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Delta buys 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic
December 11, 2012 10:02 AM
Delta Air Lines Inc. is buying almost half of British airline Virgin Atlantic for $360 million as it aims to boost its share of the lucrative New York-to-London market. Delta says it will form a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, where the two airlines would share money from the... more » -
Branson plans deep-ocean submarine dives
April 5, 2011 12:59 PM
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson says he plans to travel to the deepest parts of the world's oceans in a single-person submarine. He announced in Newport Beach Tuesday that he and fellow explorer Chris Welsh plan to make five dives over the next two years.... more » -
Customs denies threatening to arrest passengers
June 24, 2010 1:24 PM
Customs officials deny threatening to arrest passengers of a Virgin Atlantic flight if they were unloaded in Connecticut on Tuesday night. The pilot of the London-to-Newark, N.J. flight that was diverted in bad weather said he asked permission to let passengers leave the plane. But the airline says a... more »
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Privatization backed for LSU's Bogalusa hospital
June 19, 2013
BATON ROUGE - The LSU Board of Supervisors has agreed to a contract privatizing its rural Bogalusa hospital in January. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our... more » -
Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill
June 19, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing investigations of... more » -
Fed foresees lower US unemployment rate
June 19, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. unemployment rate to fall faster this year and next than it did in March. The Fed now... more » -
Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast
June 19, 2013
MIAMI - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Barry has formed off the southeastern Mexican coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic season's second... more » -
Sheriffs discuss hurricane prep in Orleans
June 19, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Representatives from southeast Louisiana sheriff's offices met in New Orleans to discuss preparations for the current hurricane season. Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin... more »
