Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. (operating as Virgin Atlantic) is a British airline which is owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group (51%) and Singapore Airlines (49%). It operates long-haul routes between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from its main bases at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Virgin has a smaller base at Manchester Airport. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, which permits it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Virgin Atlantic carried around 5.1 million passengers and made an annual profit of £46.8 million in 2007.
Source: Vancouver Sun
METRO VANCOUVER - Virgin Airlines mogul Sir Richard Branson is touching down in Richmond today to launch a new airline service between Vancouver and London. He arrives shortly before noon to welcome Virgin Atlantic ...
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Ten days after leaving Britain, the Geest Line freighter Benguela Stream docked at the Bridgetown Port in Barbados last Friday (May 18), carrying a record shipment of rally cars and equipment for Sol Rally Barbados 2012 . . . and the 4, ...
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Source: ABC News
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket safely launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station before dawn today, carrying a Dragon capsule with 1,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station -- and, much more important, the hopes for ...
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Source: Travel & Leisure
Last Saturday, the Olympic Torch relay set off in Great Britain and began a 70-day journey through the United Kingdom that will end on July 27 at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games. The cou ...
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