Virgin America A320 to Perform Fly By at San Fran Fleet Week
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Virgin America Flies in 2008 San Francisco Fleet Week
Hometown Airline Takes to the Skies During 2008 Fleet Week Air Show
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virgin America, the San Francisco based airline on a mission to make flying good again, today announced that as a proud sponsor of San Francisco Fleet Week 2008, the carrier will perform the first-ever fly by of a commercial airline at the annual event. San Francisco Fleet Week is one of California's largest annual spectator events and brings together the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in a week-long celebration of the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces. Joining the United States Navy Blue Angels, a Virgin America Airbus A320, in a safe but entertaining flight maneuver, will swoop to 200 feet and soar over an estimated one million spectators on the Marina Green, as part of Fleet Week's air show activities on Oct. 10-12, 2008.
The Virgin America Airbus A320 will make its Fleet Week debut at 1:30 pm PT on October 10th, 11th, and 12th. Interested media are invited to attend. Please RSVP to the contact details below.
Launched in August 2007 and headquartered in the Bay Area, Virgin America has grown to more than 1200 teammates, seven destination cities, and over 80 flights a day, with a list of travel industry best-in-class awards, including "Best U.S. Business Class" in Conde Nast Traveler's 2008 Business Travel Poll and "Best Domestic Airline" in the Travel + Leisure Annual World's Best Awards.
"We're the only airline headquartered in San Francisco and this community has supported us from day one, so we couldn't be more honored to fly alongside this country's most talented military pilots and to take part in such a proud hometown tradition, as both a sponsor -- and a performer," said Virgin America President and CEO David Cush. "Our goal was to bring this region's entrepreneurial, innovative spirit to the skies and we're pleased that in just one year flying we've done just that, with a list of travel industry best-in-class awards."
Fleet Week San Francisco 2008, runs from Oct. 9-14, 2008 all along the San Francisco waterfront. The air show portion of Fleet Week will take place from October 10-12th, and will feature a Virgin America Airbus A320 commercial aircraft, U.S. F-16 Viper West, and Patriot jet demonstration teams, as well as the United States Air Forces' newest lighter aircraft -- the F-22A Raptor A-10 and the U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter.
