What is Virgin America?
[[File:Virgin America logo.svg|right|200px]] '''Virgin America''' was an [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[airline]]. It began operations in [[2007]]. <ref>https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/about-our-airline/press/2007/takes-to-the-skies{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Its corporate headquarters were located in [[California]]. The airline used [[Airbus A319]] and [[Airbus A320]] aircraft, flying to destinations throughout the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. The airline was partly owned by the [[Virgin Group]]. <ref>https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/about-our-airline/press/2015/virgin-america-reports-june-2015-operational-results{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Virgin Group also controls [[Virgin Atlantic Airways]] and [[Virgin Australia]]. However, the Virgin Group had less than a fifty percent share of the airline. This is due to U.S. federal laws that do not allow foreign control of domestic airlines. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/business/2007/01/the-stupid-law-that-prevents-foreigners-from-buying-u-s-airlines.html|title=The stupid law that prevents foreigners from buying U.S. airlines.|first=Daniel|last=Gross|date=2 January 2007|website=Slate Magazine}}</ref> Virgin America was looking to sell all or part of its airline in early 2016. On April 4, 2016, [[Alaska Airlines]] announced it would buy Virgin America. Alaska retired the Virgin America name on April 25, 2018, and the airline's branding gradually started to disappear from planes and interiors from that date onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2016/04/alaska_airlines_reportedly_win.html|title=Alaska Airlines to buy rival Virgin America for $2.6 billion|first=Elliot|last=Njus|date=4 April 2016|website=oregonlive.com}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Virgin America Airbus 320 N846VA Photo 194 (13836583815).jpg|A Virgin America [[A320]] at [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]]. File:3 x Virgin America Airb