Virgin America Doesn’t Get Its Wings

The U.S. Department of Transportation tentatively rejected Virgin America’s last week application to fly, wielding that the ownership structure did not meet a U.S. citizenship test.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation regulators, 75 percent of Virgin America’s voting interest must be owned or controlled by citizens of the United States.

Virgin America said it would respond on January 10 with plans to meet the requirements. Authorities within the U.S. Department of Transportation could not be reached for comments.