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Richard Branson's letter to Obama (from Corporate Dealmaker)

With possible approval around the corner for a deal where British Airways plc and AMR Corp.'s (NYSE:AMR) American Airlines can coordinate flights and schedules across the Atlantic, Virgin founder Richard Branson is stepping up his campaign against the competition. Not only has he plastered Virgin planes with the logo "No...

Posted on August 13, 2009 12:45 PM

Virgin Atlantic and easyJet collide over Gatwick (from Corporate Dealmaker)

British airline Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. has performed some intriguing aeronautical maneuvers in its time, but its announcement Friday that it is "in talks with easyJet (plc) about the possibility of a bid for Gatwick Airport," seems a little daredevil, even by the standards of its high-flying founder Richard...

Posted on November 14, 2008 9:20 AM

Trans-Atlantic JV for BA and American? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

American Airlines Inc., British Airways plc and Spain's Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA are close to applying for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture that would combine their trans-Atlantic routes, the Financial Times reports.  But BA, while acknowledging long-running talks, says no application is imminent. American Airlines...

Posted on July 7, 2008 9:41 AM