Virgin USA to be based at San Francisco or New York

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s lobbying hasn’t nailed it down for California completely — Branson is considering both San Francisco and New York.

    British entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Monday the Virgin USA start-up airline, which is tentatively set to launch sometime next year, has narrowed its choices for a home city to San Francisco or New York.

    “I can’t at this stage confirm whether it’s going to be Airbus or Boeing … I think the airline is going to need about 50 planes,” he said

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