Virgin Atlantic will be replacing its famous flying lady emblem with five new 'icons', intended to 'represent modern Britain'. Among the 'flying icons' will be a black man and woman, as well as a gay man. One of the figureheads represents a gay man and has the colours of the rainbow painted onto his leotard. Virgin Atlantic's flying lady was based on pin up girls made famous by Alberto Vargas in the 1930s and 1940s. 'By introducing our new flying icons I hope it encourages people from all backgrounds to feel at home flying with us, but also working with us.'

Source: Daily Mail April 02, 2019 16:44 UTC