [br]year.

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