Virgin Atlantic to Start Nigerian Airline Under Government Pact
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Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the carrier founded by UK billionaire Richard Branson, plans to start a new airline in partnership with the Nigerian government.
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The British Civil Aviation Authority&#39;s decision to allocate 21 additional flights to India was supposed to settle the row between British Airways and Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Atlantic.
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The wait for Virgin Atlanticâs daily service from Sydney to Hong Kong and London is finally over, with Virgin Atlanticâs inaugural flight touching down at Sydney Airport.
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A Northern Virginia company has received initial federal approval to form the first U.S.-based low-cost airline that would fly exclusively to international destinations, although it still must clear other regulatory and financial hurdles.
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Virgin America said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with AirCell to bring wireless broadband to its planes beginning some time next year.
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Virgin Atlantic is to launch a price war on the &quot;Kangaroo route&quot; between London and Sydney, pledging to cut fares by up to one-third.
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British entrepreneur and adventurer Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin Group, announced Monday he has signed a deal with US company Mojave Aerospace Ventures (MAV) to put paying travelers into space.
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ENTREPRENEUR Richard Branson wants to fly flagship international airline Virgin Atlantic to Australian cities beyond Sydney, eventually introducing giant A380 double-decker planes on key routes.
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Virgin Atlantic has said that new production delays to the Airbus A380 superjumbo had &quot;serious implications&quot; for the airline's order of six planes, adding that it would review its options next week.
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LONDON Richard Branson, the adventurous entrepreneur behind the Virgin Group, said Monday that he would form a commercial space travel company that would start carrying passengers by 2007.
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Richard Branson says his Virgin Group is talking to a number of Indian airlines about taking a 49% stake in some carriers.
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Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. said Wednesday it is teaming up with Nigeria's state-owned oil company to build a plant to produce natural gas on the country's Atlantic coast for markets in Europe and America.
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A ticket may soon be all that separates you from a dream voyage to the final frontier. British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Virgin company -- which includes an airline -- plans to start offering commercial space flights over the next few years.
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Australia's Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd.  said on Tuesday it was close to signing an order for new Boeing  planes worth up to US$2.6 billion ahead of the launch of long-haul flights to the United States next year.
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SN30952 writes &quot;Based in Lagos, Virgin Nigeria will operate domestic routes within the country as well as international flights to the USA, Europe and the Middle East.
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AUSTRALIAN bubbly would be available on Virgin&#39;s first flights into space, British tycoon Richard Branson promised today. The Virgin airlines founder hopes five space ships, each carrying five passengers and
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British Airways and Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Atlantic Airways say they will raise fuel surcharges following similar moves by major European carriers this week as oil prices surged.