Vintage Airways Douglas DC-3 N12RB at Key West, Florida, with the distinctive Virgin-style tail logo.

Appropriately registered G-VBUS, this is one of three Airbus A340-311s currently in operation on Virgin's long haul routes. A fourth is on order.

Airbus A320-231 of South East European Airlines, on approach to London Heathrow in May 1994.

CityJet, with Virgin franchising, began BAe 146-200 services between London City and Dublin on January 10, 1994.

Viscount G-AOYP in full Virgin colours operated the Maastricht to Gatwick service until terminated in early 1989.

Second airline to be franchised with Virgin was South East European Airlines, which began Athens to Gatwick schedules in March 1993 with leased Boeing 737-4Y0 G-UKLB.

Most recent addition to the Virgin Atlantic fleet, in May, Boeing 747-4Q8 G-VFAB Lady Penelope is shown during testing in Everett, north of Seattle, prior to delivery.