Virgin Orbit sells 747: full transaction details revealed

Virgin Orbit will sell its assets – including its converted Boeing 747 – to a trio of winning bidders and cease operations. The news comes nearly two months since the firm filed for bankruptcy protection in the US after it failed to find new funding. According to court documents, the winning bidder for the modified jumbo known as ‘Cosmic Girl’ is the maker of the world’s largest aircraft, American aerospace company Stratolaunch LLC. The near 22-year-old widebody is due for