McDonald's loses eight-year trademark battle against Malaysian restaurant McCurrySeptember 8th, 2009 McDonald's loses trademark fight against McCurryPUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.
Virgin America wants feds to close Alaska Airlines' challenge to its US citizenship statusSeptember 3rd, 2009 Virgin America seeks end to citizenship challengeATLANTA — Privately held air carrier Virgin America asked the Department of Transportation on Thursday to deny Alaska Airlines' repeated challenges to its U.S. citizenship status and close the case.
Virgin America, TuVox extend relationship through 2012August 31st, 2009 Virgin America, TuVox extend dealBURLINGAME, Calif. — Privately held air carrier Virgin America has renewed its partnership for three years with a company that provides call routing and voice self-service applications.
UAE firm, Virgin Group enter strategic partnershipJuly 29th, 2009 ABU DHABI - Aabar Investments, the biggest investment fund of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has entered a strategic partnership deal with British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group, WAM news agency reported. The Abu Dhabi firm, which recently bought a stake in Mercedes-Benz, said Tuesday that it would pay about $280 million to buy 32 percent of shares in the world's first commercial spaceline - Virgin Galactic.
Space travel startup Virgin Galactic gets $280M boost from Abu Dhabi fund buying 32 pct shareJuly 28th, 2009 Virgin spaceship firm gets big boost from MideastOSHKOSH, Wis. — British billionaire Sir Richard Branson signed a deal Tuesday to sell about a third of his space travel startup Virgin Galactic to a Mideast investment fund, giving the venture an influx of cash at a time when the global recession has dried up funding sources.
The final frontier: Earthlings get up-close look at Virgin Galactic spaceship launcherJuly 28th, 2009 Final frontier: Crowd sees spaceship launcher flyOSHKOSH, Wis. — Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monday to see an airplane built to launch a ship into space, watching the gleaming white craft soar overhead.
Mideast fund Aabar pays $280 million for almost third of Richard Branson's Virgin GalacticJuly 28th, 2009 Abu Dhabi buys 32 percent of Virgin spaceship firmDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Mideast investment fund with the biggest stake in Mercedes-Benz's parent said Tuesday it will pay about $280 million to buy nearly a third of commercial space travel startup Virgin Galactic. The buy-in by Aabar Investments of Abu Dhabi gives British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture a big financial kickstart at a time when many funding sources have dried up because of the global recession.
Virgin Group chairman hopes to have spaceship ready in time to take parents for a rideJuly 27th, 2009 Virgin chairman wants to take parents into spaceOSHKOSH, Wis. — Virgin Group's billionaire chairman Richard Branson says he hopes to have a spaceship ready in time to take his 92-year-old father and 89-year-old mother into space with him.
Government reviewing transactions proposed by Virgin America involving US shareholdersJune 8th, 2009 DOT reviewing Virgin America proposed transactionsATLANTA — The Department of Transportation is reviewing transactions proposed earlier this year by Virgin America involving its U.S. shareholders, amid questions raised about whether the privately held carrier remains in compliance with U.S.
Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley is Brits' ideal mumMay 11th, 2009 LONDON - Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley is one celebrity whom most Britons see as an ideal mum, according to a poll. Conducted by Disney Channel, the survey found a majority of British people saying that they would like to have Lumley as their mother.
Richard Branson draws criticism for dressing up as a cleanerMay 6th, 2009 LONDON - British billionaire businessman Richard Branson has incurred the wrath of trade union leaders by dressing up as a station cleaner in a TV commercial promoting his Virgin Trains network. Branson, who also owns the Virgin Atlantic airline, appeared in the ad wearing an orange fluorescent jacket, his forearms covered in fake tattoos and some of his front teeth blacked out, as he drives a refuse cart through the main train station in Glasgow, Scotland.
Kate Moss pens 'no-holds-barred' autobiographyMay 5th, 2009 LONDON - British supermodel Kate Moss is writing an autobiography and businessman Richard Branson has agreed to publish. Branson, who heads Virgin Atlantic airlines, owns a 10 percent stake in Virgin Books.
Jenson Button's row with 'flirtatious' Richard Branson over girlfriendApril 12th, 2009 LONDON - Jenson Button reportedly hit the roof when his new sponsor seemed to try his luck with the Formula 1 ace's lingerie model-girlfriend. The 29-year-old, winner of this year's Australian Grand Prix, landed in a heated argument with married billionaire Richard Branson over lover Jessica Michibata while dining at plush eaterie Nobu in Melbourne.
Bhaji in the custard: witty passenger invited to select Virgin mealsJanuary 28th, 2009 LONDON - A passenger who wrote a witty letter complaining about the Indian meal on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Mumbai has been invited by the airline's boss Richard Branson to help select food and wines for future Virgin flights. 'Look at this Richard.
Richard Branson's daughter saves ill passengerDecember 22nd, 2008 LONDON - Richard Branson’s daughter Holly ordered one of her dad’s jumbo crews to make an emergency landing to save a seriously-ill passenger’s life. Holly, 26, a doctor, checked Paul Norbury’s pulse and blood pressure as he slipped in and out of consciousness at 35,000 feet and then said: 'We must get down asap (as soon as possible)', reports themirror.co.uk.
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