Tour of Virgin America Headquarters
I am flying on the inaugural flight SEA-SFO on "Jefferson Airplane." My first impression of the airplane is WOW after seeing the mood lighting and the modern interior. I walk to seat 2A and just before we leave, CEO David Cush whom I talked with on the ground goes to seat 3A in economy. Throughout the flight I take pictures with my black and white camera. I talk with David to see if he can reveal any future cities and routes while putting in a good word for more Seattle expansion.
I ask and he allows me to go on a tour of headquarters. VX737 touches down on the runway and arrives into gate 1A and I rush to my tour site. I head up to the 4th floor and am escorted through the building by the secretary. Virgin America controls half of floors 4 and 1 and all of floor 2. I see the training facility then go down to level 2 where all the planning is. Amazingly some employees recognize me from the flight and ask how much I enjoyed it. Of course I only had the best to say. As I was walking between the two sides of floor 2 with a view of floor 1 David walked in. I didn't get a chance to discuss with him more because he had to go to a finance meeting. I wouldn't mind listening in but I'm sure Virgin America would have minded.
After seeing David I continue our tour into the Operations Control Center. It was very exciting seeing the dispatch office and how weather affects VX flights. Then the tour was over and I went back to the airport to wander before my flight back to Seattle. It was a mere twenty-one days when I flew on the inaugural flight to Los Angeles, in economy this time. The festivities were all on the flight to Seattle which I didn't fly on. However, David mentioned to me that he studied black and white photography in college. I developed a 5X7 picture of "Jefferson Airplane" for him and gave it to him in Los Angeles.
Through my daytrip on Virgin America I found that it truly is how to fly.
