This Airbus A340-642 registered as G-VEIL with Virgin Atlantic Airways, and a manufactures serial number 575, was produced in Toulouse (TLS), France and saw its first flight February 18, 2004. Named Queen of the Skies by her Majesty The Queen of England at a ceremony at the Airbus factory as part off a state visit to France to celebrate the centenary of the Entente Cordiale agreement. The Queen of the Skies was withdrawn from use in April 2016.
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.
