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ASA rules against two Virgin Media ad claims
18 Sep 2014
Virgin Galactic signs agreement with FAA for suborbital flights
31 May 2014
Virgin Galactic hopes to start commercial flights aboard SpaceShipTwo from New Mexico's Spaceport America by 2014 end
Virgin Atlantic launches Google Glass pilot scheme for staff
12 Feb 2014
Virgin Atlantic passengers will be the first air travellers to experience the benefits of pioneering Google Glass technology as they arrive at London Heathrow airport, in an innovative pilot scheme which started on Tuesday.
US, EU approve Delta-Virgin Atlantic merger
21 Jun 2013
Australian watchdog delays Virgin’s Tiger deal
09 Mar 2013
Liberty Global strikes Virgin Media deal for $15.75 bn
06 Feb 2013
Virgin Media is the UK's second-largest pay television operator with 4.9 million customers, and also provides fixed and mobile telephone, and broadband internet services
Delta buys Singapore Airlines' 49 % stake in Virgin Atlantic
12 Dec 2012
Virgin Group and Sir Richard Branson will continue to hold a majority 51 per cent stake in Virgin Atlantic, while Delta will get three seats on Virgin Atlantic’s board.
Branson interested in railways, not Indian aviation
26 Oct 2012
Virgin Group chairman Sir Richard Branson, in India for launching new flights connecting India with the UK and the US, says the time is not right for investing in Indian aviation, despite the recent liberalisation
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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