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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on December 25, 2006, 05:30:48 PM

Title: Virgin America expects U.S. to deny right to fly
Post by: casper on December 25, 2006, 05:30:48 PM
Virgin America Inc., a low-cost airline with a name made famous by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, expects the U.S. government to reject its application to start flying, a spokeswoman said.

The company announced earlier on Friday that it had completed the last formal step in the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's airline certification review and only needed approval from the Department of Transportation.

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