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Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. (operating as Virgin Atlantic) is a British airline which is owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group (51%) and Singapore Airlines (49%). It operates long-haul routes between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia from its main bases at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Virgin has a smaller base at Manchester Airport. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, which permits it to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Virgin Atlantic carried around 5.1 million passengers and made an annual profit of £46.8 million in 2007.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 09: Lights illuminate the London Eye on its 10th Birthday on March 9, 2010 in London, England. London
KEMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 25: British Airways (BA) cabin crew staff leave a union meeting at Kempton Park Racecourse on February 25, 2010 in England. Last week union members voted in support of industrial action. The cabin crew's dispute with BA concerns jobs, pay and working conditions. An earlier Unite ballot, which recorded overwhelmingly support in favour of strikes, was deemed illegal by the High Court; averting a proposed 12-day strike over last year's Christmas period. British Airways
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: A Heathrow airport employee checks the red carpet prior to the arrival of the aeroplane carrying South African President Jacob Zuma and Thobeka Madiba Zuma, his newest of three wives, on March 2, 2010 in London, England. Mr Zuma and his wife are beginning a three-day state visit to the UK during which they are due to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace and visit the Olympic Park site. Heathrow
American Airlines MD-80 planes are seen parked at Washington's Reagan National Airport, Thursday, March 27, 2008. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of flights Thursday as they continue their inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes. American Airlines
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Virgin and B&Q bosses Sir Richard Branson and Euan Sutherland help insulate a loft as part of The Prince Of Wales' New Start Initiative on February 10, 2010 in London, England. The New Start Initiative is a new project to help people across the UK lead more sustainable lives. Richard Branson
Passengers of an Airbus A330-200 of Indian operater Jet Airways, disembark after an emergency landing due to the failure of one of the plane's two jet engines, at the Ferihegy Airport in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. The passenger jet landed safely and none of the 237 people on board were hurt. The plane was en route from Brussels to Mumbai, India, when one of its two engines broke down. Jet Airways
In this photo released by Virgin America, pilots welcome Rebecca Katz of San Francisco's Animal Care and Control (SF ACC) and Chihuahua pups being flown to New York so they can be adopted into loving homes, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at San Francisco International Airport. The overpopulation of Chihuahuas in California is forcing SF ACC to look to the ASPCA for help. Virgin America volunteered to fly the pups in Operation Chihuahua airlift. Virgin America
An Indian woman labourer carries stones on a construction site at a railway station in New Delhi, 18 February 2007. Whilst India's economy has undergone a substantial transformation since independence in 1947, women still suffer high levels of wage discrimination in the Indian urban labour market India
In this undated police booking photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, showing Ocie Harris, 27, who was arrested several weeks ago in Chicago, and extradited to Las Vegas. Police said Tuesday, March, 9, 2010, Harris is an associate of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. He's accused of shooting at a BMW sedan with two men inside after one of the men exchanged words with Mayweather on Aug. 23 at the Crystal Palace Skating Center. Las Vegas
Virgin Blue chief executive Brett Godfrey announces the company's first half results in Sydney ,Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. The airline group reported a net profit of A$62.5 million for the six months to December 31 and its short haul domestic and non-domestic business achieved a pre-tax profit of A$108 million, up 126 per cent. Virgin Blue
Lukas Lacko of Slovakia reacts during his Davis Cup Europe-Africa zone one, second round match against Daniel Koellerer of Austria in Bad Gleichenberg, Austria, Friday, March 5, 2010. Africa
California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass D-Los Angeles, right, responds to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signing an executive order eliminating 22,000 part-time and temporary positions and ordered that 200,000 state workers receive the federal minimum wage during a news conference in her office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Los Angeles
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso speaks during a media conference on Europe 2020 at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday March 3, 2010. The European Union's executive commission said Wednesday that it would eventually announce ways to safeguard the stability of the 16 nations that share the euro, to stem problems such as Greece's debt crisis which is threatening Europe's currency union. Europe
A US Airways jetliner heads for a gate at SeaTac International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. Rising fuel costs will be the main culprit cutting into U.S. airlines' profits this year, with credit market turmoil and slowing passenger demand also expected to hamper the industry worldwide. US Airways
An Aer Lingus aircraft is pictured on the apron at Belfast International Airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on December 1, 2008. Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, on Monday launched a 748-million-euro (950-million-dollar) offer for Irish rival Aer Lingus two years after the EU threw out a similar deal on competition grounds. Aer Lingus
Eat for Good snackboxes are available on United Airlines flights of two hours or longer. One dollar from the purchase of each Eat for Good snackbox will go toward Feeding America's programs to help ensure no U.S. child and their families go hungry. United Airlines
A Continental Airlines plane prepares to land at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, April 3, 2008, in this photo taken from San Francisco Bay. Continental Airlines, Inc.
A motorist drives while using a cell phone in Boston, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. While proposed bills in the Massachusetts House and Senate both ban texting while driving, the House bill would ban speaking on a hand held cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. The ban is part of legislation that would also require drivers 75 and older to undergo cognitive and physical screenings every three years. Boston

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"The modest uptick in passenger revenue and the solid increase in cargo volumes are promising signs that air transport demand may be at the beginning of a long-awaited recovery"


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