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Virgin Atlantic Bans Dell, Apple Laptops
TechFreep writes, "Amid a slew of incidents involving exploding Sony batteries, Virgin Atlantic announced that it won't allow passengers to use batteries in any Apple or Dell laptops on flights. The announcement, posted on Virgin's website, said that passengers may carry on the laptop itself, but batteries must be properly wrapped and stowed away in carry-on for the duration of the flight. However, the airline provided no details as to what proper wrapping entails. For those who wish to use a laptop while on the plane, Virgin plans to provide power adapters on flights where outlets are available." Will Virgin allow on board exploding Sony batteries in IBM ThinkPads?
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OF ALL THE COMPUTER HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS APPLE HAS THE MOST ISSUES.
Apple laptops are so dangerous they shouldn't be allowed in a 100 yards radius from any gas station.
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Virgin Atlantic's story began in 1982 when Randolph Fields, an American-born lawyer, set up British Atlantic Airways as a direct successor to Laker Airways to restart the failed carrier's popular transatlantic low-fare services as well as to operate the first-ever scheduled air service from the UK to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas for Argentina) . However, in order to get his new venture airborne, Fields needed another sponsor. He met Richard Branson - plain Mr. as he was at that time - at a "high society" party in central London during which he proposed a business partnership between Branson and himself to get his fledgling airline off the ground. Although Branson reportedly agreed to Fields' request to inject more money into the planned airline venture, following a major disagreement between Fields and himself he eventually decided to buy out Fields' interest in the airline and to rename it Virgin Atlantic Airways. Thus, Virgin Atlantic was born in 1984. On June 22, 1984 it made its inaugural scheduled air service between London Gatwick and Newark using a single, leased Boeing 747-200. In 1986 the airline added another 747 and started a second scheduled route from Gatwick to Miami. Additional aircraft were acquired and further routes were launched from Gatwick to New York-JFK (1988), Tokyo (1989), Los Angeles (1990), Boston (1991) and Orlando (1992).
Virgin has always been a rival of British Airways. In January 1991 the UK Civil Aviation Authority opened the door for Virgin to operate from Heathrow and services were started from July 1991, one of the major causes of the BA "dirty tricks" campaign against Virgin. In 1992 BA's PA director David Burnside published an article in BA News which argued that Branson protestations against British Airways were merely for publicity. Branson sued British Airways for libel. BA settled out of court when its lawyers unearthed evidence of the extraordinary lengths the company went to "kill off" Virgin. BA was faced with a legal bill of up to £3m, damages to Sir Richard of £500,000 and a further £110,000 to his airline. Branson divided his £500,000 amongst his staff in the so-called "BA bonus", each receiving £166.
In the 1990s, Virgin Atlantic jets were painted with the words "No-Way BA/AA" in opposition to the attempted merger between British Airways and American Airlines [2]. In 1997, following British Airways' announcement that it was to remove the Union Jack from its tailfins in favour of world images, Virgin took advantage of the controversy provoked by introducing a union flag design on the winglets of its aircraft, and changed t
Now you're just begging for somebody to brag about their laptop... I flew all the way from New Mexico to Taiwan on battery power with my T40 Thinkpad. Three 9 cell batteries, and each battery lasts for 5 hours. I gotta have my fix :)