CA Sullenberger gets offer from Branson

[Teller1900]

“I’d like him to come fly for us,” Branson tell us. “We’ll make him the best-paid pilot at Virgin — we’ll give him double [the salary of] anybody else. He also can become one of the astronauts in my intergalactic spaceship company. The man can write his own ticket with me.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2...virgin_air_puttin_the_moves_on_capt_ches.html

 

[sba55]

And I thought Branson, in addition to being eccentric, was also smart....

 

[Richard]

And I thought Branson, in addition to being eccentric, was also smart....

What's that supposed to mean? Branson is a genius.

 

[vontresc]

Whn I first saw the title, I thought he got an offer to open up for Yakov Smirnoff...

 

[gprellwitz]

And I thought Branson, in addition to being eccentric, was also smart....

Hey, he'd be paying for the publicity. Could be reasonable.

 

[Teller1900]

Whn I first saw the title, I thought he got an offer to open up for Yakov Smirnoff...

Hey, ya never know by the end of all this!