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6 Things You Can Learn From Virgin America

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 05.02.2012

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Dating back to his days as the teenage publisher of Student magazine, Sir Richard Branson has always done things a little differently in the business ...

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Richard Branson Is Quite Busy Not Owning Virgin America

Edward Wytkind | Posted 04.10.2012

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In telling Virgin America employees to "say no to the old way of flying and say no to the TWU," Sir Richard couldn't have been clearer -- he is at the helm making sure that his (sorry, I meant Virgin America's) employees remain non-union.

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Sir Richard Branson Actually Is the Most Interesting Man In The World (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.05.2012

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Richard Branson answered our viewer questions and spoke about social media, entrepreneurship, Virgin Galactic, his 10-year prediction, and the importance of making a difference in other peoples' lives.

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WATCH: Richard Branson Talks Front Massages On CNBC

Huff TV | Posted 04.04.2012

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Richard Branson's hotels really do have it all, apparently. During interview with CNBC on Wednesday, the British billionaire harped on the importan...

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BEHOLD: The Fear The Beard Plane

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.29.2012

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Since San Francisco caught Giants fever in 2010, Brian Wilson's Fear the Beard tagline has inspired a clothing line, a SportsCenter commercial and a T...

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Why Don't Airlines Award Loyalty Points Based on Dollars Spent Rather Than Miles Flown?

Quora | Posted 05.12.2012

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This question originally appeared on Quora. Michael McGraw-Herdeg, Microsoft PM (Excel Services). Yes, the legacy US airline model of "if you you ...

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Climate Change: Good for Business?

John Friedman | Posted 04.22.2012

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So where are the opportunities? If we look at the traditional sectors, energy, construction and transportation one of the biggest things that leaps out to me is the idea of substituting and replacing raw materials using one thing that humans seem to be able to produce in abundance -- waste.

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Forget Wife Swap, At Some Companies It's The Workers Switching Jobs

The Wall Street Journal | LAUREN WEBER and LESLIE KWOH | Posted 02.21.2012

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Employers are mixing it up. Jobs, that is. Some U.S. businesses are giving employees the chance to complete a stint in a different department or te...

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I'm Tweeting on a Jet Plane

Julia Allison | Posted 04.09.2012

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Most airlines recognize Twitter and Facebook as effective and easy methods of both informing customers and mitigating public-relations disasters. The question really is: How comfortable are they in their social-media skin?

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NAMASTE: SFO Makes History With Its Newest Addition

Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.27.2012

We've never been shy about our love for SFO's terminal two. (Between the LEED certification, a cafeteria that rivals the Ferry Building and a vintage ...

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American Brat Pack: Airline CEOs' Shared Backstory

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 02.28.2012

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NEW YORK — From an office at the end of a Dallas runway in the 1980s, the modern airline business was born. There in cubicles with thin, gray c...

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The Passenger Aircraft Caste System

Dane Steele Green | Posted 01.28.2012

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As the lines to the back of the jet get backed up with people, the commoners get a glimpse of what is offered in front of them. They are teased as the upper class fidgets with their electronic massage seats while sipping on cold red wine and munching on salted nuts.

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Which Airlines Keep Customers Waiting The Longest?

Posted 11.23.2011

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It's not just your imagination: Airlines really are keeping you on hold for minutes at a time. A new study reveals that 13 major US airlines keep t...

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PHOTOS: Richard And Eve Branson's Gala Celebrates The Greater Good

Posted 11.17.2011

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Celebrities and entertainers came out in full force Wednesday to Richard and Eve Branson's 5th annual Rock The Kasbah, a fundraiser for Virgin Unite a...

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Richard Branson Invests In Startup Square

Reuters | Posted 01.08.2012

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By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Square, the mobile payment startup that counts former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on its...

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A Taste of Change: Why Getting a Slice of the Beverage Business Isn't so Crazy After All

Porter Gale | Posted 12.05.2011

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Here was a woman in her kitchen, with no experience in the beverage category, and she decided to do what was seemingly impossible. The task? She was going to get a slice of the beverage industry.

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10 Tips From 10 Top Entrepreneurs

Porter Gale | Posted 11.26.2011

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In the spirit of collaboration (and entrepreneurship), I sent a quick email out to my successful self-employed friends and asked, "What is the best advice you have for business owners?"

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Is There A Recipe For Entrepreneurialism?

Porter Gale | Posted 11.20.2011

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Some people thought I was crazy when I announced that I had resigned as Vice President of Marketing, at Virgin America. Others applauded and sent kudos. It's time to try something new. Crazy? Maybe, but as the phrase goes, "we only live once." So, all systems go.

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GADLING: Emirates, Virgin America Win Passenger Choice Awards

www.gadling.com | Melanie Renzulli | Posted 11.13.2011

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Window or aisle? Coffee or Coke? Choices for airline passengers are shrinking faster than the on-board snack. But there are some airlines that are sti...

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Virgin America Gives Some Love To SF Giants Fans

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 10.05.2011

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Virgin America and the World Champion San Francisco Giants are teaming up for Saturday's game against the loathsome Philadelphia Phillies (full disclo...

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Alleged Stowaway In Court For Unauthorized Flight From NY To LA

AP | Posted 09.17.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- A man accused of breaching airport security when he used an expired boarding pass to get a free ride on a Los Angeles-bound flight from...

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Richard Branson Will Ignite the World

Brandon Deroche | Posted 06.14.2011

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Richard Branson is a real life Willy Wonka and everyone wants to win his golden ticket to space.

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6 Questions With Virgin America's Porter Gale: Getting Social Media Right

Jeff Sweat | Posted 06.08.2011

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When I heard Porter Gale, VP of marketing at Virgin America, speak about how the fledgling airline used Twitter to listen to customer concerns and get its message out, I got it.

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WATCH: Branson On Hand To Launch San Francisco's Newest Terminal

gadling.com | By Chris Owen (RSS Feed) on Apr 7th 2011 at 7:00AM | Posted 06.07.2011

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It was 1954 when San Francisco International Airport (SFO) welcomed it's first flights. At the time, air travel was a luxurious experience and would-b...

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I Have Cancer, But I'll Buy You a Drink

Laura Ziskin | Posted 05.25.2011

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In learning about the courage of one amazing couple, we are forced to ask ourselves, "Would I marry someone I knew was terminal?"

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