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• Company Watch - Virgin Group

  - 2008-02-18

  Feb 18, 2008 British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will together pay about USD$203 million to settle a lawsuit brought by passengers who said the airlines illegally fixed the price of fuel surcharges on long-haul trips. The agreement announced on Friday settles a two-year-old case pending in US District Court...

  Tags: Australia, British Airways Plc., Government, Litigation, Singapore Airlines, SOFTWARE, Virgin Group

• Virgin to fly Down Under

  - 2004-06-25

  Virgin is due to start flights to Sydney from Heathrow on December 7. Virgin Atlantic has confirmed the start of Australia services in time for the Christmas peak despite still awaiting final permission from regulators. The airline will commence flights to Sydney on December 7,...

  Tags: Australia, Government, MARKETING, Qantas Airways Ltd., Regulations, Sydney, Virgin, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group

• The accountant who turned a few pints into $78m.

  - 2003-11-12

  Nov 10, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) The CEO of Virgin Blue Airlines in Australia, Brett Godfrey, will receive 34.75 million shares in the airline's forthcoming public float. The budget airline announced the December float on 10 November 2003, and...

  Tags: accountant, Australia, Branson, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group

• Virgin float later this year, says Branson.

  - 2003-05-14

  May 13, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) A $A1.5bn sharemarket float of Australian discount airline, Virgin Blue, was flagged on 13 May 2003. British entrepreneur and owner of the Virgin group of companies, Sir Richard Branson, said the float of Virgin...

  Tags: Australia, Entrepreneurship, Qantas Airways Ltd., Virgin Group

• Branson says $1.5bn Virgin Blue float by November.

  - 2003-05-14

  May 13, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) A $A1.5bn sharemarket float of Australian discount airline, Virgin Blue, was flagged on 13 May 2003. British entrepreneur and owner of the Virgin group of companies, Sir Richard Branson, said the float of Virgin Blue...

  Tags: Australia, Branson, Entrepreneurship, Qantas Airways Ltd., Virgin Group

• VIRGIN BLUE EYEING FIJI & BALI AS POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS.

  - 2002-11-11

  SYDNEY, Nov 11 Asia Pulse - Virgin Blue is eyeing Fiji and Bali as possible destinations as part of its ambitious expansion plans. The discount carrier is also tipped to link up with friendly international cousin Virgin Atlantic next year, when the international carrier is expected to start...

  Tags: Australia, carrier, Qantas Airways Ltd., Richard, Sir, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group

• Virgin: no sale to Singapore.

  - 2002-06-18

  Jun 18, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia's Virgin Blue Airlines CEO, Brett Godfrey, has rejected suggestions that Singapore Airlines might buy in. Brokers JBWere and ING have speculated that Virgin could be a target, following comments by Singapore Airlines...

  Tags: Australia, ING Group, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Group

• Sir Richard Branson in the driver's seat.

  - 2002-02-28

  Mar 1, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- With Ansett almost out of Australian skies, Virgin Blue is the sole remaining competitor to Qantas. The Virgin Group CEO, Sir Richard Branson, is not rushing to revive a joint bid with Patrick...

  Tags: Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd., Sir, Virgin Group

• Virgin territory

  - 2000-03-01

  Sir Richard Branson, the middle-aged boy wonder of British business, plans to add Australian aviation to the international empire of 150 enterprises which bear his billion-dollar brand name. Branson intends to establish a discount airline based in Australia before the Sydney Olympics to challenge Qantas and Ansett with a...

  Tags: Australia, Branding, Branson, HARDWARE, MARKETING, Qantas Airways Ltd., Semiconductors, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group

• Media Furor Plays Into Branson's Hands

  - 1999-12-03

  Ever the astute businessman, Virgin Group's Richard Branson this week successfully promoted his company to become Australia's third trans-Continental airline, behind Qantas Airways and Ansett Australia. However, now that the dust has settled after Branson's Nov. 28 announcement that he wishes to establish a low-fare carrier, it appears the...

  Tags: Australia, Branding, Government, MARKETING, NETWORKING, Qantas Airways Ltd., Virgin Group, WANs