Virgin Charter
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In 2006, Scott Duffy created and launched Smart Charter, an online marketplace for selling, purchasing, and booking charter flights on private aircraft. Richard Branson's Virgin Group
Virgin Group
Virgin Group Limited is a British branded venture capital conglomerate organisation founded by business tycoon Richard Branson. The core business areas are travel, entertainment and lifestyle. Virgin Group's date of incorporation is listed as 1989 by Companies House, who class it as a holding...
became the primary investor
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and majority owner of the company in April 2007.
The company was rebranded as Virgin Charter
Virgin Charter
In 2006, Scott Duffy created and launched Smart Charter, an online marketplace for selling, purchasing, and booking charter flights on private aircraft. Richard Branson's Virgin Group became the primary investor and majority owner of the company in April 2007....
and named one of 15 Companies That Will Change The World by CNNMoney.com. The company was privately held and headquartered in Santa Monica, California. On October 23, 2009, Virgin Charter ceased all operations and closed down.