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NAICS Code Offices of Other Holding Companies: 551112
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Virgin America's Ownership Question
BNET
- 2009-03-20
I've written several posts around the question of whether or not Virgin America should be considered "American" (here, here, and here, to start). Now, after having some more time to think about it, I thought I'd spend a little more time on this question. by Brett Snyder
Treasury backs private owners; Rock boost as Government bonds scheme unveiled
- 2008-01-21
Byline: By NICK WHITTEN Industrial Reporter TREASURY bosses today revealed new funding plans to help back a private sale of Northern Rock. Shares in the bank sank to new lows last week amid fears the Rock would be nationalised. But a potential private sector deal has been...
Company Watch - Virgin Group
- 2008-01-14
Jan 14, 2008 Strike off for Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Atlantic cabin crew will not strike tomorrow Jan. 9 after the Unite union agreed to a two-year deal of a 4.8% increase on basic pay in year one and then rising with inflation in the second. Both 48h strikes ...
Branson's Virgin Group takes 20 percent of Malaysia's AirAsia
- 2007-08-09
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Richard Branson's Virgin Group is taking a 20 percent stake in Malaysia's AirAsia long-haul carrier, with the British billionaire vowing Friday to pilot the project into profitability. "Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group is our new strategic global investment partner," said Kalimullah Hassan of Fly...
Branson unveils aviation overhaul to curb global warming
- 2006-09-27
NEW YORK AFP — British tycoon Richard Branson urged the aviation industry to join his Virgin Atlantic airline in an ambitious plan to combat the potential "catastrophe" of global warming. The billionaire founder of the Virgin Group of companies said that airlines around the world had to play their part...
Virgin's Branson to build fleet of commercial spaceships
- 2005-07-28
CHICAGO AFP — British tycoon Sir Richard Branson has formed a new aerospace company to build a fleet of commercial spaceships. The Spaceship Company will be jointly owned by Branson's Virgin Group and Burt Rutan, whose SpaceShipOne won the 10-million-dollar "X Prize" for sending a privately-designed craft into space...
Virgin boss Branson bids to cross Channel in amphibious car
- 2004-01-12
LONDON AFP ? British entrepreneur and adventurer Sir Richard Branson says he wants to be the first to drive an amphibious car across the English Channel -- and he plans to do it this summer. Branson, who heads the Virgin group of companies, took delivery of the first-ever, British-built...
Virgin Blue flies high on maiden flight as a public company
- 2003-12-08
SYDNEY AFP ? Australian discount airline Virgin Blue won a massive vote of confidence in the market as its shares soared as much as 10 percent in its highly anticipated float. Part-owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Australian transport firm Patrick Corp., Virgin Blue opened trade on the...
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...
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...
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