News for '-virgin-blue'

Air Deccan grounds stake talks with Virgin

For Richard Branson, the sky's the limit

The serial entrepreneur is selling Virgin Mobile USA to partner Sprint-Nextel well below its IPO price. But his latest mediocre performance in the US isn't stopping him elsewhere. Abu Dhabi is ponying up money for his loopy spaceship venture and his Aussie airline Virgin Blue is planning a rights issue.

Mystery illness at Melbourne airport

A suspected chemical leak forced the evacuation of the airport, and 50 people were hospitalised.

Low-budget airlines to meet in July

The best airline staff in the world

Here are the world's most courteous, friendly, helpful and efficient airline crews from each continent.