Branson all set to slam BA in the US

CITY A.M.
SIR Richard Branson is set to air his grievances on the proposed tie-up between British Airways (BA) and American Airlines (AA) in the US next month, ...
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Branson energy venture set to achieve $400m fundraising target

Wealth Bulletin
The Virgin Green Fund, the private-equity style renewable energy fund launched by Richard Branson, is poised to achieve its $400m ( equals 80282m) capital-raising ...
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Sir Richard Branson Successfully Raises Funds For New Energy Venture

Electric.co.uk
Sir Richard Branson will successfully raise funds for his new energy project in the course of two months. Branson has raised a total of $400 million ( equals A3240 ...
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Equity market upturn puts floatations back on the menu

Telegraph.co.uk
Back in November 2007, Sir Richard Branson appointed Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, to lead a flotation of the Virgin gym business. ...
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Sir Richard Branson to fight BA-American Airlines tie-up plan in ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Richard Branson is to take his fight against the proposed tie-up between British Airways and American Airlines to the US House of Representatives by ...
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Party animal Natalie Imbruglia cosies up to Sam Branson in her ...

Daily Mail
... Imbruglia's latest pop video is based on a raucous house party with Prince Harry and his friends -- and includes the children of tycoon Richard Branson. ...
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Sir Richard Branson raises $400m in funds for renewable energy venture

Independent
By Mark Leftly Billionaire Richard Branson is set to defy the downturn by completing the $400m ( equals A3240m) fundraising for his energy venture in renewables ...
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Princess Beatrice 'gets her own perfume'

NEWS.com.au
It's rumored Beatrice's long-term boyfriend, 27-year-old Dave Clark, who works for tycoon Richard Branson on his Virgin Galactic project, was the source of ...
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I'm in a dirty old business but I try

Times Online
Airline chief Richard Branson wants to show that green goals can work, but does he live up to his ideals? 'No Thanks. I'll take the train,' said Sir Richard ...
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Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Return Letter To Richard Branson

Mirror.co.uk
... but it isn't quite that just yet. Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Return Letter To Richard Branson 19.00 Pleasance Baby Grand until 30th August.
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How salty clouds could cool down the planet

Times Online
UK and US teams are going head to head with two separate proposals and entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Richard Branson are taking an interest. ...
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The Russians Are Coming

guardian.co.uk
Richard Branson went to Stowe, the older boy (also Russian) showing them round says proudly. Maybe Richard Branson is acceptable in Russia. ...
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Sir Richard's First Flight On VMS Eve

Space Fellowship
After the flight Sir Richard Branson commented: 'This has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It's a beautiful aircraft to fly and its ...
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Richard Branson Announced as Official Keynote Speaker for Perfect ...

Business Wire (press release)
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sir Richard Branson will be the keynote speaker at 'The Perfect Pitch 2009,' an event that brings together the nation's most ...
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WhiteKnightTwo at AirVenture 2009

The Space Review
The crowd gave Burt Rutan and Richard Branson a rock star welcome. For the space enthusiast there were a couple of interesting things to see besides ...
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What Abu Dhabi Sees in Virgin Galactic

BusinessWeek
Richard Branson's space travel venture was something of a joke until Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments pumped in $280 million. Will it fly? ...
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PR group Next Fifteen jumps after US acquisition

guardian.co.uk
Next Fifteen, the PR group chaired by Sir Richard Branson's right-hand man Will Whitehorn, has shot up more than 10% this morning following a trading update ...
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Branson firm reaches for the sky

Macau News
Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's spaceship arm in the UK, intends proposing the development of a satellite launch vehicle. Virgin Galactic has secured ...
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Analysis: A return for taxpayers?

Times Online
... the City last February when it decided to nationalise Northern Rock rather than to sell it to a private buyer such as Sir Richard Branson's Virgin. ...
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Bruce Ramsey / Times editorial columnist Boeing, Machinists' union ...

Seattle Times
Richard Branson of Virgin Group Ltd. bellyached on TV about not getting his 777 on time, and said that if "people in Seattle" kept going on strike, ...
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How to succeed in life and business--Billionaire Sir Richard ...

Examiner.com
Richard Branson is my new hero in the world of business, as well as celebrity. Not long ago, I picked up Branson's latest book, Business Stripped Bare: ...
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Sir Richard Branson left red-faced over Bolton train affair

Mirror.co.uk
By John Percy 5/08/2009 Bolton's squad of millionaires were left milling around with punters at Preston train station for almost three hours after Virgin ...
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'Virgin' not exclusive to Branson

Freelance UK
For all his marketing misfires, Sir Richard Branson is widely lauded for creating a unique brand with instant stand-out for reliable quality by using a ...
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Kate Middleton picks Branson's brains

Real Business
Kate Middleton, girlfriend of heir-to-the-throne Prince William has been making the most of her social status by collaring Virgin boss Richard Branson for ...
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Ajit George's excellent island adventure

The News Journal
Ajit George had dinner with one of the richest men in the world, Sir Richard Branson, on Branson's very own private island in the British Virgin Islands. ...
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Five reasons to go to Virgin FreeFest 2009

Metromix Baltimore
(Credit: Getty Images) Richard Branson's summer music festival returns to the area on Aug. 30. While this is the festival's fourth visit to Maryland in as ...
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Virgin Media buoyed by 'insatiable' demand for faster broadband

Telegraph.co.uk
By Rupert Neate However, the Nasdaq-listed company, 10.4pc owned by Sir Richard Branson, lost 27000 customers in the first quarter - more than twice as many ...
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Bank Start - Ups Sprout Among Economic Debris

New York Times
... including retail giant Tesco , major Chinese banks, Sweden's biggest bank Handelsbanken and entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson and Vernon Hill. ...
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Kate Middleton shows Richard Branson she means business as ...

Daily Mail
By Katie Nicholl Her parents may have built up a multi-million-pound company, but Kate Middleton has turned to Sir Richard Branson in a bid to sharpen her ...
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Three, two, one ... lift-off for Branson

Independent
By Richard Northedge Until last week Richard Branson's proposed flight into space had looked like a flight of fancy -- another personal adventure by the man ...
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Kate Middleton and Richard Branson in business tie-up

Sawf News
Richard Branson's daughter Holly is a close friend of Kate. In the past the two have organized charity events. Kate keeps in regular touch with Sir Richard ...
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Middle East Backer Boosts Virgin's Spaceflight Dream

Aviation International News
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson (left) has found a new backer for his Virgin Galactic passenger spaceflight business in the shape of Abu Dhabi's ...
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Recent reviews from Slashdot readers:

Slashdot
xanthos writes "Sir Richard Branson was at the annual Experimental Aircraft Assoc Fly-in to show off EVE (previously known as White Knight Two), ...
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Virgin's enterprises can soar -- but also fail to reach orbit

The National
The name Virgin is synonymous in the business world with Sir Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur who has made an incredible career, and a US$5 billion ...
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Image Gallery: Virgin Galactic's Spaceship And Carrier

InformationWeek
The founder of the world's first spaceline, Richard Branson, said it will be ready to transport people and satellites into space in about a year and a half. ...
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How social media is changing travel

msnbc.com
Richard Branson, a master of media manipulation, naturally used the episode to his advantage when he made winking jokes about the episode, called the author ...
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Editorial: Doyle may need help finding Oshkosh

Oshkosh Northwestern
Sir Richard Branson Tuesday announced the addition of new partners to his Virgin Galactic venture from the United Arab Emirates. Of all the places Branson ...
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