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Virgin Galactic conducts 1st powered flight of new spaceship

VirginGalactic’snewspaceshipclimbedatsupersonicspeedoverCalifornia’sMojaveDesertonThursdayinthecompany’sfirstpoweredflightsincethefatalcrashofitsoriginalrockets

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Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand to end seven-year alliance

AirNewZealand(AIR.NZ)saidonWednesdayitwouldenditsseven-yearalliancewithVirginAustraliaHoldings(VAH.AX)coveringflightsbetweenthetwocountries.Thejointventure,whic

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11 people killed in traffic accident in central Mexico

Atleast11peoplewerekilledand12othersinjuredaftertwotruckscrashedonearlyTuesdayincentralMexicanstateofPuebla,accordingtolocalpress.Thevictimsincludepilgrimsretur

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Saudi Arabia plans $1 billion investment in Virgin's space tourism

RichardBransonhasgainedapowerfulandextremelywealthyallythatcanmakehisspacetourismdreamsareality:SaudiArabia.Thekingdomwillinvest$1billionintheVirginGroup'sspace

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Maria lashes US Virgin Islands as Puerto Rico prepares for impact

AtleastonepersonhasbeenkilledandtwoaremissinginGuadeloupeafterHurricaneMariastrucktheeasternCaribbeanislandofDominica.HurricaneMariahasintensifiedandregainedits

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AirlineRatings names 'most excellent' airlines for 2017

What does New Zealand, home of "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," love better than a blockbusting trilogy?

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China's Nanshan buys majority of Air NZ's stake in Virgin Australia

China's Nanshan Group has taken control of Air New Zealand's remaining shares in Virgin Australia for 301.4 million Australian dollars, giving Chinese backed airlines a near one-third stake in Australia's second largest airline.

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Air New Zealand makes list of 20 safest airlines for 2016

Air New Zealand has once again made the list of the top 20 safest airlines in the world.

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Australian airline under fire for "wasteful" Grand Final stunt

​Australia's second-largest airline is under fire for conducting a stunt as part of the celebrations of Australian Football League (AFL) grand final day.