Virgin Atlantic Airways - Boeing 747-400 - G-VWOW - Cosmic Girl (Dita Von Teese) - John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) - August 27, 2010 1 349 RT CRP
Virgin Atlantic Airways - Boeing 747-41R - G-VWOW (c/n 32745/1287) - Cosmic Girl (Dita Von Teese)
Virgin's G-VWOW "Cosmic Girl" also wearing the name "Dita Von Teese" just aft of the flight deck. Dita Von Teese's name was added to G-VWOW in June 2010 in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Virgin Atlantic service to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.
UPDATE (December 2015) "Cosmic Girl" was withdrawn from Virgin Atlantic operation in October 2015. She is slated to become Virgin Galactic's "LauncherOne" air-launched satellite lifter after modifications are made to strengthen the vestigial structure of the inboard left wing formerly intended to ferry a spare "fifth" engine to now hold a 55,000-lb. rocket.
UPDATE (January 2017) - On November 12, 2015 this aircraft was re-registered by Virgin Galactic as N744VG.
UPDATE (November 2017) - On March 2, 2017, Richard Branson announced the splitting of LauncherOne operations from Virgin Galactic to a new entity, Virgin Orbit.
Virgin Atlantic Airways - Boeing 747-400 - G-VWOW - Cosmic Girl (Dita Von Teese) - John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) - August 27, 2010 1 349 RT CRP
Virgin Atlantic Airways - Boeing 747-41R - G-VWOW (c/n 32745/1287) - Cosmic Girl (Dita Von Teese)
Virgin's G-VWOW "Cosmic Girl" also wearing the name "Dita Von Teese" just aft of the flight deck. Dita Von Teese's name was added to G-VWOW in June 2010 in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Virgin Atlantic service to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.
UPDATE (December 2015) "Cosmic Girl" was withdrawn from Virgin Atlantic operation in October 2015. She is slated to become Virgin Galactic's "LauncherOne" air-launched satellite lifter after modifications are made to strengthen the vestigial structure of the inboard left wing formerly intended to ferry a spare "fifth" engine to now hold a 55,000-lb. rocket.
UPDATE (January 2017) - On November 12, 2015 this aircraft was re-registered by Virgin Galactic as N744VG.
UPDATE (November 2017) - On March 2, 2017, Richard Branson announced the splitting of LauncherOne operations from Virgin Galactic to a new entity, Virgin Orbit.