Richard's Blog - 2009

Around the world in 8 days: video diary - days 1 & 2

Here's the first part of my Around The World 8 Days video diary - days 1 & 2!Find out more on facebook.com/virginatlantic

Want to work for Virgin?

People often wonder what makes Virgin different.The simple answer is people. If it weren't for a fantastic team of well trained, motivated and, above all, happy people doing their bit and getting stuck in, we'd have never launched a record label, never mind a fleet of 747s.That is why we are always on the look out for the 'Virgin type' of person. So what exactly is the Virgin type? Read my earlier post on Virgin people: Find good people and set them free.To help us be even smarter at finding tho…

Olly Hicks sets out on the Virgin Global Row

Olly Hicks has set out on a perilous journey that could see him achieve a feat that no man has achieved before â�" to single-handedly row 18,000 miles around the globe in a boat.Human nature's thirst for adventure, to set and break records, to push boundaries of human endurance to its very limits has meant that by the 21st Century few truly 'world first' records remain to be set.  By setting 'world first' records great adventurers throughout the g…

Virgin Atlantic: 25 years and still red hot

Who'd have thought 25 years ago that Virgin Atlantic would be the leading airline player it is today?The inaugural flight, VS1 from Gatwick to Newark, New Jersey on 22nd June 1984, was a miracle in itself having been planned in just a few weeks.Now, we use 38 aircraft to fly six million people a year to 30 destinations around the world.Our 9,000 staff have built an airline that, after 25 years, is still red hot; an airline that focuses on being the best, not the biggest, and injects customer ser…

What Virgin does...

I'm not good at theory. Almost everything I've learned, I've learned by doing. However, Muhammad's opinions excite me. They confirm a lot of the gut feelings I've developed about business over the years. And topping my list of gut feelings is this: business has to give people enriching, rewarding lives, or it's simply not worth doing.I think of our Virgin brand as one of the premier 'way of life' brands in the world. Whether you're in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Af…

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