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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nickell Robert A.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Virgin America Inc. [VA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VIRGIN AMERICA INC., 555 AIRPORT BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2016 (Street) BURLINGAME, CA 94010 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/25/2016   G V 2,050 (1) D $ 0 217,435 (2) D   Common Stock 12/14/2016   D   217,435 (2) D $ 57 (3) 0 D   Common Stock 12/14/2016   D   10,000 D $ 57 0 I See Footnote (4) Common Stock 12/14/2016   D   500 D $ 57 0 I See Footnote (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nickell Robert A. C/O VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 555 AIRPORT BLVD BURLINGAME, CA 94010	X

Signatures

/s/ Allen Huang, Attorney-in-fact for Robert Nickell		12/14/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This denotes a charitable contribution.
(2)	Includes 6,624 restricted stock units ("RSUs").
(3)	Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 1, 2016, by and among Virgin America Inc., Alaska Air Group, Inc. and Alpine Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"), (i) each issued and outstanding RSU was automatically vested and converted in the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest and (ii) each issued and outstanding share of common stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest.
(4)	Shares were held by Nickell Irrevocable 2009 Trust, of which Reporting Person is trustee. Such trust is for the sole benefit of Reporting Person's children. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of common stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest.
(5)	Shares were held by a trust, for which Reporting Person's minor child is the sole beneficiary. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of common stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest.

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