Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited is a British airline owned by Sir Richard Branson. It operates between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from main bases at Gatwick and London Heathrow Airport, using a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft.

Virgin Atlantic's fleet uses both Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with an average age of 8.6 years as of March 2010. Boeing 747-400s are used on all routes from Gatwick and Glasgow. Boeing 747s and Airbus A340s are used interchangeably on routes from Heathrow and Manchester.

All Virgin Atlantic aircraft are in a three-class configuration with Economy, Premium Economy, and Upper Class cabins. The Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 scheduled to begin operating in early 2011 from Manchester Airport, Glasgow Airport and London Gatwick will not have the Upper Class cabin, but will contain the Economy, and Premium Economy cabins.