Virgin USA query?

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As the title says. Anyone remember Virgin USA or what happened to it?
Was all hype for a few months then seeminglt dissapeared.

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Well can anyone give me any news on the following start up airlines: -

Air Commuter (could be risky talking about it)
Air Tigra
Exxavia
GCI Airlines
Global Spirit Airlines
Loch Lomond Sea planes
Nexus
Tara Airlines

Source: http://www.jethros.i12.com/FLEETS/INDEX.htm

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Something about Nexus was posted a few weeks ago. They are having problems bringing in the passengers or something.

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Air Commuter (could be risky talking about it)

Trading name of Rangemile. Have applied to start JER-IOM/Wolverhampton from 1st Nov
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/213/1717.pdf

Air Tigra

I think they are to operate out of EMA

GCI Airlines

As the name suggest, want to operate out of Guernsey but the last I heard this was a few years ago in Airliner World

Global Spirit Airlines

Want to start MAN-ISB with a European B747

Loch Lomond Sea planes

As the name suggests, a sea plane operator on Loch Lomond

Nexus

See
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49366&highlight=nexus
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49847&highlight=nexus

Tara Airlines

Want to fly LTN-Mumbai

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Ok, how does all this answer my question?

Anyone remember Virgin USA or what happened to it?
Was all hype for a few months then seeminglt dissapeared.

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Sorry for hijacking the thread, just thought I'd add a few other start ups in the making I know nothing about.

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last i heard was that Airbus A320's were to be the airlines planes of choice but that was several months ago

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The Virgin Group USA website appears to have no mention of the airline

http://www.virginusa.com/

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Ok guys, thanks for that.