Virgin launches first UK routes
Virgin is to move into the domestic market for routes in and out of Heathrow - and that could spark a price war with British Airways.
£80m loss for Virgin Atlantic
Crawley based Virgin Atlantic has announced losses of £80 million for the last financial year.
Mexican wave of airport jobs
A thousand new jobs will be created at Gatwick this summer as airlines launch a number of new routes from the Sussex airport
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Virgin and Delta 'customers will benefit'
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways have reached an agreement for a new joint venture that will create an expanded trans-Atlantic network. The companies say it will enhance competition between the UK and North America, offering greater benefits for customers.
Delta will invest $360 million in Virgin Atlantic, acquiring a 49 per cent stake currently held by Singapore Airlines. Virgin Group and Sir Richard Branson will retain the majority 51 per cent stake and Virgin Atlantic Airways will retain its brand and operating certificate.
Virgin launches first UK routes
by Mike Pearse
Virgin is to move into the domestic market for routes in and out of Heathrow - and that could spark a price war with British Airways.
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£80m loss for Virgin Atlantic
by Mike Pearse, Transport Correspondent
Crawley based Virgin Atlantic has announced losses of £80 million for the last financial year.
Read the full storyBranson on Heathrow runways, HS2 and more...
Sir Richard Branson is demanding more runways are built at Heathrow. He says it is the best option to solve the aviation crisis in the south east.
He says building a new airport in the Thames Estuary would lead to the closure of Heathrow and the loss of thousands of jobs in the Thames Valley.
He also has mixed views about the news HS2 rail scheme through Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
He spoke to our Transport Correspondent Mike Pearse at the launch of a new route from Gatwick to Cancun in Mexico.
Branson: 'More Heathrow runways'
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson claims plans for a new airport in the Thames Estuary would lead to the closure of Heathrow with devastating consequences.
The boss of the Crawley-based airline says he believes that would be wrong and that the Government must seriously consider expanding Heathrow.
The Government has ruled out a third runway at Heathrow and is about to publish a long awaited consultation on future aviation policy in the region.
Mexican wave of airport jobs
A thousand new jobs will be created at Gatwick this summer as airlines launch a number of new routes from the Sussex airport
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New world record for Sir Richard
He did it. At 61, Sir Richard Branson has become the oldest person to kitesurf across the English Channel. See our report here.
Sir Richard Branson - record breaker
Virgin boss, Sir Richard Branson, has become the oldest person to kitesurf across the English Channel. He arrived in France a short time ago. More details to follow.
Branson's kitesurf record is still on course
Sir Richard Branson is still on course to become the oldest person to kitesurf across the English Channel. The 61 year old is currently three miles off the coast of France.
He has failed in becoming the fastest person to complete the crossing. That record was set by his son, Sam, yesterday.
Video update: Sir Richard Branson's latest attempt to become the oldest person to kitesurf across the English Channel.
Our reporter John Ryall filmed Sir Richard as he set off from Hythe at lunchtime.
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