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Aircraft and airlines. Sir Branson bets 1 million pounds with IAG boss on the future of Virgin Atlantic

London, United Kingdom - The relationship between the two airlines has always been troubled

One million pounds: this is the amount that Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin group, is available to bet with Willie Walsh, chief executive officer of International Airlines Group (IAG, the holding which includes British Airways and Iberia) on the future of Virgin Atlantic and of its brand in the upcoming years. The two executives have a long history of verbal brushes, commercial fights and...

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Rome, Italy, 12/11/2012 17:37
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