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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Air Transportation Industry, Air France-KLM, France
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Elon Musk of SpaceX: The goal is Mars
As shipments go, it was routine — about half a ton of supplies — except it was delivered by the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. SpaceX partnered with NASA in this new model, the brainchild of Elon Musk, who's behind...
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JetBlue, Southwest and Virgin America keep winning
JD Power (www.jdpower.com), an outfit that specializes in naming "bests" in consumer satisfaction, just announced its latest "best" airlines and other travel suppliers. And by now you shouldn't be surprised to see JetBlue, Southwest, and Virgin America as...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Companies and Corporations, Consumers, Travel, Air Transportation Industry
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Venture dollars needed on Space Coast
For companies like XCOR Aerospace, crucial venture-capital dollars can be hard to come by. In recent decades, there has not been a strong tradition of venture-capital investment in the aerospace sector. Combine that with Florida's generally lackluster...Tags: Brevard County, Jeff Bezos, Investments, Companies and Corporations, Investment Service
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Fashion News U.K. edition: McCartney, Branson, Olympic egg cups
All The RageVirgin lawyers charges copyright infringement, Stella McCartney goes cartoonish and Olympic egg cups and the like may help push merchandise sales to $1.55 billion at the 2012 Games.... -
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to help space industry in California
PolitiCalJust minutes before the retired space shuttle Endeavour was flown over the state Capitol on its way to a Los Angeles museum, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that he signed legislation to give a boost to the commercial space-travel industry in California.... -
On Location: Virgin flies high with 'Departure Date' film
Company TownBritish tycoon Sir Richard Branson has made a career out of bucking conventions — opening a recording studio in a country estate, building an affordable, premium airline service with soft violet mood lighting and seat-back entertainment screens, and... -
Rolling Stones' 'Exile' as feature film? Casting Mick and Keith
Pop & HissThe Rolling Stones' 'Exile on Main St.' could be made into a biopic. If so, who should be cast as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards? Times pop critic Randall Roberts offers a few ideas.... -
Richard Branson donates to Glendale shelter after Twitter challenge
L.A. NOWOne tweet led to another and on Wednesday, British business magnate Sir Richard Branson agreed to donate $2,000 to Glendale's winter shelter, which has been hitting its 80-bed capacity nightly despite a bare-bones budget.... -
Firm launches commercial rocket from New Mexico spaceport [Video]
Money & CompanyCommercial space venture Armadillo Aerospace announced a successful launch of a sleek sounding rocket from the nation's first commercial spaceport in New Mexico.... -
What are the odds of Zynga getting into online gambling?
Company TownZynga may be following the money, exploring the world of online gambling. But a dive into the legally murky area of online betting is not likely to be imminent.... -
How Kobe Bryant might explain Kobe System to Metta World Peace
Lakers NowHow Kobe Bryant might explain Kobe system to Metta World Peace...
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