VA is one of the closest to his heart and he did personally intervene when the pilots were talking about striking. He does own a stake in Virgin Media as a result of selling them Virgin Mobile, but he is more hands-off there.
He seems to be the typical entrepreneur as he seems more interested...
None. He doesn't like to be told what to do by shareholders so doesn't actually list any of them. Therefore there will be no shareholder pressure to cut jobs.
I work for Virgin Atlantic and he popped into the office a few weeks back, first time he has been seen there for over 2 years.