Virgin America to answer DOT
Mark Abramson - 01/17/2007
Burlingame-based Virgin America has been given an extension to respond to a U.S. Department of Transportation ruling that the airline has too much foreign ownership to be considered an American carrier.
Mark Abramson - 01/17/2007
Burlingame-based Virgin America has been given an extension to respond to a U.S. Department of Transportation ruling that the airline has too much foreign ownership to be considered an American carrier.
Virgin wants to take flight in March
Mark Abramson - 12/28/2006
Less than a week after Burlingame-based Virgin America airlines was certified as being safe to operate by the Federal Aviation Administration, questions about its ownership could ground its plans to take to the air in early 2007.
Mark Abramson - 12/28/2006
Less than a week after Burlingame-based Virgin America airlines was certified as being safe to operate by the Federal Aviation Administration, questions about its ownership could ground its plans to take to the air in early 2007.
Virgin in dispute over foreign control
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/26/2005
Confidential information filed by Virgin America with the Department of Transportation has been released to representatives of the half-dozen airlines and unions voicing concerns over how much control Richard Branson and his Virgin Group might have over the startup carrier, which hopes to gain a berth at SFO.
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/26/2005
Confidential information filed by Virgin America with the Department of Transportation has been released to representatives of the half-dozen airlines and unions voicing concerns over how much control Richard Branson and his Virgin Group might have over the startup carrier, which hopes to gain a berth at SFO.
Airlines want Virgin certification suspended
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/23/2005
Three national carriers and one of the world's largest pilots union petitioned the government this week to suspend certification proceedings for Virgin America and investigate how much control Richard Branson and his Virgin Group will exercise over the startup carrier.
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/23/2005
Three national carriers and one of the world's largest pilots union petitioned the government this week to suspend certification proceedings for Virgin America and investigate how much control Richard Branson and his Virgin Group will exercise over the startup carrier.
Virgin America landing at SFO
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/08/2005
Virgin America, the startup, low-cost airline that is expected to bring thousands of jobs to the Bay Area and millions in revenue to San Francisco International Airport, has cleared a major hurdle by resolving lengthy investor talks and could be running by as early as next summer.
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/08/2005
Virgin America, the startup, low-cost airline that is expected to bring thousands of jobs to the Bay Area and millions in revenue to San Francisco International Airport, has cleared a major hurdle by resolving lengthy investor talks and could be running by as early as next summer.
Virgin Atlantic lays off local workers
Ethan Fletcher - 04/26/2005
Virgin Atlantic Airlines has announced nationwide layoffs beginning in September, a decision that would impact dozens of ground crew employees based at San Francisco International Airport.
Ethan Fletcher - 04/26/2005
Virgin Atlantic Airlines has announced nationwide layoffs beginning in September, a decision that would impact dozens of ground crew employees based at San Francisco International Airport.
Can SFO land Virgin?
Stanford M. Horn - 06/22/2004
Now that Virgin USA has turned thumbs up on San Francisco as the site of its future hub, the city faces one more hurdle before it can lay permanent claim to Virgin -- or, as recent experience has shown, any other airline or passenger.
Stanford M. Horn - 06/22/2004
Now that Virgin USA has turned thumbs up on San Francisco as the site of its future hub, the city faces one more hurdle before it can lay permanent claim to Virgin -- or, as recent experience has shown, any other airline or passenger.
Panache helped lure Virgin
David Armstrong - 06/07/2004
Star power, close coordination between government and business, and relatively cheap commercial real estate each played a part in persuading a startup airline backed by British entrepreneur Richard Branson to choose San Francisco International Airport for its operational headquarters.
David Armstrong - 06/07/2004
Star power, close coordination between government and business, and relatively cheap commercial real estate each played a part in persuading a startup airline backed by British entrepreneur Richard Branson to choose San Francisco International Airport for its operational headquarters.
