Virgin America, the U.S. airline is attempting to go public in the second half of 2014 according to Reuters. Management at Virgin believes that the earliest period the company will be ready to go public in the latter half of the third quarter or in the fourth quarter. At that point, the company will be ready administratively and financially. Currently, Virgin is acquiring takeoff and landing strips in most of the busy airport hobs in U.S. For example, the company has acquired landing strips in LaGuardia, Reagan National Airport in DC, and Dallas Love Field.