The new PlaneTag from Virgin Atlantic Airways is cut from the Airbus A340-642
registered as G-VGAS. Her first flight from Airbus in Toulouse, France
was on March 16, 2005 and she proudly served the Virgin fleet of
aircraft until May, 2017. She was named ‘Varga Girl’ after Alberto
Vargas, the Peruvian artist who inspired the flying lady logo for
Virgin. During her service, she flew 6,522 flights and a total of 56,589
hours. PlaneTags are made from actual retired aircraft fuselage,
not merely stamped metal. Each PlaneTag bears the color, thickness, and
wear and tear from the portion of the fuselage from which it was cut.
Therefore, it is rare to create two identical PlaneTags. These
variations and imperfections are not product flaws.