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♦ Virgin Atlantic Airways was formed as British Atlantic Airways in 1982 by Randolph Fields, an American-born lawyer, and Alan Hellary, a former chief pilot for British private airline Laker Airways. Richard Branson purchased 25% and renamed it to Virgin Atlantic Airways. The new carrier’s first flight was on 22/Jun/1984 flown between Gatwick and Newark
< international and regional passenger and cargo airline based out of London–Heathrow and Manchester Airport > ♦
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