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		<title><![CDATA[Travel Roundup: Southwest Cuts Flights, Virgin Wants bmi, Hyatt Caters to Kids and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest cuts 32 flightsÃ‚Â --Ã‚Â Southwest Airlines announced plans to cut 32 flights next summer in hopes of maximizing profit. Chief executive Gary Kelly said the airline was cutting unproductive flights while focusing on profitable new cities like Denver. Nineteen flights will be added, but the airline added only one new route,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:46:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Company Watch - Virgin Group]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr 7, 2008  Boeing is trapped in a nightmare as delays on the production of its 787 Dreamliner are causing airlines to raise hell. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are in talks with Boeing over expected delivery delays for the 787 Dreamliner aircraft they ordered in 2007. This is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WORLD Tonight: Bond flies with Virgin]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6783/is_2008_Feb_5/ai_n28488818]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[JAMES Bond loves Aston Martin cars and when it comes to flying it now seems that Virgin Atlantic is 007's airline of choice.  The carrier today announced it will again feature in the new Bond film Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig as 007.  This followed the cameo...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Airline looks to ditch Virgin stake.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200707/ai_n25177156]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Mark Kleinman    Jul 09, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Singapore Airlines is  believed to be considering the divestment of its 49 holding in UK-based  carrier Virgin Atlantic. It had struck an agreement with Virgin founder  Sir Richard Branson when acquiring...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nightly Business Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAUL KANGAS, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR:  March existing home  sales were KO`d by Mother Nature and continued troubles in mortgage  lending. We`ll detail the existing home sales data and get some analysis.  SUSIE GHARIB, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: Apple`s former chief  financial officer says Steve...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Airline airbrushed: BA banishes rival from Bond film]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200704/ai_n19023494]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson has been airbrushed out of the James Bond film "Casino Royale" in edits of the movie screened on rival airline British Airways, a newspaper reported Saturday.  The Daily Telegraph said the entrepreneur, and all references to his airline, had been airbrushed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET Dispatch: FedEx, Virgin Atlantic, The Fed, and Oracle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=87]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FedEx incurred its first decline in profits in more than three years.  The express delivery company also alerted investors that it may fall short of its long-term profit target for this year.  As FedEx gets deeper into its strategy of becoming integrated within global corporate supply chains, analysts say it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:15:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BA shares sink on threat from 'Open Skies' deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Shares in British Airways tumbled Monday on fears that increased competition from rival airlines on transatlantic routes could bite into the group's profits.  Shares dived by as much as 9.5 percent on the London stock exchange after EU and US negotiators Friday concluded a draft 'Open...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin America's case reviewed]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200603/ai_n16234099]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amid the debate about foreign control of U.S. airlines, start-up Virgin America is working to stay out of the fray.  Virgin is the brainchild of Britain's Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways. Virgin America would be a low-fare airline based in San Francisco.  Virgin America's U.S. executives...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Take a number.(the grapevine)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5262/is_200602/ai_n20393224]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A decade ago when Norwalk city officials were trying to seduce  Virgin Atlantic to settle down in town, it gave the company a little  gift that only a marketer can appreciate fully, a street address  redolent of jumbo jets: "747 Belden Ave." Now that the  marriage...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin America to file application to operate today]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200601/ai_n16013261]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Airline start-up Virgin America plans today to file its application to operate with federal safety regulators, a key step in CEO Fred Reid's plan to start flying, possibly this year.  The airline, a brainchild of British billionaire and Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson, is the latest in a series...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin America appears  ready for takeoff from SFO]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20051209/ai_n15922109]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Low-cost airline startup Virgin America said Thursday that it has lined up $177.3 million in financing and aims to launch service next year from San Francisco International Airport.    The U.S.-based airline, which plans to fly under British billionaire Richard Bransons Virgin brand, said it will base its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin America ready to take off out of SFO]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20051209/ai_n15922149]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Low-cost airline startup Virgin America said Thursday that it has lined up $177.3 million in financing and aims to launch service next year from San Francisco International Airport.    The U.S.-based airline, which plans to fly under British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin brand, said it will base its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Personalised Virgin terminal at Heathrow.(EUROPE)(Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6671/is_200505/ai_n26601322]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Atlantic has agreed with BAA to redesign and renew  facilities in Terminal 3 at Heathrow to increase the number of its  passengers handled from three million to 5-5 million per year. Work will  be performed from 2007 to 2012 with Foster and Partners the  project's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shares blue as Virgin flies in on a whinge.(Virgin Blue Airlines Proprietary Limited)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200412/ai_n17583464]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dec 08, 2004 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX)    Virgin Atlantic's first flight into Sydney on 8 December 2004  failed to revive Virgin Blue's share price. The stock fell by  $A0.07 to $A2.01. Virgin's chief Sir Richard Branson said Virgin  Blue has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tough takeoff for Virgin America]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20040813/ai_n14584052]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BURLINGAME-- VIRGIN AMERICA, the new low-cost airline that's combing the Peninsula for a home, has some tough challenges ahead before it gets airborne.    Chief Executive Fred Reid said his fledgling airline must raise more capital and meet U.S. government regulations before it takes off and hires an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The accountant who turned a few pints into $78m.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200311/ai_n17583530]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pacific Blue to be DJ's overseas branding?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200309/ai_n17853228]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sep 22, 2003 (Travel Week - ABIX via COMTEX)    Australian airline, Virgin Blue, may use the name Pacific Blue for  its international services. The company is not permitted to use the  Virgin brand, as the name is already tied to Virgin Atlantic. Virgin  Blue...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British Air may bid for Virgin Atlantic.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200305/ai_n17873931]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[May 26, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)    British Airways BA may bid for Virgin Atlantic to prevent a  merger of Virgin and BMI British Midland Airways. British Airways  spokesman Paul Parry did not rule out a counterbid proposal, but  Williams...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shacklock lines up with DrKW on Virgin merger deal.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5555/is_200305/ai_n21932014]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Janine Brewis    Tim Shacklock, a partner at corporate finance boutique Gleacher  Shacklock, has appeared in his first public deal discussions since  joining the firm, working alongside his former colleagues from Dresdner  Kleinwort Wasserstein.Shacklock has been advising BMI British Midland,  the UK airline,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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