SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 27: Sir Richard Branson, Brett Godfrey - CEO of Virgin Blue, Anthony Albanese - Minister for Transport and Regional Development, and guest pose during a Press Conference inside the Terminal as the first V Australia flight between Sydney and Los Angeles leaves Sydney International Airport on February 27, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 27: Sir Richard Branson, Brett Godfrey - CEO of Virgin Blue, Anthony Albanese - Minister for Transport and Regional Development, and guest pose during a Press Conference inside the Terminal as the first V Australia flight between Sydney and Los Angeles leaves Sydney International Airport on February 27, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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  2. Virgin Blue Chief Executive Officer Brett Godfrey speaks during the Low Cost Airline Conference Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 in Singapore. Asia's budget airlines should benefit from the region's economic recovery and burgeoning middle-class, but rising fuels costs could shrink profit margins, industry experts said.
  3. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Sir Richard Branson talks with a young girl at Cottesloe Beach after arriving by kite surfer ahead of an afternoon function at Indiana Tea House, as part of a series of fundraising events for the Strike A Chord For Cancer Foundation on March 19, 2010 in Perth, Australia.
  4. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Sir Richard Branson dances with guests during the 'Branson By The Pool' function, as part of a series of fundraising events for the Strike A Chord For Cancer Foundation at Burswood Entertainment Complex on March 19, 2010 in Perth, Australia.
  5. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Sir Richard Branson talks with members of the youth band Radioactive during the 'Branson By The Pool' function, as part of a series of fundraising events for the Strike A Chord For Cancer Foundation at Burswood Entertainment Complex on March 19, 2010 in Perth, Australia.
  6. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Sir Richard Branson talks with members of the youth band Radioactive and Suze DeMarchi during the 'Branson By The Pool' function, as part of a series of fundraising events for the Strike A Chord For Cancer Foundation at Burswood Entertainment Complex on March 19, 2010 in Perth, Australia.
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  8. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Sir Richard Branson is greeted at Cottesloe Beach after arriving by kite surfer ahead of an afternoon function at Indiana Tea House, as part of a series of fundraising events for the Strike A Chord For Cancer Foundation on March 19, 2010 in Perth, Australia.
  9. Britain's Prince William (R) is greeted by the Premier of New South Wales (NSW) Kristina Keneally (L), as Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Anthony Albanese (2nd L) and Governor of NSW Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir watch, on his arrival at Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport to begin the Australian leg of his tour January 19, 2010.

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