Branson said it was the first time a spaceship has landed at an airport.
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Both the union and Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said the former police officer, 46, was "a hero".
Branson said he would go on the first flight, along with family members including his father, now 86.
Chairman of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Galactic Sir Richard Branson said it's a good opportunity for British pilots.
Virgin Atlantic President Richard Branson said the test flight would help the airline to use clean fuel sooner than expected.
Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson said Mr Kreeger was the "right person".
"The demonstration flight will give us crucial knowledge that we can use to dramatically reduce our carbon footprint, " Branson said in a statement.
Virgin Galactic is aiming for the winged, minivan-sized SpaceShipTwo to rocket tourists into zero gravity in two or three years, Branson said in December.
The latest cuts come as Sir Richard Branson said he planned to hold talks with the government about paying for a new oil refinery as a way of reducing his airline fuel bill.
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said his company would "try to continue to do a great job" on the West Coast Mainline now that it had been allowed to run the service for another 23 months.
Branson has said that he has a list of 45, 000 people from 120 countries who have registered to take the space trips.
"The team have become very popular since the beginning of the season, " said Branson.
CNN's Financial Editor Todd Benjamin said Branson had been outfoxed and outmaneuvered by Murdoch.
"At the moment we are negotiating and we may or may not end up doing a full branding exercise, " said Branson.
"This has been a real first for me but I have enjoyed the experience and I have nothing but respect for what our fabulous flight attendants do every day to keep us safe, " said Branson after the flight.
McVitie said that Branson would be "making the same mistake twice" if he went on to commit to one of Airbus' newest models, the A350 extra wide body plane.
"When we first contacted Alan to let him know he had qualified for this unique offer, I think he thought it was a prank call, " said Virgin boss Richard Branson.
But it said it would continue to negotiate with Sir Richard Branson's group.
The actress planned to fast for three weeks, but under doctor's orders she will hand off to billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, who will start his planned three-day fast a week early, said Jonathan Freedman.
"Branson definitely has a jaundiced view of Airbus and little faith in their promises now, " said aerospace analyst Doug McVitie.
During the hearing, the Sun said Mr RocknRoll, the 34-year-old nephew of tycoon Sir Richard Branson, had "propelled" himself into the position of "public figure".
In the UK, Richard Branson won a libel case against the head of the company running the National Lottery over a bribe he said he was offered.
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