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It is operating to within the performance limits specified by the aircraft manufacturer on certification. With passengers on board there would be an additional safety margin on top of this. At NO time is ANY crew member operating or being asked to operate outside the capabilities of the aircraft when positioning GA.
I really don't see your point, could you elaborate on what exactly concerns you about doing that?
My perception is that one of the major benefits of utilising a private jet is that it facilitates gateways not otherwise available on commercial services. If the choice of steed is runway hungry that would suggest that the service must more than compensate for the inconvenience.
Using the Galway example, if the aircraft can't land / depart Galway, and your business is there, using Knock or Shannon entails at least a 1 hour road trip post landing and pre departure which kind of puts the mockers on their claim that "time is money".
The Blackberry and great Espresso doesn't convince me that not being able to stand in the cabin works either.
The XRS also has a range problem, in that it is Europe, short haul only: transatlantic involves tech stops ( Gander in winter???) as does Dubai and South Africa and India are just dreams.
Finally, if they are having to advertise for key Ops personnel they may talk a good talk and have a swish website but they appear to know b8gger all about setting up and running an operation.
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Heard a rumour recently that Coffee Republic has not sold one cup of coffee to date. Apparently the shop has been open for nearly 3 months and no one's come in and bought anything. Lots of beans being spent on the cost side.
I thought it was all going to be a breeze, and hundreds of thousands of HNW's would take to their Lattes and Blackberries at FL410...
Anyone know any hard data. Rumours have often been found to be wrong.
Well, would you buy a cup of coffee when there is no cup and no coffee? at least not for another few months? Maybe when the coffee cups arrive the sales might improve? But it must be expensive to pay for all the baristas for a year with no customers.
They should however be able to make a good cup of coffee after a year of talking about it!
I have heard the CEO on CNBC Europe some weeks ago. He was, of course very upbeat.
It will be interesting to see what happens.
It is hard to believe that they haven't found a customer yet.
I spoke to them a while ago - at that time: some interviews in spring and start flying in October 2009. Rumors are that they failed to sell any shares at all so far - must be uphill then, if trying to sell 110 aircrafts.
If there is any connection between Jet Republic and Bombardier - aga Flexjet or whatever its called now a days, it might catch on.
I know that VistaJet has approximately same numbers in order and same type.
Find it hard to belive there is no connection between Bombardier, Jet Republic and Vista.
There are no ties between the 3 parties you talk about. VistaJet are currently Bombardiers largest customer, and will continue to be so as they have the full range, and not just the 60. Indeed they will also be a significant customer for the 85, assuming it is still going to be built.
More importantly VistaJet are a business that has been trading successfully for over 6 years, and who's guaranteed availability product is available from Shannon to Beijing, and not limited to Europe, and outside of this product their on demand product continues to be very well received.
Times are tough everywhere and there may be consolidation but lets see if Jet Republic go from vapourware to real product before we talk about consolidation.
Avianation are carrying several ads for JR, looking for DFO etc.
Have they not filled these posts already ? Is it so difficult to find the right people when there are lots of the great unemployed wandering about out there ?
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