Richard Branson
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Airline review: It’s still the sassiest in the sky, shame about the food
Richard Branson’s airline has personable service, but that’s masking a stinginess on the seating and food.
- David Whitley
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Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises
Sir Richard’s Branson’s ship Resilient Lady isn’t so resilient after all, with the cruise line revealing it will not return to Australian waters for its planned second season.
- Katherine Scott
The verdict on Richard Branson’s first adults-only ship Down Under
A shave over a whisky, and the first tattoo studio at sea? Things are different on Resilient Lady, the first ship from Virgin Voyages to sail in Australia.
- Andrew Bain
Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible: UK’s Civil Aviation Authority
Passengers will be able to fly from the UK to Australia in less than two hours within a decade, according to new research, but they could lose consciousness during take-off.
- Rob Harris
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- Entrepreneur
Lost in space: Sir Richard Branson humiliated as Virgin Orbit goes bankrupt
On a bitterly cold January day, a Virgin Orbit satellite ended up in the Atlantic Ocean, setting off a chain of events that has now sunk the entire company.
- Matthew Field
Virgin, we have a problem: Branson quiet after company’s space blunder
Richard Branson was long a force to be reckoned with in the booming private space business. But following a serious setback in January, he’s missing in action.
- Loren Grush and Siddharth Philip
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit furloughs staff, halts operations
The Richard Branson-founded satellite launch firm and sibling company of space tourism venture Virgin Galactic, has paused operations and put almost all staff on furlough while it attempts to secure more funding.
- Loren Grush
Rugby league was the only sport played the day Diana died – because of Richard Branson
On the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death, the story of how a London Broncos match was allowed to go ahead that day thanks to Virgin entrepreneur can finally be told.
- Andrew Webster
Paradise or purgatory? The Aussie billionaires buying islands
Island-buying has become a trend among Australia’s billionaires, but island dreams can quickly sour.
- Jordan Baker
Richard Branson takes aim at crypto scams that use his name as lure
British billionaire Richard Branson hit out at cryptocurrency scammers and said he’s stepping up efforts to stop his name from being used to convince unsuspecting victims to sign up to fraudulent schemes.
- Christopher Jasper
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