Virgin Sun was a separate company to Virgin Atlantic, but he crews were all from Virgin Atlantic. They were all part of the same seniority list but the pilots were on a different pay scale. There were 5 A320/1s either in Sun or Atlantic colours. All five were grounded in the post 9/11 shakeup, the crews either being made redundant or re-trained on the B744 or A343. Some of the aircraft sat on the ground at Filton before evnetually being sold to a Turkish operator.