Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic faces delays over ‘wear and tear’ issues on mothership

Unlike other commercial spaceflight companies, such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic initiates its flights without using a traditional rocket launch. Instead, the firm launches its passenger-laden SpaceShipTwo and other craft from a carrier plane, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo. WhiteKnightTwo is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet aircraft, designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of around 50,000 … Read more

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic faces delays over ‘wear and tear’ issues on mothership

Unlike other commercial spaceflight companies, such as Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic initiates its flights without using a traditional rocket launch. Instead, the firm launches its passenger-laden SpaceShipTwo and other craft from a carrier plane, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo. WhiteKnightTwo is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet aircraft, designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of around 50,000 … Read more

Richard Branson’s mother Eve dies, aged 96, from coronavirus 

Richard Branson’s mother Eve dies, aged 96, from coronavirus as billionaire pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ woman who taught him value of hard work and entrepreneurship By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 12:24 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 12:39 GMT, 11 January 2021 Sir Richard Branson’s mother Eve has died from coronavirus at the age of … Read more

Richard Branson’s mother Eve dies, aged 96, from coronavirus 

Richard Branson’s mother Eve dies, aged 96, from coronavirus as billionaire pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ woman who taught him value of hard work and entrepreneurship By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 12:24 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 12:31 GMT, 11 January 2021 Sir Richard Branson’s mother Eva has died from coronavirus at the age of … Read more

Branson’s £300m Virgin blank cheque: British tycoon to expand empire

Branson’s £300m Virgin blank cheque: British tycoon reveals plans to expand his empire buying new businesses By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 September 2020 Sir Richard Branson has proposed a so-called special purpose acquisition vehicle – or ‘spac’ Sir Richard Branson has revealed … Read more

Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy

BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy as industry continues to be ravaged by the pandemic Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday The company earlier Tuesday told a London court it will be forced to fold if a rescue deal isn’t reached by … Read more

Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy

BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy as industry continues to be ravaged by the pandemic Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday This comes after Virgin Australia filed for voluntary administration in April The airline industry has been rocked by the pandemic   By … Read more

How the Mail solved mystery of Sir Richard Branson’s stolen family photo

How the Mail solved mystery of Sir Richard Branson’s stolen family photo: Memento taken in raid at tycoon’s children’s 200-acre estate are found in a house in Romania The Virgin tycoon thanked the Mail for tracking down the family’s mementos Detectives hope to reunite the family with the valuables stolen from their estate Detectives are … Read more

Virgin Australia makeover as Richard Branson’s airline taken over by Bain Capital

American private equity group Bain Capital plans to scrap Virgin Australia’s high-end comforts and half of its fleet while saving around 6,000 jobs.  Virgin Australia entered administration in April owing nearly $7 billion to creditors. On Friday, American company Bain Capital agreed with Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd to buy Australia’s second-biggest airline for an undisclosed … Read more

Inside Sir Richard Branson’s first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady

Sir Richard Branson has unveiled his first-ever Virgin Voyages cruise ship today in Dover. The luxury 17-deck ship – Scarlet Lady – is the first of four Virgin Voyages ships that will come into service each year for the next four years.  Newly-released photographs reveal some of the vessel’s standout features, including marble-clad bathrooms, spacious suites, … Read more