Low-fare airline comes to SFO
Tim Simmers - 06/05/2004
A new low-fare airline carrying the Virgin name will be based at San Francisco International Airport, the airline announced Friday, which is a coup for the County and a region hard-hit by the dot-com implosion and fallout from the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Tim Simmers - 06/05/2004
A new low-fare airline carrying the Virgin name will be based at San Francisco International Airport, the airline announced Friday, which is a coup for the County and a region hard-hit by the dot-com implosion and fallout from the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Virgin landing at SFO
Yunmi Choi - 06/05/2004
Hopefuls in San Mateo County have every reason to believe a new low-cost carrier backed by Virgin Atlantic will make its home -- or at least part of it -- in the county, according to an official with knowledge of the situation.
Yunmi Choi - 06/05/2004
Hopefuls in San Mateo County have every reason to believe a new low-cost carrier backed by Virgin Atlantic will make its home -- or at least part of it -- in the county, according to an official with knowledge of the situation.
Virgin CEO confirms SFO in running
George Raine - 05/27/2004
The chief executive officer of fledgling discount airline Virgin USA confirmed Wednesday that the company has narrowed its choices of a home base to San Francisco and New York.
George Raine - 05/27/2004
The chief executive officer of fledgling discount airline Virgin USA confirmed Wednesday that the company has narrowed its choices of a home base to San Francisco and New York.
SFO rolls out red carpet to woo new Virgin USA
David Armstrong - 02/11/2004
Cheerleaders, divas, drag queens, skateboarders and politicos spent the past two days trying to entice fledgling airline Virgin USA to put its headquarters in the Bay Area.
David Armstrong - 02/11/2004
Cheerleaders, divas, drag queens, skateboarders and politicos spent the past two days trying to entice fledgling airline Virgin USA to put its headquarters in the Bay Area.
SFO terminal ready for Virgin
Yunmi Choi - 12/19/2003
The San Francisco International Airport is ready for Virgin USA to land its headquarters in a terminal that's languished without a carrier for the past three years.
Yunmi Choi - 12/19/2003
The San Francisco International Airport is ready for Virgin USA to land its headquarters in a terminal that's languished without a carrier for the past three years.
Gov. still loves SFO for Virgin
Yunmi Choi - 12/10/2003
Whose side is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on anyway?
Yunmi Choi - 12/10/2003
Whose side is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on anyway?
Arnold shifts love on Virgin, backs L.A.
Staff writer - 12/09/2003
It was just a month ago that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went to bat for the county by asking Virgin USA to make the San Francisco International airport its headquarters.
Staff writer - 12/09/2003
It was just a month ago that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went to bat for the county by asking Virgin USA to make the San Francisco International airport its headquarters.
Cargo no; Virgin may be a go
Staff writer - 12/06/2003
San Francisco supervisors this week put the brakes on a $217 million public-private plan to build a new cargo facility at SFO, but said they are still enthusiastic about one of its aspects: attracting Virgin Air as a new discount-fare tenant.
Staff writer - 12/06/2003
San Francisco supervisors this week put the brakes on a $217 million public-private plan to build a new cargo facility at SFO, but said they are still enthusiastic about one of its aspects: attracting Virgin Air as a new discount-fare tenant.
SFO tries to land Virgin USA
Yunmi Choi - 11/06/2003
County officials are trying to convince Virgin USA to make San Francisco International Airport its headquarters, but some United Airlines workers are worried the move could jeopardize their jobs.
Yunmi Choi - 11/06/2003
County officials are trying to convince Virgin USA to make San Francisco International Airport its headquarters, but some United Airlines workers are worried the move could jeopardize their jobs.
County flying high on hopes of landing Virgin Air
Sara Zaske - 10/07/2003
The county is pulling out all the stops to convince the British-based Virgin Group Ltd. that the headquarters for the company's latest endeavor should be in the county.
Sara Zaske - 10/07/2003
The county is pulling out all the stops to convince the British-based Virgin Group Ltd. that the headquarters for the company's latest endeavor should be in the county.