The story
Founded by Alan Hellary, Randolph Fields and Richard Branson in 1984, in London.1
Private company
Virgin Atlantic
Airline of the United Kingdom
Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, West Sussex, 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.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 16, 2026.
Overview
1984Founded1
- HeadquartersCrawley1
- Founded inLondon1
- Websitewww.virginatlantic.com
Leadership
Who has led Virgin Atlantic, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAlan Hellary1
- FounderRandolph Fields1
- FounderRichard Branson1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Virgin Group
Owners
- Virgin Group
Subsidiaries
- Air Nigeria
Also owns
- Virgin Atlantic Little Red
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20168,8751
Timeline
- 1984Founded Founded in London1
Links
- Websitewww.virginatlantic.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/VirginAtlantic1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/virginatlantic1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/virginatlantic1
- WikipediaVirgin Atlantic
- WikidataQ32277
Sources
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- 1WikidataVirgin Atlantic on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaVirgin Atlantic on Wikipedia