首页
登录
职称英语
Their T-shirts said it all :"We’re floating." Virgin Blue president fo
Their T-shirts said it all :"We’re floating." Virgin Blue president fo
游客
2024-10-09
17
管理
问题
Their T-shirts said it all :"We’re floating."
Virgin Blue president for life Sir Richard Branson, chief executive Brett Godfrey and major shareholder Chris Corrigan of Patrick Corporation on Tuesday kicked off one of the year’s biggest Australian share market floats.
With optimism and a few well aimed swipes at Qantas, the trio, who halfway through the media briefing took off their shirts to reveal their "we’re floating" slogans, outlined the $A500 million-plus float.
Virgin Blue is the owner of Pacific Blue which set up base in Christchurch in September and will start flights to Brisbane on January 29 and to Melbourne on March 4.
On a podium surrounded by six Virgin Blue hostesses, Branson confessed "it seems a little unreal".
"Three years ago in August 2000, Virgin Blue had 300 start-up staff, two red jets and it was one exciting moment in Australian aviation history," he said.
"Three years ago Geoff Dixon of Qantas publicly warned us to keep out, saying— ’there are no rivers of gold in Australia’."
The Brisbane-based airline now employs around 3,000 people; the Company has 28% of the total domestic market share and 40 new aircraft, operating 37 routes.
The carrier has also seen off rivals Ansett and Impulse, the effects of September 11 and a rising Australian dollar and yet still managed to make a profit.
Branson said he was pleased the Australian traveling public and employees will now have the chance to build the airline.
"We’re delighted to have them sailing with us in Australia’s golden rivers," he said.
The airline will be valued at $A2.3 billion when it’s floated, making the major shareholders and many of the senior management at Virgin Blue multi-millionaires.
While the trio were understandably shy in putting a figure on their wealth, Branson will get tens of millions for the sale of his shares and still have a $A730 million stake in the company.
Godfrey’s share holdings when the company is floated will be worth around $A78 million.
But as Branson said: "Without Brett there wouldn’t be an airline."
"Yes, he will do well out of it. He deserves it." Characteristically while Branson and Godfrey took centre stage Corrigan, looking the least comfortable of the trio in a T-shirt, kept a low profile.
"I didn’t expect to get any questions," he said smiling. "I’m just here for my good looks." After toughing it out in negotiations with Branson on share holding restrictions, Patrick Corporation will sit on a paper profit of $A780 million from a $A260 million investment. [br] Why did Branson say "We’re delighted to have them sailing with us in Australia’s golden rivers"?
选项
A、To answer back his rival’s words.
B、To show that you have taken over the shipping on the river.
C、To ask more people to travel by their flights.
D、To ask more people to buy their stock.
答案
A
解析
语义理解题。布兰森这样说的原因可以回顾三年前快达公司的乔夫·迪克森的公开警告:‘在澳大利亚没有流着黄金的河。’现在维珍公司成功了,布兰森再引用rivers of gold一词就是一种回击,即To answer back his rival’s words。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3794303.html
相关试题推荐
TheirT-shirtssaiditall:"We’refloating."VirginBluepresidentfo
TheirT-shirtssaiditall:"We’refloating."VirginBluepresidentfo
TheirT-shirtssaiditall:"We’refloating."VirginBluepresidentfo
AccordingtoPakistan’sPresident,thechancesofthetwocountriesgoingtowar
AccordingtoPakistan’sPresident,thechancesofthetwocountriesgoingtowar
FormerU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushappearedonNBCtelevisionto[br][origin
WhatdidthevisitofMs.Clintonaimat?[br][originaltext]PresidentBara
WhatdidthevisitofMs.Clintonaimat?[originaltext]PresidentBarackOba
Accordingtothenews,thesenioraidetoPresidentYeltsinwas__[br][origin
WhatcommentdidtheSudanesepresidentmakeonthecrisisinhiscountry?[orig
随机试题
Mr.Wellshasfoundsomenewcluesinhisinvestigation,_______ofgreatimporta
November11,1918wasthedaywhentheFirstWorldWarwasover.Weary(疲劳的)v
[originaltext]Withtheglobaleconomynowtakingmoreexecutivestofar-awaypl
乳糖操纵子中与调节蛋白结合的位点是A.启动子 B.操纵基因 C.结构基因
关于钢结构梁柱板件宽厚比限值的规定,下列哪一种说法是不正确的?( )A.控制板
测试网络连通性通常采用的命令是()。A.Netstat B.Ping C.
《医疗事故处理办法》中所称的医疗事故是指在诊疗护理工作中A、因医务人员直接造成病
可用来分析评价企业盈利能力的财务指标包括下列各项中的( )。 Ⅰ.市盈率
关于生活垃圾填埋场渗滤液处理的说法,正确的有( )。A.在填埋区和渗滤液处理设
背景资料 某水库除险加固工程加固内容主要包括:均质土坝坝体灌浆、护坡修整、溢洪
最新回复
(
0
)