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So airlines are trying to patch together closer alliances through investment or gain strength through mergers. Lufthansa recently bought a 19% stake in JetBlue, hoping to take advantage of JetBlue's strong presence in New York City to expand its reach with U.S. passengers. On April 14, Delta and Northwest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Branson's Flight Plan | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

Virgin's airlines operate more like a loose regional federation, connected by the Virgin brand (an extension of Branson's lighthearted persona in a red-and-purple color scheme) but otherwise owned and operated independently. Each has its own business model--different services for different customers in a different set...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Branson's Flight Plan | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

The precisely calculated risk he is taking on those fares, 15% less than competitors, is the only kind Branson, 57, has ever really taken. His autobiography reads like an adventurer's litany of near misses and narrow escapes from hot-air balloon crashes, storms at sea and unruly lovers. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Branson's Flight Plan | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

He starts small and usually shares the risk. When he wins, he wins big. Branson's initial $10 million investment in Virgin Blue, for example, earned him a payoff of an estimated $500 million when the company went public, although the stock has since declined. When he fails, he always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Branson's Flight Plan | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

The "portfolio" approach to airlines is not unique. "I've always thought of the network as being a lot like an investment portfolio," says American's Joyner. "You have the opportunity to move your assets around--in this case it's airplanes--and allocate them in different ways." American, for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Richard Branson's Flight Plan | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

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