Category: News

So recently, a co-worker and I were on a business trip to Dallas and working away in-flight thanks to Virgin America’s fleetwide WiFi when the In-Flight Team Lead announced that we were getting ready to land and it was time to start shutting down our electronic devices. I’m about to close up my laptop (after...

In the past few months, we “Flew Like a Boss” in Newark, “Got Lucky” from LAX-LAS, and “Geeked Out” on #nerdbird with SJC-LAX.  On May 21, we continued our expansion with new nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Both cities have a vibrant music scene and tech-centric business landscape so...

Virgin America & TSA Pre✓™ for Trusted Travelers Virgin America is now participating in TSA Pre✓™, which allows trusted travelers to be pre-screened and breeze through expedited security lines at participating airports. Starting this week, all Virgin America guests who are enrolled in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler program and have...

Last month, we launched our new in-flight service, “Seat-to Seat-delivery,” with a social media contest. We asked our fans how they would use the innovative feature to get lucky at 35,000 feet. We read through hundreds of entries and were inspired by how our guests are gracious, thoughtful, and flirty! Now we need your help. Read...

On Wednesday, we launched new service between Los Angeles and San Jose, connecting two of the most vibrant centers of innovation in the country: Silicon Valley and the Silicon Beach. With four daily round-trip flights, the new service allows Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to avoid the hassle of having to travel to San Francisco and fly...

We’ve all been there.  You’re on a flight and that guest in 18C catches your eye.  What do you do? In Junior High, I would have asked my best friend to pass a note.  In college, I probably would have tried one of those cheesy pick-up lines, “Do you believe in love at first sight...

On Monday we kicked off our new nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Although we’re no strangers to either destination, Monday marked our first time pairing the two cities to the utter delight of L.A. bachelors and bachelorettes, foodies, clubbers, Cirque and Celine enthusiasts, and Papas who...

On Tuesday we celebrated the launch of service to our 20th destination at Newark International Airport. It seems like just yesterday that I was attending my first launch event in Orlando, complete with Sir Richard Branson decked out in Awkward Family Vacation gear. I couldn’t help but get a little nostalgic to think that we’re...

Because I grew up in the Bay Area, recycling is part of my DNA. I always make sure to place compost in the green bin, cardboard boxes flattened down in the blue bin, and trash in the brown bin.  I’m diligent in my individual green efforts, but I knew I could do a little more....

Since becoming Virgin America’s Official Pet Liaison, Buddy and I have been trying to find a way to leave our mark on the airline.  We take Virgin America for all of our coast-to-coast travels so we definitely have plenty of experience draw from.      At first, we tried adding an automatic cookie dispenser, but...