Virgin America
May 19th 2007, 5:15 pm
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Virgin America
I just read (or rather Kate did) that Virgin have been given the go ahead to start a US domestic serice 
AA shares have dropped dramaticaly
I think this will mean great losses for US airlines.
The Airline will be called 'Virgin America'
AA shares have dropped dramaticaly
I think this will mean great losses for US airlines.
The Airline will be called 'Virgin America'
May 19th 2007, 5:19 pm
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Re: Virgin America
Virgin on the ridiculous?? xx sarah
May 20th 2007, 10:57 am
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Re: Virgin America
Virgin Airlines and Virgin America not exactly the same company, both are independent of one another, one is British the other is American.
May 20th 2007, 3:32 pm
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US will be allowed to purchase shares.
It's just a part of the Virgin group ..... Richard Branson set it up, same as he has done a deal wit Boeing to develope 'green' jet sngines and ordered some 787's (probably for the domestic service)
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May 20th 2007, 5:36 pm
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Re: Virgin America
Why not 'Falwell Airlines' instead?!? My guess is that the airline will never take off.... - g'bye now, nice to have met you all...
May 21st 2007, 3:15 pm
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Re: Virgin America
They can only call it that so long as everyone embarks using the rear entrance!
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May 21st 2007, 8:34 pm
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Re: Virgin America
Actually ..... It is all Brirish owned Virgin ..... Read the story !
US will be allowed to purchase shares.
It's just a part of the Virgin group ..... Richard Branson set it up, same as he has done a deal wit Boeing to develope 'green' jet sngines and ordered some 787's (probably for the domestic service)
US will be allowed to purchase shares.
It's just a part of the Virgin group ..... Richard Branson set it up, same as he has done a deal wit Boeing to develope 'green' jet sngines and ordered some 787's (probably for the domestic service)
So 'technically' its a US company (had to get rid of CEO, major changes to the board, special appointee to keep check of the 25% 'foreign' controlled investors etc)
Good news for consumers but the US got the good end of the "open skies deal" that has been going on for years, the EU got the short end of the stick..but the EU agreed to it!
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Virgin_..._05182007.html
May 22nd 2007, 6:08 am
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Re: Virgin America
Actually ..... It is all Brirish owned Virgin ..... Read the story !
US will be allowed to purchase shares.
It's just a part of the Virgin group ..... Richard Branson set it up, same as he has done a deal wit Boeing to develope 'green' jet sngines and ordered some 787's (probably for the domestic service)
US will be allowed to purchase shares.
It's just a part of the Virgin group ..... Richard Branson set it up, same as he has done a deal wit Boeing to develope 'green' jet sngines and ordered some 787's (probably for the domestic service)
Virgin America is owned and controlled by U.S. citizens.
Virigin America doesn't agree with you.
May 22nd 2007, 11:12 pm
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Re: Virgin America
Every venture the take on is a success ............ JEEEEEZ ! Almost every train in the UK is now Virgin and they make a profit. And Virgin Atlantic was the only transatlantic airline to make a profit last year (according to the BBC World service anyway)
