Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity.

I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly completed and will be ready from about next Christmas onwards to start taking people into space.

When you are making a decision about how best to serve your customers, your own experience is often a better guide than a more sophisticated analysis of the market.

Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding a bit of competition, and it's fun to be able to deliver it.

Look for the best in people to build a fantastic team

There isn't a flight goes by when I don't stare out of the window and thank my stars for what I'm seeing and feeling.

I believe that drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit.