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Paul Thompson
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We flew Qatar Airways from Philly to Doha to Male for vacation last month and the quality of service even in coach is amazing. I wish they flew more destinations because I'd fly with them anywhere. Read more

Awesome! Can they do a Boeing B314 "Pan Am Clipper" next - please?

"I was lucky enough to go to boarding school in Croydon"

Makes you want to go get it done before there ARE drones buzzing everywhere. Read more

I have to agree with the guy. The people fucking were the least appealing part of the shots. It's like, "Oooh that's pretty, oh hey two people fucking. whatever, oh wow that beach looks amazing." Read more

I ran the kitchen in that pub for a few years. .. This story doesn't really surprise me. Read more

I find it interesting how we focus so much on the test pilots of these aircraft having the "right stuff" and you can find books and front page articles written about them when something goes wrong. But then when three engineers die in one incident working towards the same exact goal as the pilots, it's not focused on Read more

If it wasn't for spinning blades of death attached to the front of this thing I would say this was hilarious. Read more

I was referring to the media/rhetorical 'we', not you directly :) Read more

SpaceX are the ones trying to get spaceflight into the realm of affordability by getting the actual cost-per-pound to orbit down. What Virgin is doing is NOT spaceflight, nor will it be any time soon. It's a glorified, rocket-powered Vomit Comet for rich people. It's not changing any realities about access to space, Read more

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Are the really "pushing boundaries", though? Their goal is to sell sub-orbital joy rides to rich people. None of what Virgin is doing is in pursuit of real scientific advancement or exploration. It sounds like they've been taking questionable risks with inherently unsafe propulsion technologies and canceled their Read more

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Virgin should get away from commercial space travel, and stick to something they might be good at, like selling mobile phones. Read more

As someone who not only lives in the Atlanta area, but also travels through it's major airport, and lives on the north side of Atlanta, I welcome this for several reasons. Read more