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Virgin Atlantic Airways

IATA: VS ICAO: VIR Callsign: VIRGIN Country: United Kingdom Utilization: 84% Active Modernity: Grade B (46.3% Next-Gen)

Virgin Atlantic Airways Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 54 Virgin Atlantic Airways airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
  • 0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.
Active Airframes 54 Observed in last 30 days (84% utilization)
Fleet Financing Structure 100% Owned · 0% Leased 54 owned · 0 leased tails
Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 46.3% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing Virgin Atlantic Airways's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 100% (54 aircraft) Operating Leases: 0% (0 aircraft)

Financing Lessors with Portfolio Exposure

Fleet primarily financed via direct capital purchases and internal treasury facilities.

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

AIRFRAME COUNT 0 14 27 41 54 0 0-4 yrs 54 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 0 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for Virgin Atlantic Airways aircraft.

45°N 0° (Equator) 45°S 90°W 0° (Prime) 90°E YBAS YBAS - Alice Springs Airport: 6 airframes observed KGWO KGWO - Greenwood–Leflore Airport: 6 airframes observed KAFW KAFW - Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport: 6 airframes observed KGYR KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport: 6 airframes observed KMZJ KMZJ - Pinal Airpark: 6 airframes observed KAMA KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport: 6 airframes observed KROW KROW - Roswell Air Center Airport: 6 airframes observed KVCV KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport: 6 airframes observed

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail Aircraft Type Mode S Hex Lessor / Owner Status Last Observed Airport Estimated Age
G-VBIG Boeing 747-400 4005d2 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VAST Boeing 747-400 400678 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VXLG Boeing 747-400 4006e5 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VROS Boeing 747-400 4008f6 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VGAL Boeing 747-400 4008f7 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VLIP Boeing 747-400 4008f8 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VROM Boeing 747-400 4008f9 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VROY Boeing 747-400 4008fa Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VGAS Airbus A340-600 400b6d Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VWKD Airbus A340-600 400d30 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VBLU Airbus A340-600 400d57 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VWIN Airbus A340-600 400d58 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VFIT Airbus A340-600 400e09 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VFIZ Airbus A340-600 400e74 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VYOU Airbus A340-600 400e75 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VRED Airbus A340-600 400f0b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VWEB Airbus A340-600 400f63 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VBUG Airbus A340-600 401000 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VSXY Airbus A330-300 4063e6 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VKSS Airbus A330-300 4063e7 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VLUV Airbus A330-300 40641d Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VINE Airbus A330-300 40655d Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VRAY Airbus A330-300 4066ab Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VNYC Airbus A330-300 40675e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VGBR Airbus A330-300 4067d6 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VGEM Airbus A330-300 406814 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VWAG Airbus A330-300 406832 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VUFO Airbus A330-300 40683e Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VAHH Boeing 787-9 406b48 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VNEW Boeing 787-9 406b49 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VOOH Boeing 787-9 406b4a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VWHO Boeing 787-9 406c39 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VYUM Boeing 787-9 406c3a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VZIG Boeing 787-9 406c3b Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VCRU Boeing 787-9 406d4c Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VSPY Boeing 787-9 406d4d Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VBZZ Boeing 787-9 406e0f Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VDIA Boeing 787-9 406e10 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VOWS Boeing 787-9 406e11 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VFAN Boeing 787-9 406ecc Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VMAP Boeing 787-9 406ecd Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VBOW Boeing 787-9 407131 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VWOO Boeing 787-9 4072ea Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VNYL Boeing 787-9 407371 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VBEL Boeing 787-9 4073ce Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VMIK Airbus A330-200 4074fc Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VLUX Airbus A350-1000 4075b3 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VPOP Airbus A350-1000 4075b4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VJAM Airbus A350-1000 407698 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VPRD Airbus A350-1000 407699 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VDOT Airbus A350-1000 40771a Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VTEA Airbus A350-1000 4077d3 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VRNB Airbus A350-1000 4077d4 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
G-VEVE Airbus A350-1000 4079cd Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Active Operations Stored / Boneyard Idle MOVEMENTS / WK 0 20 40 60 80 50 52 53 54 W34 W35 W36 W37

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport Destination Airport Observed Weekly Flights Status
EGPD EGLL 14 flights/week Active Daily
KABQ KATL 14 flights/week Active Daily

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Latest News Mentions

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