Virgin Atlantic Airways came from an idea taken to Richard Branson by Randolph Fields in the early 1980’s. Original called British Atlantic Airways‚ VAA first flew from Gatwick to Newark with their single 747 on 22nd June 1984. Branson took the torch from Sir Freddie Laker’s Skytrain operation - which had been the pioneer of discounted transatlantic air travel‚ but suffered at the hands of BA’s price war to eliminate the competition. Virgin too didn’t have an easy ride with BA‚ and won substaintial
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An active student versus a passive student We go to school colleges for the sake of education to be a good citizen as well as a patriot too. But what we find is totally opposite we see that there is a race to win to be a book worm and much more other than this. Their start further classifying student. There become two different types of students‚ passive students and active students. Well what makes the student different is its Attitude‚ the amount of energy he or she put into classes‚ and the
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code sharing agreement between Air India and Virgin Atlantic Airlines for the DEL- LON sector. During the last nine months there has been fare wars‚ value added services‚ alliances etc. Suddenly there seems some action in the Aviation Industry‚ where Virgin has acted as a lubricator. There are many other airlines‚ in bid of competition increasing their capacities or increase their flights for the same route. Introduction In the early 80s‚ when Virgin Atlantic was created‚ by Richard Branson was
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(BSCS) School of Science and Technology University of Management & Technology‚ Lahore Active Vs Passive Students Student is generally defined as a person who studies or examines in any manner‚ an attentive and a systematic observer‚ especially one who attends schools or who learns from books or professional teachers. Generally a student is classified in two types with respect to their differences such as active students and passive students. The aim of both is to study but both have different approaches
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Virgin Cola( Shaking Up the Softdrinks Market It was official. Hubert Tan was named Vice-President for Sales and Marketing of InterBev‚ the latest addition to the business empire of taipan Lucio Tan. Hubert’s choice was not a difficult decision to make. After all‚ being in his late twenties‚ he was a go-go type of person who had a passion for business. There was great expectation that his joining would contribute greatly to the Tan group of companies. Hubert obtained his business
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Virgin background Virgin is an international investment group that operates in over 34 countries and that employs around 50‚000 people in about 400 companies worldwide. Its product ranges from mobile services to travel‚ finance services‚ music and many many more. It was funded in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson who started the company by selling cut price records by post through his Virgin Mail Order business. The company expended really quickly and is now a well-recognized and trusted brand all around
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History of Virgin Virgin Trains was born on 29th of November 1996 when it was awarded the Cross Country franchise following the privatisation of British Rail‚ the franchise will last until April 2012. Along with the Cross Country line‚ Virgin also won the West Coast franchise and took control on the 9th of March 1997‚ this franchise will end in March 2012. The West Coast line was the last but one of the franchises to be handed over to the private sector‚ all of which had been completed in less
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Demonstrate which value adding activities the Virgin HQ is performing and give examples of each of these. According to Goold et al (1994) there are four main types of activity by which a corporate parent can add value. Envisioning – The corporate parent can provide a clear overall vision or strategic intent for its business units. Coaching & Facilitating – The corporate parent can help business unit managers develop strategic capabilities. Providing Central services – A provider of capital
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particularly far‚ they should look for reasons for scepticism about the strategic rationale; typically‚ the press coverage will provide ample guidance here. .. _... E· .- lC ase xamp e ··_·.c The Virgin Group Students will probably have different views on the corporate rationale of the Virgin Group as this is a private limited company and Branson uses the media very carefully to enhance his business. He appears to have two images: the carefree adventurer and the astute entrepreneur. Students
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VIRGIN’S GROUP CORPORATE STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION 1. Introduction The Virgin Group is one of Britain’s biggest and successful empires in the 21st century. The company has successfully incorporated a great number of diverse industries under the Virgin brand. This includes travel‚ mobile‚ financial services‚ leisure‚ cosmetics‚ retail‚ and music businesses. Virgin has been able to dominate the British market and has therefore continued to rapidly expand into other regions such as the United
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