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Newspaper clipping from 1985 featuring Graham Boynton interview about Virgin Atlantic and Richard Branson's airline business

Newspaper clipping from 1985 featuring Graham Boynton interview about Virgin Atlantic and Richard Branson's airline business

A newspaper business travel column from 1985 featuring an interview with Graham Boynton, Editor of The Business Traveller, discussing Virgin Atlantic's entry into aviation and Richard Branson's challenge to established carriers. The article provides insight into the competitive airline landscape following Laker Airways' collapse, showing how new entrepreneurs continued Sir Freddie Laker's legacy of challenging aviation monopolies.

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