Company Watch - Virgin Group.Jul 30, 2007Virgin Atlantic Airways appointed Steve Griffiths director-engineering. Jul 24, 2007 Virgin Atlantic has opened a refurbished facility at Narita, Tokyo's international airport building on the success of its impressive Heathrow Clubhouse. The new design means that the Clubhouse's entire space has been opened up to create one large area but with different sections within this to provide privacy. The increased seating capacity Noun 1. seating capacity - the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc. commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's means that there are now two sunken lounges that provide comfortable banquet seating and a raised sun deck seating area which means passengers will be able to get the most out of the natural light that floods into the area as well as having great views of the airport. Jul 23, 2007 Virgin Blue Launches Long-Haul Airline. Australian airline Virgin Blue said on Wednesday it planned to invest AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $70 million (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $62 million) in a new long-haul carrier it hopes will be flying on lucrative United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. routes by late 2008. The new airline, called V Australia  This article or section contains information about a planned or expected new airline. ,
still needs US regulatory approval for its plan to operate 10 weekly
services between Australia and the United States, which requires changes
to existing bilateral air service agreements. Virgin is spending more
than AUD$2 billion on six Boeing 777-300ER widebody aircraft for the new
airline, which it said would be profitable in the second year of
operation. Jul 25, 2007
V Australia is the name chosen for Virgin Blue's new long-haul airline that will commence transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic adj. 1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. services to the US late next year with a 777-300ER. Virgin Blue cannot use the Virgin name outside Australia as part of an agreement reached when Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . took a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1999. The new name was chosen from among nearly 6,000 entries solicited in a contest. With speculation continuing that SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor may sell its stake in Virgin Atlantic, the name V Australia will allow a seamless rebranding to Virgin Australia. The carrier has committed to an initial fleet of seven 777-300ERs and holds eight options. It is expected to announce further product details later this year. Jul 26, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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