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Vickers VC10
The Vickers VC10, also known as the BAC VC10, is a British long-range jet airliner designed for short runways at hot, high airfields and later flown by the RAF.
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner built by Vickers-Armstrongs, the first turboprop airliner in the world to enter production and scheduled passenger service.
Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine medium bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs, distinguished by Barnes Wallis's geodetic airframe and widely used early in the Second World War.
Victoria International Airport
Victoria International Airport, known as Victoria Airport or YYJ, is the main airport for Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island, in Sidney, British Columbia, about 25 kilometers north of Victoria.
Vienna International Airport
Vienna International Airport, also known as Schwechat Airport, is Austria's largest airport, near Vienna. A hub for Austrian Airlines, it handled over 32 million passengers in 2025.
VietJet Air
VietJet Air is a Vietnamese low-cost airline based in Ho Chi Minh City, the first fully private airline licensed in Vietnam and now the country's largest.
Vietnam Airlines
Vietnam Airlines, or Hàng Không Việt Nam, is the national flag carrier of Vietnam, a state-linked joint stock company headquartered in Hanoi and a SkyTeam member since 2010.
View from the Top
View from the Top is a 2003 American comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow as a small-town woman who dreams of becoming an international flight attendant.
Vijayawada Airport
Vijayawada Airport, formally Vijayawada International Airport and also known as Gannavaram Airport, is an international airport at Gannavaram in Andhra Pradesh, India, serving Vijayawada, Amaravati, and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.
Vijaypat Singhania
Vijaypat Singhania was an Indian industrialist and aviator who led the Raymond Group and set the world hot-air balloon altitude record of 21,027 m in 2005.
Virgin America
Virgin America was a California-based American airline operating from 2007 to 2018, known for its premium low-cost product before being acquired by Alaska Air Group in 2016.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic, also known as Virgin Atlantic Airways, is a British long-haul airline founded by Richard Branson in 1984, flying from London Heathrow and Manchester to North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Virgin Atlantic fleet
The Virgin Atlantic fleet is the all-widebody long-haul fleet of the British airline Virgin Atlantic, converting since 2019 to Airbus A350-1000, A330-900neo, and Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, also known as Global Flyer, is a single-seat Scaled Composites aircraft flown by Steve Fossett on the first solo nonstop unrefueled flight around the world in 2005.
Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia, formerly Virgin Blue, is Australia's second-largest airline group. Founded in 2000, it is headquartered in Brisbane and runs the Velocity Frequent Flyer program.
Visakhapatnam Airport
Visakhapatnam Airport, also known by its code VTZ, was a customs airport serving Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, operating as a civil enclave beside the naval air base INS Dega until flights moved to Bhogapuram in 2026.
Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
The Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act is a 2003 US federal law, Public Law 108-176, reauthorizing FAA programs for fiscal years 2004 through 2007.
VistaJet
VistaJet is a private business aviation company founded in 2004 by Swiss entrepreneur Thomas Flohr, selling prepaid flight hours on its own fleet of business jets.
Vistara
Vistara, also known as Tata SIA Airlines, was a full-service Indian airline, a Tata Sons–Singapore Airlines joint venture flying from 2015 until its merger into Air India in 2024.
Visual approach
A visual approach is an air traffic control authorization for an IFR flight to proceed visually to the airport, requiring the airport or a preceding aircraft in sight.
Visual approach slope indicator
A visual approach slope indicator (VASI) is an airport lighting system showing a pilot on final approach whether the aircraft is above, on, or below the descent path.
Visual flight rules
Visual flight rules (VFR) are aviation regulations under which a pilot flies by visual reference to the outside world in weather at or better than specified minima.
Visual meteorological conditions
Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) are weather conditions, measured in visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling, good enough for flight under visual flight rules; worse weather is instrument meteorological conditions.
Viva Aerobus
Viva Aerobus, operating as VIVA, is a Mexican ultra-low-cost airline based at Monterrey International Airport, founded in 2006 and Mexico's leading domestic carrier by 2025.
Vladimir Ilyushin (Владимир Сергеевич Ильюшин)
Vladimir Ilyushin (Владимир Сергеевич Ильюшин, 1927–2010) was a Soviet test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, who first flew the Su-27 and set world altitude records.
Vnukovo International Airport (Международный аэропорт Внуково)
The Vnukovo International Airport (Международный аэропорт Внуukovo) is an international airport serving Moscow, Russia, and is the oldest operating facility in the Moscow aviation hub.
Volaris
Volaris, legally Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, is a Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier founded in 2003 that began flying in 2006 and serves Mexico and the United States.
Volcanic ash and aviation
Volcanic ash and aviation concerns the hazard airborne ash poses to jet engines, where silicate particles melt and can cause power loss, managed through forecasting and airspace avoidance.
Volocopter
Volocopter, also known as E-volo, is a German electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker founded in 2011 and based in Bruchsal, developer of the VoloCity air taxi.
Volotea
Volotea is a Spanish low-cost airline headquartered in Barcelona, founded in 2011 by Vueling's creators, connecting small and mid-sized European cities with direct flights since 2012.