Branson Puts High-Fliers to the Test
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Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson launches a new reality TV show in the United States tonight promising to make the winner the president of his Virgin empire.
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Virgin America Airlines, the low-cost carrier with ties to British entrepreneur Richard Branson, received its operating license on Wednesday from U.S. aviation authorities and announced plans to sell tickets.
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Richard Branson, Britain&#39;s best-known entrepreneur and part-time daredevil, plans to launch the world&#39;s first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds ($198,600).
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Sir Richard Branson hopes his new company will be the first to send adventuresome tourists into space. Branson, founder of airlines, entertainment and telecom holding company Virgin Group, announced Monday
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LONDON-September 27, 2004 - A ticket may soon be all that separates you from a dream voyage to the final frontier. British entrepreneur Richard Branson says Virgin company plans to start offering commercial space flights over the next few years.
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Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism faces a myriad of safety concerns &#151; in the sky and on the ground &#151; that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off.
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&quot;Star Trek&quot; star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are among thousands who want to fly on Virgin&#39;s proposed commercial space flights, company chief Richard Branson said Friday.
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(Sept. 27) -- You could soon have an out of this world trip for the right price. Virgin Atlantic&#39;s Richard Branson announced Monday that his company has signed an agreement to start offering the world&#39;s first commercial flights into space.
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British billionaire Richard Branson said his Virgin Group wants to increase flights to India and invest in the Indian domestic carrier business to tap into a fast-expanding passenger market.
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The major carriers experiment with more legroom, relaxed fare rules, and frequent-flier perks.
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A group of wealthy people did, and they're waiting to become the first passengers on Richard Branson's Virgin Galatic
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âMileage runnersâ seek out the longest flights and the most connections hoping to game the airlinesâ frequent flier rewards programs.
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Nobody can say billionaires aren&#39;t competitive: First Richard Branson announces he&#39;s going up against Paul Allen in consumer space travel.
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Richard Branson says the Virgin Global Flyer is looking good for its solo trip around the world without refuelling.
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Airline mogul and adventurer Richard Branson announced plans Monday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before &#151; into space.
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Summary - (Sep 27, 2004) Entrepreneur Richard Branson announced today that his company, Virgin Galactic, will be taking Scaled Composite&#39;s SpaceShipOne to the next logical step, and offer flights to the public.
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WHEN someone as colourful as the Chairman of the Virgin group, Sir Richard Branson, comes visiting there is bound to be some fun and games.