Virgin Atlantic provided BAA, which ran both Heathrow and Gatwick on behalf of the UK government, and the Secretary of State for Transport granted permission. The Civil Aviation Authority also transferred two pairs of unused landing slots that British Airways held at Tokyo's Narita Airport to Virgin to let it increase its frequency between Heathrow and Tokyo from four to six weekly round trips, making it easier for Virgin to compete against British Airways. The then-chairman of BA Lord King called the CAA's decision, which the government had endorsed, "a confiscation of his company's property". In the year to October 1993, Virgin
Newark Valley (village), New York a public school system composed of an elementary, middle, and senior-high schools. On average, the district graduates 100 seniors a year. Newark Valley (village), New York Newark Valley is a village in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 997 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is named after the city of Newark, New Jersey. Newark Valley is in the western part of the Town of Newark Valley and is northwest of Binghamton, New York. The site of the village was first settled around 1792. Although many of the