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Highlights this month
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Opted to sack 13 of his airline staff after they ...
Virgin’s Facebook sackings generate disturbing turbulance
News that Richard Branson has opted to sack 13 of his airline staff after they posted comments to a popular social networking site is a worrying sign of what might ...
Hydrapinion - 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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Abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record
Richard Branson abandons sailing record
Two days after setting sail from New York City, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record.
Sunshine Coast Daily : World News - 1 month, 1 week ago
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Conceded defeat in his bid to break a record for ...
Big seas too much for Branson
BRITISH tycoon Richard Branson has conceded defeat in his bid to break a record for crossing the Atlantic after his yacht was damaged by high waves and strong gales.
News.com.au | Europe - 1 month, 1 week ago
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Quit his bid to break a record for crossing the ...
Branson Quits Atlantic Record Bid
Sir Richard Branson has quit his bid to break a record for crossing the Atlantic after his yacht was damaged by high waves and strong gales.
Sky News | World News - 1 month, 1 week ago
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Told Sky News he expects the body of his friend ...
Fossett Search: Wreckage Is Found
Sir Richard Branson has told Sky News he expects the body of his friend Steve Fossett to be found soon as the wreckage of a plane is discovered in California.
Sky News | World News - 2 months ago
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Thrown his hat in the ring
Branson confirms interest in Gatwick, but won't do it alone
UK airport operator BAA has jumped the gun, declaring it will put Gatwick Airport on the market for bidders, and already billion magnate Richard Branson has thrown his hat in ...
etravelblackboard - 2 months, 2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago
V Festival announces line-up
Back for its third incarnation, the annual V Festival has announced its dates and first line-up additions to its 2009 event. The Richard Branson-bankrolled festival first made its debut down ...
BigPond Music - News - 11:31 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
BigPond Music - News - 11:31 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
Hide Away in the New Treehouse Suite at Ulusaba
The thrill of watching big game up close and personal has just got even better at Ulusaba, Sir Richard Branson's South African private game reserve, with the introduction of a ...
etravelblackboard - 9 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
etravelblackboard - 9 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Virgin Atlantic in talks with easyJet to buy London's Gatwick airport
LONDON (AFP) - Virgin Atlantic, the British airline owned by tycoon Richard Branson, said on Friday that it was in talks about forming a consortium that would bid for London's ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 12:28 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 12:28 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Risky decision-making essential to entrepreneurialism
Whether someone will become the next Richard Branson, Steve Jobs or Henry Ford may be down to whether they make risky decisions, scientists at the University of Cambridge have concluded.
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Wednesday 12th November 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News - 3 p.m. Wednesday 12th November 2008
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Virgin’s Facebook sackings generate disturbing turbulance
News that Richard Branson has opted to sack 13 of his airline staff after they posted comments to a popular social networking site is a worrying sign of what might ...
Hydrapinion - 2 a.m. Monday 3rd November 2008
Hydrapinion - 2 a.m. Monday 3rd November 2008
1 month ago
Virgin sacks staff over cockroaches-in-plane claim
Virgin Atlantic has sacked 13 cabin staff after they criticised the airline and called some of its passengers "chavs" on the Facebook website. The airline, controlled by Sir Richard Branson's ...
WA Today - national - 11 p.m. Saturday 1st November 2008
WA Today - national - 11 p.m. Saturday 1st November 2008
1 month ago
Lufthansa & the Virgins, will they make love or war?
An intensely interesting situation has arisen in Europe after Lufthansa assumed outright control of UK carrier bmi after chairman Sir Michael Bishop exercised a £318 million option to sell them ...
Plane Talking - 11:27 a.m. Thursday 30th October 2008
Plane Talking - 11:27 a.m. Thursday 30th October 2008
Virgin seeks deal with Lufthansa
RICHARD Branson's Virgin Atlantic has proposed combining its operations with bmi, the British airline bought by Lufthansa.
The Australian Aviation News - 5:38 a.m. Thursday 30th October 2008
The Australian Aviation News - 5:38 a.m. Thursday 30th October 2008
1 month ago
Paris is scared of space
Oct 29 2008 12:18PM Esteemed member of society Paris Hilton is among the privileged few jetting into space on Richard Branson's celebrity-filled first Virgin spaceflight... if she gets over her ...
Celebrity FIX - 12:18 p.m. Wednesday 29th October 2008
Celebrity FIX - 12:18 p.m. Wednesday 29th October 2008
Build your personal brand online: How Ali Brown did it (Part two)
Not many business owners get invited to spend a week on Richard Branson's Necker Island to hang out with the man himself. But that's exactly what happened to entrepreneur Alexandria ...
The Australian Enterprise - 7:35 a.m. Wednesday 29th October 2008
The Australian Enterprise - 7:35 a.m. Wednesday 29th October 2008
1 month, 1 week ago
Branson washed out
A MONSTER wave caused British billionaire Sir Richard Branson to abandon his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record yesterday..
Herald Sun | World News - 11 p.m. Saturday 25th October 2008
Herald Sun | World News - 11 p.m. Saturday 25th October 2008
Richard Branson abandons sailing record
Two days after setting sail from New York City, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record.
Sunshine Coast Daily : World News - 7:48 a.m. Saturday 25th October 2008
Sunshine Coast Daily : World News - 7:48 a.m. Saturday 25th October 2008
1 month, 1 week ago
Big seas too much for Branson
BRITISH tycoon Richard Branson has conceded defeat in his bid to break a record for crossing the Atlantic after his yacht was damaged by high waves and strong gales.
News.com.au | Europe - 10:11 p.m. Friday 24th October 2008
News.com.au | Europe - 10:11 p.m. Friday 24th October 2008
Branson abandons transatlantic record attempt (AFP)
AFP - Tycoon Richard Branson conceded defeat Friday in his bid to break a record for crossing the Atlantic after his yacht was damaged by high waves and strong gales.
Yahoo! News: World News - 8:36 p.m. Friday 24th October 2008
Yahoo! News: World News - 8:36 p.m. Friday 24th October 2008
Branson says trans-Atlantic sailing bid in jeopardy
British tycoon Richard Branson said today his bid to break the world record for crossing the Atlantic was in jeopardy after his yacht was damaged by “massive seas and very ...
The West : World - 8:30 a.m. Friday 24th October 2008
The West : World - 8:30 a.m. Friday 24th October 2008
