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-- It flies to 30 destinations worldwide from its main base at London

Heathrow and London Gatwick

-- There are 38 aircraft in its fleet, comprising 747-400s, A346-600s and

A343-300s

-- Sir Richard Branson is the President of Virgin Atlantic; Steve Ridgway

is the Chief Executive Officer; and Lyell Strambi is the Chief

Operating Officer.

-- In 2007, Virgin Atlantic carried around 6 million passengers

About Rolls-Royce

1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for

use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position

in global markets -- civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and

energy.

2. The Group has a broad customer base comprising more than 600 airlines,

4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160

armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies,

and energy customers in nearly 120 countries. It employs around 39,500

people worldwide people in offices, manufacturing and service

facilities in 50 countries.

3. Rolls-Royce continues to invest in core technologies, products, people

and capabilities with the objective of broadening and strengthening the

product portfolio, improving efficiency and enhancing the environmental

performance of its products. These investments create high barriers to

entry.

4. 60 percent of research and development investment and 40 percent of new

product development spending over the past five years has been outside

the UK. Research and development is carried out in facilities in the

UK, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Japan, the US and Scandinavia, with

particularly strong relationships with the 29 universities where there

are Rolls-Royce University Technology Centers.

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