Topic: Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
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Virgin Atlantic unveils first commercial spaceship
Reuters US Online Report Science News
MOJAVE, California (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic on Monday unveiled the first commercial passenger spaceship, a sleek black-and-white vessel that represents an expensive gamble on creating a commercial space tourism industry. The company hopes the winged, minivan-sized SpaceShipTwo will rocket tourists into zero gravity beginning in two or three years. "This will ...
Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton
Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough
SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic. Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 percent. Apps are a ...
Rolls-Royce wins $720mln Virgin engine order
AFP European Edition
Rolls-Royce, the maker of plane engines, said Friday that it had won an order worth 435 million pounds for engines to power 10 Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract covers supply of the Trent 700 engines and their long-term maintenance. Delivery will begin in 2011. Rolls-Royce said the order ...
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